Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) on Patients With Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Promising Approach for Achieving HBsAg Loss
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(1) Fellows of the Indonesian Society of Internal Medicine; Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran/Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung
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