Epidemiology & Prevention USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 55 year old woman with metastatic breast cancer is offered a new targeted therapy. Compared with standard treatment, the new regimen costs an additional $40,000 and yields an additional 0.5 quality adjusted life years. Investigators want the incremental cost effectiveness ratio. Which of the following is the correct value?
Answer choices
- A$40,000 per QALY
- B$200,000 per QALY
- C$20,000 per QALY
- D$80,000 per QALYCorrect answer
- E0.5 QALY per $40,000
- F$160,000 per QALY
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