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Cost-effectiveness analysis of positron-emission tomography-computed tomography in preoperative staging for nonsmall-cell lung cancer with resected monometastatic disease.

Xiaohui Zeng, Liubao Peng, Chongqing Tan, Yunhua Wang

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Article in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis ofDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaohui ZengPET-CT Center.
Liubao PengDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Chongqing TanDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yunhua WangPET-CT Center.
Central South University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was, from the Chinese healthcare perspective, to assess the cost-effectiveness of positron-emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) with F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) in preoperation staging for nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with resected monometastatic disease based on a retrospective study. This study was conducted from January 2017 to February 2019 at an academic hospital.

methodsA Markov model and 3 decision-tree models were designed to calculate the long-term medical costs, outcomes, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) of the 2 diagnostic strategies (PET-CT and conventional CT). Model robustness was assessed in sensitivity analyses.

resultsFor the base-case analysis, preoperative PET-CT evaluation for NSCLC with resected monometastatic disease provided an additional 1.475, 2.129, and 2.412 life-years (LYs), in the time horizon of 10-, 20-, and 30-year, respectively, and the ICERs for the PET-CT group compared with the conventional CT group were $1153, $1393, and $1430 per LY, separately. The acceptability curves demonstrated that when the willingness-to-pay (WTP) thresholds ranged from $500 to $3000/LY, the probability of cost-effectiveness changed varied dramatically, and at WTP > $3000, the probability that the PET-CT group achieved cost-effectiveness was 100%. Sensitivity analyses suggested that the models we designed were robust.

conclusionCompared with conventional CT scan, preoperative F-FDG PET-CT evaluation for patients with resected monometastatic NSCLC is cost-effective from the Chinese healthcare perspective. Preoperative F-FDG PET-CT evaluation should be popularized for patients with resected monometastatic NSCLC.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChinaCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision TreesHumansLung NeoplasmsLymph NodesMarkov ChainsNeoplasm StagingPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPreoperative CareRetrospective Studies

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