{"id":47714,"date":"2007-01-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/press\/cuhk-and-evivar-medical-set-up-the-centre-of-excellencefor-the-management-of-hepatits-b\/"},"modified":"2007-01-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-25T00:00:00","slug":"cuhk-and-evivar-medical-set-up-the-centre-of-excellencefor-the-management-of-hepatits-b","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/press\/cuhk-and-evivar-medical-set-up-the-centre-of-excellencefor-the-management-of-hepatits-b\/","title":{"rendered":"CUHK and Evivar Medical set up the Centre of Excellencefor the management of Hepatits B"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-47714","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"title_alt":"","sub_title_alt":"","press_date":"20070125","keep":false,"details":"<p>\tTreatment of viral hepatitis B is hampered by the limited number of anti-viral drugs available and the frequent emergence of drug-resistant viruses after a period of medication. There are many mutations leading to drug resistance exist in the viral genome which varies in different individuals especially in those receiving different anti-viral drugs. As the number of drugs available increases, cross drug resistance profile of the virus increases significantly, making the correct selection of drug at the right time increasingly important. A highly complex matrix of mutation pattern from worldwide data is now collected in a unique and comprehensive database called <em>SeqHepB<\/em>. Information in the database will be invaluable in guiding clinicians to choose the best anti-viral drugs of individuals who require treatment.<\/p><p>\tThe Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Evivar Medical Ltd (that owns the <em>SeqHepB<\/em> database) are delighted to announce the establishment of the Hong Kong Centre of Excellence for the management of Hepatitis B (HBV). The Centre of Excellence, located at the Hepatitis Research Laboratory in the Prince of Wales Hospital, can offer viral genome sequencing for patients who receive anti-viral therapy. Comparing the viral genome with the information from the <em>SeqHepB<\/em> database, clinicians in Hong Kong are provided with a complete mutational profile and predictive resistance analysis for their patients&rsquo; viral profile, thus enabling them a significant improvement in the accuracy and effectiveness of predictive drug selection and in turn better care for their hepatitis B patients. For clinicians in a two or three drug environment such as Hong Kong, SeqHepB will bring a highly accurate tool to assist in the selection of the RIGHT DRUG AT THE RIGHT TIME for the patient.<\/p><p>\tA launch ceremony is held at Central today to brief the practitioners how the collaboration can help them better manage their Hepatitis patients.<\/p>","show_as_achievement":false,"achievement_category":[],"show_as_clarification":false,"show_as_announcement":false,"photos":null,"attachments":null,"video_source":null,"video_file":null,"add_play_button":false,"video_caption":"","show_migration":false,"original_id":"668","photos_original":null,"attachments_original":null,"cover_photo":null,"fb_photo":null,"cover_image":null},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/47714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/47714\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}