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Table 7 Incremental cost/LYG

From: The value of using a brain laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) system in patients presenting with high grade gliomas where maximal safe resection may not be feasible

Therapy

Cost

Overall survival (OS) [months]

Incremental cost/increment month survival in using brain LITT

Incremental cost/LYG using brain LITT

Biopsy

$63,458

12.52

$4046/mth

$48,552/LYG

Craniotomy (includes ± carmustine wafer)

$87,654

16.94

$795/mth

$8458/LYG

OTHER TREATMENTS-combines craniotomy plus biopsy)

$82,331

15.97

$2445/mth

$29,340/LYG

Brain LITT

$89,839

19.04

N/A

N/A