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Clinical and economic impact of current ALK rearrangement testing in Spain compared with a hypothetical no-testing scenario.

Ernest NadalDolores BautistaLuis Cabezón-GutiérrezAna Laura OrtegaHéctor-Enrique Torres-RivasDavid CarcedoLucía Ruiz de AldaJ Francisco GarciaPaula VieitezFederico Rojo
Published in: BMC cancer (2021)
ALK testing in advanced NSCLC patients, non-squamous and never-smoker squamous, provides more than 3000 QALYs in Spain over a lifetime horizon. Comparing this gain in health outcomes with the incremental costs, the resulting incremental cost-effectiveness ratio reinforces that testing non-squamous and never-smoker squamous NSCLC is a cost-effective strategy in Spain.
Keyphrases
  • high grade
  • advanced non small cell lung cancer
  • low grade
  • small cell lung cancer
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • peritoneal dialysis