Repositori DSpace/Manakin

Cost-effectiveness of adjuvant therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma during the waiting list for liver transplantation.

Mostra el registre parcial de l'element

dc.creator Llovet i Bayer, Josep Maria
dc.creator Mas, X.
dc.creator Aponte, John J.
dc.creator Fuster Obregón, Josep
dc.creator Navasa, Miquel
dc.creator Christensen, E.
dc.creator Rodés, J.
dc.creator Bruix Tudó, Jordi
dc.date 2011-07-07T12:31:00Z
dc.date 2011-07-07T12:31:00Z
dc.date 2002
dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-16T10:27:16Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-16T10:27:16Z
dc.identifier 0017-5749
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2445/18677
dc.identifier 544216
dc.identifier 11772979
dc.identifier.uri http://fima-docencia.ub.edu:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/22177
dc.description Background: Survival after liver transplantation for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is worsened by the increasing dropout rate while waiting for a donor. Aims: To assess the cost effectiveness of adjuvant therapy while waiting for liver transplantation in HCC patients. Method: Using a Markov model, a hypothetical cohort of cirrhotic patients with early HCC was considered for: (1) adjuvant treatment—resection was limited to Child-Pugh's A patients with single tumours, and percutaneous treatment was considered for Child-Pugh's A and B patients with single tumours unsuitable for resection or with up to three nodules < 3 cm; and (2) standard management. Length of waiting time ranged from six to 24 months. Results: Surgical resection increased the transplantation rate (>10%) and provided gains in life expectancy of 4.8–6.1 months with an acceptable cost ($40 000/ year of life gained) for waiting lists ≥1 year whereas it was not cost effective ($74 000/life of year gained) for shorter waiting times or high dropout rate scenarios. Percutaneous treatment increased life expectancy by 5.2–6.7 months with a marginal cost of approximately $20 000/year of life gained in all cases, remaining cost effective for all waiting times. Conclusions: Adjuvant therapies for HCC while waiting for liver transplantation provide moderate gains in life expectancy and are cost effective for waiting lists of one year or more. For shorter waiting times, only percutaneous treatment confers a relevant survival advantage.
dc.format 6 p.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language eng
dc.publisher BMJ Group
dc.relation Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.50.1.123
dc.relation Gut, 2002, vol. 50, núm. 1, p. 123-128
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.50.1.123
dc.rights (c) BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology, 2002
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina)
dc.subject Trasplantament hepàtic
dc.subject Anàlisi cost-benefici
dc.subject Càncer de fetge
dc.subject Hepatic transplantation
dc.subject Cost effectiveness
dc.subject Liver cancer
dc.title Cost-effectiveness of adjuvant therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma during the waiting list for liver transplantation.
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


Fitxers en aquest element

Fitxers Grandària Format Visualització

No hi ha fitxers associats a aquest element.

Aquest element apareix en la col·lecció o col·leccions següent(s)

Mostra el registre parcial de l'element

Cerca a DSpace


Cerca avançada

Visualitza

El meu compte