2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Diagnostic Performances and Cost-effectiveness of Screening Programs for Hepatitis C Virus-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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20390152
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Medical sociology
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| Research Institution | Yamaguchi University |
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Principal Investigator |
INOUE Yuji Yamaguchi University, 大学院・医学系研究科, 教授 (80213180)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ISHIDA Haku 山口大学, 医学部・附属病院, 准教授 (50176195)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 肝細胞癌 / スクリーニング / 診断特性 / 予後予測モデル / 費用対効果分析 |
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| Research Abstract |
The significance of case-finding programs to detect hepatocellular carcinoma developed during the long-term follow-up of Hepatitis C Virus-related cirrhosis are controversial issues from the viewpoints of cost-effectiveness. Diagnostic characteristics of AFP and DCP had low performances to find the early stage of hepatocellular carcinoma. The surveillance programs for hepatocellular carcinoma should estimate to prolong life expectancy at a reasonable marginal cost-effectiveness ratio, however, structural sensitivity analysis should be performed to confirm the robustness of the results.
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