1. Cost-Effectiveness of an Organized Lung Cancer Screening Program for Asbestos-Exposed Subjects
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Sébastien Gendarme, Jean-Claude Pairon, Pascal Andujar, François Laurent, Patrick Brochard, Fleur Delva, Bénédicte Clin, Antoine Gislard, Christophe Paris, Isabelle Thaon, Helene Goussault, Florence Canoui-Poitrine, Christos Chouaïd, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil (CHIC), Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-IFR10-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12), Clinical Epidemiology and Ageing : Geriatrie Soins Primaires et Santé Publique (CEpiA), Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12), Institut Interuniversitaire de Médecine du Travail de Paris Ile-de-France (IIMTPIF), Centre de recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux [Bordeaux] (CRCTB), Université Bordeaux Segalen - Bordeaux 2-CHU Bordeaux [Bordeaux]-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), CHU Bordeaux [Bordeaux], Cancer environnement (EPICENE ), Bordeaux population health (BPH), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), CHU Caen, Normandie Université (NU)-Tumorothèque de Caen Basse-Normandie (TCBN), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU), Aliments Bioprocédés Toxicologie Environnements (ABTE), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), CHU Rouen, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy (CHRU Nancy), IMRB - CEPIA/'Clinical Epidemiology And Ageing : Geriatrics, Primary Care and Public Health' [Créteil] (U955 Inserm - UPEC), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-IFR10-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-IFR10-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12), and Tapia, Claudia
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Cancer Research ,screening ,[SDV.CAN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer ,lung neoplasms ,asbestos ,[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance ,[SDV.MHEP.PSR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Pulmonology and respiratory tract ,JEL: I - Health, Education, and Welfare/I.I1 - Health/I.I1.I18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health ,Oncology ,[SDV.CAN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer ,occupational diseases ,[SDV.SPEE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie ,cost-effectiveness ,[SDV.MHEP.PSR] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Pulmonology and respiratory tract ,[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie ,[SHS.ECO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance - Abstract
Background: The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) and NELSON study opened the debate on the relevance of lung cancer (LC) screening in subjects exposed to occupational respiratory carcinogens. This analysis reported the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) of an organized LC screening program for an asbestos-exposed population. Methods: Using Markov modelization, individuals with asbestos exposure were either monitored without intervention or annual low-dose thoracic computed-tomography (LDTCT) scan LC screening. LC incidence came from a prospective observational cohort of subjects with occupational asbestos exposure. The intervention parameters were those of the NLST study. Utilities and LC-management costs came from published reports. A sensitivity analysis evaluated different screening strategies. Results: The respective quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gain, supplementary costs and ICER [95% confidence interval] were: 0.040 [0.010–0.065] QALY, 6900 [3700–11,800] € and 170,000 [75,000–645,000] €/QALY for all asbestos-exposed subjects; and 0.144 [0.071–0.216] QALY, 13,000 [5700–26,800] € and 90,000 [35,000–276,000] €/QALY for smokers with high exposure. When screening was based on biennial LDTCT scans, the ICER was 45,000 [95% CI: 15,000–116,000] €/QALY. Conclusions: Compared to the usual ICER thresholds, biennial LDTCT scan LC screening for smokers with high occupational exposure to asbestos is acceptable and preferable to annual scans.
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- 2022