A 55 year old woman with metastatic breast cancer is offered a new targeted therapy. Compared with standard treatment, the new regimen costs an additional $40,000 and yields an additional 0.5 quality adjusted life years. Investigators want the incremental cost effectiveness ratio. Which of the following is the correct value?
- A)$40,000 per QALY
- B)$200,000 per QALY
- C)$20,000 per QALY
- D)$80,000 per QALYGABARITO
- E)0.5 QALY per $40,000
Explicação
Incremental cost effectiveness ratio equals the difference in cost divided by the difference in effectiveness. Here, $40,000/0.5 QALY = $80,000 per QALY gained. This expresses how much extra cost is required to obtain one additional quality adjusted life year. Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →