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Volume 39 Issue 4
Apr.  2023
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Research advances in pharmacotherapy for autoimmune hepatitis

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2023.04.026
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China Foundation for International Scientific Exchange (Z2020LSXD05)

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  • Corresponding author: DANG Xiaohong, xh.Dang@163.com (ORCID: 0000-0001-6748-9638)
  • Received Date: 2022-08-01
  • Accepted Date: 2022-09-01
  • Published Date: 2023-04-20
  • Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory liver disease. At present, standard treatment is effective in most AIH patients, and second- or third-line pharmacotherapy can be selected for patients who have suboptimal response to standard treatment or cannot tolerate the side-effects of the drugs. Novel therapies are undergoing clinical trials with the further exploration of the pathogenesis of AIH. This article reviews the current research advances in pharmacotherapy for AIH.

     

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