Cost-Effectiveness of Surveillance Scanning Strategies after Curative Treatment of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.

Harold B WolffLeonie AlbertsElisabeth A KastelijnSherif Y El SharouniFranz M N H SchramelVeerle M H Coupé

Published in: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making (2020)

Model simulations suggest that limited CT surveillance scanning after the treatment of primary NSCLC is cost-effective, but the incremental health-benefit remains marginal. However, model simulations do suggest that the guideline strategy is not cost-effective.

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