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. 2011 Dec 2;6(12):e26783. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026783

Table 5. Cost-Effectiveness Results by Gender and Genotype, Triple Therapy with Telaprevir.

Genotype 1 Cost (US, $) QALY ICER ($/QALY)
Men FibroTest Rule In 230,651 15.58
Liver Biopsy Only 232,502 15.63 dominated
FibroTest Rule Out 233,499 15.63 dominated
FibroTest Only 236,167 15.84 21,200
FibroTest and Biopsy 237,482 15.86 dominated
Immediate Treatment 240,240 15.99 27,200
Women FibroTest Rule In 248,603 16.69
Liver Biopsy Only 250,611 16.74 dominated
FibroTest Rule Out 251,762 16.73 dominated
FibroTest Only 255,660 16.96 26,100
FibroTest and Biopsy 257,002 16.98 dominated
Immediate Treatment 259,853 17.10 30,000

(ICER: incremental cost-effectiveness ratios. dominated: strategy costs more but achieves less QALY than the previous strategy or a combination of strategies).