The National Health Service urgent cancer referral pathway for suspected urological cancers: early economic evaluation of a risk prediction test.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In the UK, the number of patients urgently referred for suspected cancer is increasing, and providers are struggling to cope with demand. We explore the potential cost-effectiveness of a new risk prediction test - the PinPoint test - to triage and prioritize patients urgently referred with suspected urological cancers.

Methods

Two simulation models were developed to reflect the diagnostic pathways for patients with (i) suspected prostate cancer, and (ii) bladder or kidney cancer, comparing the PinPoint test to current practice. An early economic analysis was conducted from a UK National Health Service (NHS) perspective. The primary outcomes were the percentage of individuals seen within 2 weeks and health care costs. An exploratory analysis was conducted to unders

SUBMITTER: Cocco P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859831 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature