Binh Thang Tran1,2, Kui Son Choi1,3, Dae Kyung Sohn1,4, Sun-Young Kim1, Jae Kyung Suh5, Thanh Huong Tran6, Thi Thanh Binh Nguyen7, Jin-Kyoung Oh1,8. 1. Department of Cancer Control and Population Health, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea. 2. Faculty of Public Health, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue City, Vietnam. 3. National Cancer Control Institute; National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea. 4. Center for Colorectal Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, South Korea. 5. National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea. 6. National Cancer Institute, National Oncology Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam. 7. Department of Pediatrics, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue City, Vietnam. 8. Division of Cancer Prevention & Early Detection, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
Background:Presently, there are no national screening programs for cancer in Vietnam. This study aimed to analyze the cost-effectiveness of an annual colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program from the healthcare service provider's perspective for the Vietnamese population. Methods: The economic model consisted of adecision tree and aMarkov model. Adecision tree was constructed for comparing two strategies, including ascreening group with aguaiac-based fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) and ano-screening group in general populations, aged 50 years and above. The Markov model projected outcomes over a25-year horizon. The cost-effectiveness outcome was the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) represented by costs per quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). Results: When compared with no screening, ICER was $1,388per QALY with an increased cost of $ 43.98 and again of 0.032 QALY (Willingness to pay $2,590). The uptake rate of gFOBT, cost of colonoscopy, and the total cost of screening contributed to the largest impact on the ICER. PSA showed that results were robust to variation in parameter estimates, with annual screening remaining cost-effective compared with no screening. Conclusion: Our screening strategy could be considered cost-effective compared to ano screening strategy. Our findings could be potentially used to develop aCRC national screening program.
Background:Presently, there are no national screening programs for cancer in Vietnam. This study aimed to analyze the cost-effectiveness of an annual colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program from the healthcare service provider's perspective for the Vietnamese population. Methods: The economic model consisted of adecision tree and aMarkov model. Adecision tree was constructed for comparing two strategies, including ascreening group with aguaiac-based fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) and ano-screening group in general populations, aged 50 years and above. The Markov model projected outcomes over a25-year horizon. The cost-effectiveness outcome was the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) represented by costs per quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). Results: When compared with no screening, ICER was $1,388per QALY with an increased cost of $ 43.98 and again of 0.032 QALY (Willingness to pay $2,590). The uptake rate of gFOBT, cost of colonoscopy, and the total cost of screening contributed to the largest impact on the ICER. PSA showed that results were robust to variation in parameter estimates, with annual screening remaining cost-effective compared with no screening. Conclusion: Our screening strategy could be considered cost-effective compared to ano screening strategy. Our findings could be potentially used to develop aCRC national screening program.