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@ARTICLE{Muchadeyi:303022,
author = {M. Muchadeyi$^*$ and S. Hao and K. V. Hernandez
Villafuerte$^*$ and S. A. Khan$^*$ and N. Becker$^*$ and A.
Krilaviciute$^*$ and P. Seibold$^*$ and R. Gulati and P.
Albers$^*$ and M. Schlander$^*$ and M. Clements},
title = {{C}ost effectiveness analysis of prostate cancer screening
strategies in {G}ermany: {A} microsimulation study.},
journal = {Radiation oncology investigations},
volume = {157},
number = {8},
issn = {1065-7541},
address = {New York, NY},
publisher = {Wiley Interscience},
reportid = {DKFZ-2025-01469},
pages = {1662-1679},
year = {2025},
note = {#EA:C100# / 2025 Oct 15;157(8):1662-1679},
abstract = {Prostate cancer (PCa) represents a significant public
health challenge in Germany, with increasing incidence and
economic impact. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness
of 10 screening strategies: prostate-specific antigen-based
risk-adaptive screening (PSA-RAS), with or without magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), in men starting at age 45 or 50 and
stopping at 60 or 70, digital rectal examination (DRE) for
ages 45-75 years, and no screening. Using a well calibrated
microsimulation model (Swedish Prostata) from a statutory
health insurance perspective, lifetime outcomes were
evaluated, including cancer incidence, mortality,
overdiagnosis, biopsies, life-years, and quality-adjusted
life-years (QALYs) discounted annually at $3\%.$ Cost and
utility inputs were derived from the German
diagnostic-related group schedule, fee-for-service
catalogues, literature, and expert opinion. DRE-only was the
least cost-effective, yielding high biopsy and overdiagnosis
rates with minimal QALY gains. PSA-RAS reduced overdiagnosis
and biopsy rates, with PSA-RAS (50-60 years) without MRI
emerging as the most cost-efficient strategy, saving
approximately €1.2 million per 100,000 men compared with
no screening. Extending the PSA-RAS to 70 years improved its
effectiveness in terms of QALYs. PSA-RAS (50-70) with MRI
could become cost-effective at an increasing willingness to
pay threshold or decreasing MRI cost. This study suggests
the potential of PSA-RAS to improve PCa screening in
Germany. Incorporating MRI, reducing MRI cost within the
screening setting, and extending screening to 70 to align
with EU recommendations could improve the cost-effectiveness
of PSA-RAS with MRI. Future research should explore the
integration of MRI with ancillary tests, such as 4K-score or
risk calculators, to reduce MRI use and associated costs.},
keywords = {QALYs (Other) / cost‐effectiveness analysis (Other) /
magnetic resonance imaging (Other) / organised screening
(Other) / prostate cancer (Other) / prostate‐specific
antigen (Other)},
cin = {C100 / C130},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)C100-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)C130-20160331},
pnm = {313 - Krebsrisikofaktoren und Prävention (POF4-313)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-313},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:40665795},
doi = {10.1002/ijc.35513},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/303022},
}