Cost evaluation of PAGE-B risk score guided HCC surveillance in patients with treated chronic hepatitis B

• Main Authors: Martin F. Sprinzl (Author), Christina Feist (Author), Sandra Koch (Author), Wolfgang M. Kremer (Author), Karl J. Lackner (Author), Arndt Weinmann (Author), Peter R. Galle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The PAGE-B score (Platelet Age GEnder-HBV) selects chronic hepatitis B (cHB) patients showing no relevant 5-year risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We, therefore, explored potential cost reduction following the introduction of a PAGE-B tailored ultrasound screening in a sin...