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Erschienen in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 4/2009

01.04.2009 | Melanomas

The Cost-Effectiveness of Sentinel Node Biopsy in Patients with Intermediate Thickness Primary Cutaneous Melanoma

verfasst von: R. L. Morton, MScMed (Clin Epi), K. Howard, PhD, J. F. Thompson, MD

Erschienen in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Ausgabe 4/2009

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Abstract

Background

The aim of this study was to determine the cost-effectiveness of wide excision (WEX) + sentinel node biopsy (SNB) compared with WEX only in patients with primary melanomas ≥1 mm in thickness.

Methods

A Markov model was populated with probabilities of disease progression and survival from the published literature. Costs were obtained from diagnostic-related group weightings and health outcomes were measured in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs).

Results

Base case analyses suggested that, over a 20–year timeframe, the mean total cost per patient receiving WEX only was AU $23,182 with 10.45 life years (LY) and 9.90 QALYs. The mean cost per patient for WEX + SNB was AU $24,045 with 10.77 LY and 10.34 QALYs. The incremental cost effectiveness ratio for WEX + SNB was AU $2,770 per LY and AU $1,983 per QALY.

Conclusion

WEX + SNB appears to offer an improvement in health outcomes (in both LYs and QALYs) with only a slight increase in cost.
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Metadaten
Titel
The Cost-Effectiveness of Sentinel Node Biopsy in Patients with Intermediate Thickness Primary Cutaneous Melanoma
verfasst von
R. L. Morton, MScMed (Clin Epi)
K. Howard, PhD
J. F. Thompson, MD
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2009
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Ausgabe 4/2009
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Elektronische ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-008-0164-z

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