Professor Lee Eui Kyung publishes a paper in the journal 'GUT'
- 약학대학
- Hit3052
- 2021-07-29
Professor Lee Eui-kyung (co-corresponding author), Dr. Kim Hye-rin (First author, currently working at SahmYook University), Dr. Park Jae-A and Dr. Kang Hye-Rim (co-authors) published a study evaluating the cost effectiveness of drug treatment in chronic hepatitis B patients in the field "GUT (IF 19.819, ranked 3rd in the field of Gastroenterology & Hepatology journal)".
Professor Lee Eui Kyung's research team cooperated with Professor Lim Young-seok's research team at Asan Medical Center in Seoul to start treatment of antiviral drugs in patients with chronic hepatitis B. We evaluated the cost effectiveness between alternatives with activators. As a result, it is more expensive to start treatment quickly from immune tractors, which have been considered relatively stable than the current guidelines, but it is cost effective because it reduces the incidence of hepatocyte cancer, which results in high medical costs.
Professor Lee Eui Kyung explained, "It has been announced at a time of great interest in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B at the clinical site, so it is expected to be used as a good basis for clinicians' choice of drug treatment and setting insurance benefit standards."
The research was supported by Health Technology Research & Development program, funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare(MoHW).