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Risk of hepatitis B virus reactivation according to different immunosuppressive drug classes (adapted from[21])
| Risk | Drug class |
| High (> 10%) | B-cell depleting agents |
| Anthracycline | |
| Corticosteroids high dose | |
| Moderate (1%-10%) | TNFα inhibitors |
| Cytokine and integrin inhibitors | |
| Tyrosine kinase inhibitors | |
| Corticosteroids moderate dose | |
| Low (< 1%) | Corticosteroids low dose |
| Traditional immunosuppression (e.g., azathioprine or methotrexate) |
