ArticleWorld journal of urology2021
Retrospective German claims data study on initial treatment of bladder carcinoma (BCa) by transurethral bladder resection (TURB): a comparative analysis of costs using standard white light- (WL-) vs. blue light- (BL-) TURB.
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- Urine-Stable Aptamer-Conjugated Gold Nanorods for the Early Detection of High-Grade Bladder Cancer Residual Disease.Advanced healthcare materials · 2025Article
- Comparative assessment of disease recurrence after transurethral resection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with and without a photodynamic diagnosis using 5-aminolevulinic acid: a propensity score-matching analysis.International journal of clinical oncology · 2024Article
- Molecular Markers for Bladder Cancer Screening: An Insight into Bladder Cancer and FDA-Approved Biomarkers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Cost-Effectiveness and Economic Impact of Bladder Cancer Management: An Updated Review of the Literature.PharmacoEconomics · 2023Review
- Healthcare Resource Utilization and Cost Burden of BCG-Treated Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients in Germany: A Retrospective Claims Analysis.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2023Article
- Economic Outcomes of Hexaminolevulinate Blue-Light Cystoscopy in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: A 5-Year, Medicare-Based Model.Bladder cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposePhotodynamic diagnosis using hexaminolevulinate (HAL)-guided BL-TURB may reduce the recurrence risk in non-muscle invasive BCa compared to standard WL-TURB due to more sensitive tumor detection. The impact of the initial use of WL- vs. BL-TURB on follow-up costs was evaluated in this real-world data analysis.
methodsAnonymous claims data of German statutory health insurances (GKV) from 2011 to 2016 were analyzed in a primary and adjusted study population. Selection criteria included five quarters before enrolment, one index quarter (InQ) of initial TURB and BCa diagnosis, either within two years for the primary analysis or within four years for the adjusted analysis, and a follow-up period (FU) of either eleven or three quarters, respectively.
resultsIn the primary analysis (n = 2331), cystectomy was identified as an important cost driver masking potential differences between cohorts. Therefore, patients undergoing cystectomy (InQ + FU) were excluded from the adjusted study population of n = 4541 patients (WL: 79%; BL: 21%). Mean total costs of BL-TURB were initially comparable to WL-TURB (WL: EUR 4534 vs. BL: EUR 4543) and tended to be lower compared to WL-TURB in the first two quarters of FU. After one year (3rd FU quarter), costs equalized. Considering total FU, mean costs of BL-TURB were significantly lower compared to WL-TURB (WL: EUR 7073 vs BL: EUR 6431; p = 0.045).
conclusionThis retrospective analysis of healthcare claims data highlights the comparability of costs between BL-TURB and WL-TURB.
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