Cost-utility analysis of proton beam therapy for locally advanced esophageal cancer in Japan
PBT is a cost-effective alternative to 3D-CRT for LAEC and making it available to patients under social insurance could be justifiable.
Authors
- Toshiyuki Okumura
- Yuichi Hiroshima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4040-0127)
- Masaaki Goto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3840-6527)
- Reiko Okubo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9125-2040)
- Masahide Kondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6021-4375)
- Takuya Sawada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7670-6629)
- Motohiro Murakami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2881-0967)
- Hideyuki Sakurai
- Toshiki Ishida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8158-9875)
- Shu-Ling Hoshi
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Japanese Red Cross Medical Center (JP)
- University of Tsukuba Hospital (JP)
- Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308961
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15
Funders
- University of Tsukuba