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ArticleChinese medical journal2019

First line nucleos(t)ide analog monotherapy is more cost-effective than combination strategies in hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B patients in China.

Xue-Ru Yin, Zhi-Hong Liu, Jing Liu, Yuan-Yuan Liu, Li Xie, Li-Bo Tao, Ji-Dong Jia, Fu-Qiang Cui, Gui-Hua Zhuang, Jin-Lin Hou

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Article in Chinese medical journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Xue-Ru YinHepatology Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China.
Zhi-Hong LiuHepatology Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China.
Jing LiuHealth Economics Research Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510085, China.
Yuan-Yuan LiuHepatology Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China.
Li XieDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China.
Li-Bo TaoHealth Economics Research Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510085, China.
Ji-Dong JiaLiver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
Fu-Qiang CuiSchool of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
Gui-Hua ZhuangSchool of Public Health, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China.
Jin-Lin HouHepatology Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China.
Nanfang Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNBeijing Friendship Hospital · CNPeking University · CNXi'an Jiaotong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNucleos(t)ide analog (NA) in combination with peginterferon (PegIFN) therapy in patients with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) shows better effectiveness than NA monotherapy in hepatitis B surface antigen loss, termed "functional cure," based on previous published studies. However, it is not known which strategy is more cost-effective on functional cure. The aim of this study was to analyze the cost-effectiveness of first-line monotherapies and combination strategies in HBeAg-positive CHB patients in China from a social perspective.

methodsA Markov model was developed with functional cure and other five states including CHB, compensated cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death to assess the cost-effectiveness of seven representative treatment strategies. Entecavir (ETV) monotherapy and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) monotherapy served as comparators, respectively.

resultsIn the two base-case analysis, compared with ETV, ETV generated the highest costs with $44,210 and the highest quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) with 16.78 years. Compared with TDF, treating CHB patients with ETV and NA - PegIFN strategies increased costs by $7639 and $6129, respectively, gaining incremental QALYs by 2.20 years and 1.66 years, respectively. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were $3472/QALY and $3692/QALY, respectively, which were less than one-time gross domestic product per capita. One-way sensitivity analysis and probabilistic sensitivity analyses showed the robustness of the results.

conclusionAmong seven treatment strategies, first-line NA monotherapy may be more cost-effective than combination strategies in HBeAg-positive CHB patients in China.

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Antiviral AgentsCost-Benefit AnalysisGuanineHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B e AntigensHumansMarkov ChainsTenofovirAntiviral AgentsentecavirGuanineHepatitis B e AntigensTenofovir

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