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World J Nephrol. Dec 25, 2025; 14(4): 109767
Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.109767

Table 5 Three generations of hepatitis B vaccines

Vaccine generation	Hepatitis B antigen	Examples	Remarks
First	SHBs protein	Heptavax-B (Merck & Co., United States); Hevac B (Pasteur, France); KGC (Korea Green Cross, Korea)	Not in use
Second	SHBs, MHBs protein	Recombivax (Merck & Co., United States); Engerix-B (GSK, Belgium); TGP 943 [P31] (Takeda, Japan); Fendrix (GSK, Belgium); HBVaxPro (Sanofi-Pasteur, MSD)	Most commonly used and easily available
Third	SHBs, MHBs, Large hepatitis B surface protein	GenHevac B (Pasteur, France); Bio-Hep-B (Bio Technology General, Israel)	Limited availability and higher costs

SHBs: Small hepatitis B surface; MHBs: Medium hepatitis B surface.

Citation: Singh S, Singh R, Kaul A, Goel A. Hepatitis B and chronic kidney disease: Bench to bedside. World J Nephrol 2025; 14(4): 109767
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6124/full/v14/i4/109767.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.109767

Singh S, Singh R, Kaul A, Goel A. Hepatitis B and chronic kidney disease: Bench to bedside. World J Nephrol 2025; 14(4): 109767 [PMID: 41479811 DOI: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.109767]

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