Subtitle
Analysis of the cost-effectiveness of proton beam therapy for unresectable pancreatic cancer in Japan.
Subtitle
Analysis of the cost-effectiveness of proton beam therapy for unresectable pancreatic cancer in Japan.
Proto therapy Time
September and October 2023
Executive summary
This study from Japan estimated the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of PBT as a replacement for three-dimensional conformal RT (3DCRT). The effectiveness of PBT and 3DCRT was 1.67610615 and 0.97181271 QALY, respectively. The ICER was estimated to be ¥5,376,915 (US$46,756) per QALY. With the threshold for anti-cancer therapy by the Japanese authority of ¥7,500,000 (US$65,217) per QALY gain, PBT replacing 3DCRT is cost-effective and justifiable as an efficient use of finite healthcare resources.
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