Publications by authors named "Tianfu Gao"
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- This study examines how various childhood life circumstances, not just socioeconomic status or trauma, affect the likelihood of chronic diseases in middle-aged and elderly people.
- It utilized data from over 16,000 adults in China, analyzing factors such as childhood health, relationships, and wartime experiences, collected from 2011 to 2020.
- Results show that a significant majority (over 71%) reported chronic diseases, highlighting the importance of considering a wide range of childhood factors in understanding adult health outcomes.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo evaluate the cost-effectiveness of dabrafenib plus trametinib combination therapy versus vemurafenib as first-line treatment in patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive unresectable or metastatic melanoma from a healthcare system perspective in China. This study employed a partitioned survival model with three health states (progression-free survival, post-progression survival and dead) to parameterize the data derived from Combi-v trial and extrapolated to 30 years. Health states' utilities were measured by EQ-5D-3L, also sourced from the Combi-v trial.
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