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Erschienen in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 8/2012

01.08.2012 | Original Article

Modeling the Cost-effectiveness of Strategies for Treating Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and High-grade Dysplasia

verfasst von: Louisa G. Gordon, Nicholas G. Hirst, George C. Mayne, David I. Watson, Timothy Bright, Wang Cai, Andrew P. Barbour, Bernard M. Smithers, David C. Whiteman, Simon Eckermann, Australian Cancer Study Clinical Follow-Up Study

Erschienen in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Ausgabe 8/2012

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Abstract

Objective

This study aims to synthesize cost and health outcomes for current treatment pathways for esophageal adenocarcinoma and high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and to model comparative net clinical and economic benefits of alternative management scenarios.

Methods

A decision-analytic model of real-world practices for esophageal adenocarcinoma treatment by tumor stage was constructed and validated. The model synthesized treatment probabilities, survival, quality of life, and resource use extracted from epidemiological datasets, published literature, and expert opinion. Comparative analyses between current practice and five hypothetical scenarios for modified treatment were undertaken.

Results

Over 5 years, outcomes across T stage ranged from 4.06 quality-adjusted life-years and costs of $3,179 for HGD to 1.62 quality-adjusted life-years and costs of $50,226 for stage T4. Greater use of endoscopic mucosal resection for stage T1 and measures to reduce esophagectomy mortality to 0–3 % produced modest gains, whereas a 20 % reduction in the proportion of patients presenting at stage T3 produced large incremental net benefits of $4,971 (95 % interval, $1,560–8,368).

Conclusion

These findings support measures that promote earlier diagnosis, such as developing risk assessment processes or endoscopic surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus. Incremental net monetary benefits for other strategies are relatively small in comparison to predicted gains from early detection strategies.
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Metadaten
Titel
Modeling the Cost-effectiveness of Strategies for Treating Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and High-grade Dysplasia
verfasst von
Louisa G. Gordon
Nicholas G. Hirst
George C. Mayne
David I. Watson
Timothy Bright
Wang Cai
Andrew P. Barbour
Bernard M. Smithers
David C. Whiteman
Simon Eckermann
Australian Cancer Study Clinical Follow-Up Study
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Ausgabe 8/2012
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Elektronische ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-012-1911-9

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