An economic evaluation of two cervical screening algorithms in Belgium : HR-HPV primary compared to HR-HPV and liquid-based cytology co-testing

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the costs and benefits of two algorithms for cervical cancer screening in Belgium (1) high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) primary screening and (2) HR-HPV and liquid-based cytology (LBC) co-testing.

METHODS: A decision tree was adapted from published work and parameterised using HORIZON study data and Belgian cost and population data. The theoretical model represents two different screening algorithms for a cohort of 577 846 women aged 25-64 attending routine cervical screening. Scenario analyses were used to explore the impact of including vaccinated women and alternative pricing approaches. Uncertainty analyses were conducted.

RESULTS: The cost per woman screened was €113.50 for HR-HPV primary screening and €101.70 for co-testing, representing a total cost of €65 588 573 and €58 775 083, respectively, for the cohort; a 10% difference. For one screening cycle, compared to HR-HPV primary, co-testing resulted in 13 173 more colposcopies, 67 731 more HR-HPV tests and 477 020 more LBC tests. Co-testing identified 2351 more CIN2+ cases per year (27% more than HR-HPV primary) and 1602 more CIN3+ cases (24% more than HR-HPV primary) than HR-HPV primary.

CONCLUSION: In Belgium, a co-testing algorithm could increase cervical pre-cancer detection rates compared to HR-HPV primary. Co-testing would cost less than HR-HPV primary if the cost of the HPV test and LBC were cost-neutral compared to the current cost of LBC screening but would cost more if the cost per HPV test and LBC were the same in both co-testing and HR-HPV primary strategies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

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European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) - 33(2024), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 262-270

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dombrowski, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Bourgain, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Yixuan [VerfasserIn]
Meiwald, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Pinsent, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Weynand, Birgit [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Katy M E [VerfasserIn]
Huntington, Susie [VerfasserIn]
Adams, Elisabeth J [VerfasserIn]
Bogers, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Croes, Romaric [VerfasserIn]
Sahebali, Shaira [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000856

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NLM364256745