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@ARTICLE{Schouten:296217,
author = {A. E. M. Schouten and A. E. Hiensch and G. W. J. Frederix
and E. M. Monninkhof and M. Schmidt$^*$ and D. Clauss and N.
Gunasekara and J. Belloso and M. Trevaskis and H. Rundqvist
and J. Wiskemann$^*$ and J. Müller and M. G. Sweegers and
C. Fremd and R. Altena and R. M. Bijlsma and G. Sonke and A.
Lahuerta and G. B. Mann and P. A. Francis and G. Richardson
and W. Malter and J. Kufel-Grabowska and E. van der Wall and
N. K. Aaronson and E. Senkus and A. Urruticoechea and E. M.
Zopf and W. Bloch and M. M. Stuiver and Y. Wengstrom and K.
Steindorf$^*$ and M. P. van der Meulen and A. M. May},
title = {{S}upervised {E}xercise for {P}atients {W}ith {M}etastatic
{B}reast {C}ancer: {A} {C}ost-{U}tility {A}nalysis
{A}longside the {PREFERABLE}-{EFFECT} {R}andomized
{C}ontrolled {T}rial.},
journal = {Journal of clinical oncology},
volume = {43},
number = {11},
issn = {0732-183X},
address = {Alexandria, Va.},
publisher = {American Society of Clinical Oncology},
reportid = {DKFZ-2025-00130},
pages = {1325-1336},
year = {2025},
note = {2025 Apr 10;43(11):1325-1336},
abstract = {To evaluate the cost utility of a 9-month supervised
exercise program for patients with metastatic breast cancer
(mBC), compared with control (usual care, supplemented with
general activity advice and an activity tracker). Evidence
on the cost-effectiveness of exercise for patients with mBC
is essential for implementation in clinical practice and is
currently lacking.A cost-utility analysis was performed
alongside the multinational PREFERABLE-EFFECT randomized
controlled trial, conducted in 8 centers across Europe and
Australia. Patients with mBC (N = 357) were randomly
assigned to either a 9-month, twice-weekly, supervised
exercise group (EG) or control group (CG). Costs of the
exercise program were calculated through a bottom-up
approach. Other health care resource use, productivity
losses, and quality of life were collected using
country-adapted, self-reported questionnaires. Analyses were
conducted from a societal perspective with a time horizon of
9 months. Costs were collected and reported in 2021 Euros
(€1 = $1.18 US dollars).Compared with the CG, EG resulted
in a quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gain of 0.013 (95\%
CI, -0.02 to 0.05) over a 9-month period. The mean costs of
the exercise program were €1,696 per patient with
one-on-one supervision (scenario 1) and €609 with
one-on-four supervision (scenario 2). These costs were
offset by savings in health care and productivity costs,
resulting in mean total cost differences of -€163
(scenario 1) and -€1,249 (scenario 2) in favor of EG. The
probability of supervised exercise being cost-effective was
65\% in scenario 1 and 91\% in scenario 2 at a
willingness-to-pay threshold of €20,000 per QALY.Exercise
for patients with mBC increases quality of life, decreases
costs, and is likely to be cost-effective. Group-based
supervision is expected to have even higher cost-savings.
Our positive findings can inform reimbursement of supervised
exercise interventions for patients with mBC.},
cin = {C110 / D120},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)C110-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)D120-20160331},
pnm = {313 - Krebsrisikofaktoren und Prävention (POF4-313)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-313},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:39805062},
doi = {10.1200/JCO-24-01441},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/296217},
}