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. 2024 May 8;23(1):e0143. doi: 10.1097/CLD.0000000000000143

TABLE 3.

Recommended duration of antiviral prophylaxis against HBV reactivation

Guideline Recommended duration
AASLD 6 mo after completion of immunosuppressive therapy
AGA ≥12 mo after completion of B-cell–depleting therapies
≥6 mo after completion of all other immunosuppressive therapies
ASCO 12 mo after completion of B-cell–depleting therapies
6 mo after completion of other chemotherapies
EASL 18 mo after completion of B-cell–depleting therapies
12 mo after completion of other immunosuppressive therapies
APASL Consider termination 6 mo after completion depending on HBV serologies and degree of underlying liver fibrosis

Abbreviations: AGA, American Gastroenterological Association; APASL, Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver; ASCO, American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO); EASL, European Association for the Study of the Liver.