Abstract Instructions | Delta Cure - 4th International Meeting |...

Abstracts should be submitted in English. Abstract body text is limited to 3.000 characters including spaces. It is possible to attach a file (3 MB max) with graphs/images (not in the abstract text body).

It is possible to re-submit abstracts which have already been presented at one previous national or international meeting. However, work that has already been published as a full original paper cannot be accepted.

Choose from the established list of topic categories:

HDV Epidemiology

• Africa
• Asia
• South America
• Immingrant populations in Western Countries
• Cascade of Care

Virology and Pathogenesis

• Virology: the latest insights
• Pathogenesis: insights from liver biopsies
• Are immune responses important in HDV infection?
• New HBV biomarkers: any role in HDV?

Diagnosis, Staging, and Disease progression

• HDV-RNA assays: performances and clinical challenges
• Fibroscan and other non-invasive markers
• Risk for hepatic decompensation
• HCC risk

Current and new antiviral treatments

• PEG-IFNa: still an option?
• Bulevirtide mono and combination therapy
• Bulevirtide in special populations
• Can we stop Bulevirtide? Lessons learned from viral kinetics modelling
• Antibodies against HBsAg to treat HDV infection
• siRNAs against HBsAg to treat HDV infection
• Other

New EASL HBV Guidelines: Implications for Hepatitis D

After abstract submission, a confirmation message will be sent by e-mail. In case you do not receive the message in a few minutes, please contact the Organizing Secretariat via email at this address: deltacure@mh-hannover.de

The author who submits the abstract will be considered the Presenting Author and is responsible for delivering poster presentation if the abstract is accepted:

• He/she is responsible for the accuracy of the abstract in all its parts ensuring that the first author and all co-authors have agreed with the content of the abstract.
• He/she will receive via email the official communications from the Organizing Secretariat.
• Abstract will be accepted for poster exhibition. A number of abstracts will be selected for oral presentation. It is important to prepare the correct poster size which is A0 size in the portrait orientation, using the following dimensions: width: 841 mm (84,1 cm) height: 1189 mm (118,9 cm)
• The Organizing Secretariat will take care of the printing of the posters that will be made available at the congress venue
• Posters will be fixed by the Presenting Author in the Poster Exhibition Area of the Meeting Venue
• All accepted posters will be published in the Delta Cure Meeting Repository