Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Helicobacter pylori for Gastric Cancer Prevention: a Systematic Review

In this study, when screening techniques were compared to no-screening, serology screening techniques showed to be cost-effective. The lowest ICER calculated was US$$1230 cost per life-year gained (LYG) and US$1500 cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY). However, determining the optimal strategy compared to other strategies was depended on parameters such as context-specific, type of cost, threshold, and perspective, and also, it influenced by the framework of the cost-effectiveness analysis.
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research