Toward the introduction of donor exchange programs for liver and lung transplantation

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H03327
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic theory
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: Kurino Morimitsu 筑波大学, システム情報系, 准教授 (90732313)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 八木 孝仁 岡山大学, 大学病院, 教授 (00304353) ; 湯沢 賢治 独立行政法人国立病院機構水戸医療センター(臨床研究部), なし, 部長 (10240160) ; 阿武 秀和 筑波大学, システム情報系, 助教 (30706734) ; 繁野 麻衣子 筑波大学, システム情報系, 教授 (40272687) ; 秋山 英三 筑波大学, システム情報系, 教授 (40317300) ; 大藤 剛宏 岡山大学, 大学病院, 教授 (40452578) ; 吉瀬 章子 筑波大学, システム情報系, 教授 (50234472)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 移植医療 / 経済制度 / マッチング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In organ transplantation, there is a shortage of donors. A donor exchange program - exchange of donors between incompatible donors of patients, is an effective way of saving more patients via living donor transplantation. In addition to the living donor transplantation, we consider a hybrid transplantation that transplants one lung from a deceased donor and one lobe form a living donor. We proposed a desirable mechanism for liver and lung transplantation. Moreover, we have conducted questionnaires for patients and donors as well as general people unrelated to transplantation. As a result, almost all people supported the donor exchange program. We statistically analyzed what would be obstacle for its social acceptance.

Free Research Field

ミクロ経済学、ゲーム理論、マッチング・マーケットデザイン