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. 2012 Jul;72(7):602–615. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1315131

Table 4 QALYs in the therapy for breast cancer (2010, US $) 66.

Intervention Incremental cost-efficiency ratio (ICER)
BRCA-1/2-test (age ≥ 35; family case history) 5 400 $/QALY
Raloxifen to reduce risk (age 55) 22 000 $/QALY
Letrozole vs. anastrozole (postmenopausal, HR+) 26 000 $/QALY
Lapatinib plus capecitabine vs. capecitabine 170 000 $/QALY
Yearly screening by MRI vs. mammography (BRCA1) 210 000 $/QALY
Bevacizumab plus paclitaxel vs. paclitaxel 280 000 $/QALY
Partial breast irradiation vs. whole breast irradiation (stage I, ER+, postmenopausal) 730 000 $/QALY
Digital mammography screening vs. film (age ≥ 40) 930 000 $/QALY