Health state utilities in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in China.

AIM: Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a leading global health threat that impairs patient health outcomes. Health state utilities are fundamental values in economic evaluation and significantly vary across countries. Given the scarce data on the Chinese population, the current study measured utility values in the Chinese patients with NSCLC.

METHODS: This study was conducted as a cross-sectional survey of patients with advanced NSCLC at the Shanghai Chest Hospital. Utility values were assessed using the EuroQol five-dimension (EQ-5D) instrument and scored based on the Chinese-specific value algorithm. Predictors of utility values were examined using a subgroup analysis and a multiple regression model.

RESULTS: The mean EQ-5D utility value of recruited patients was 0.814. The regression analysis revealed that tumor stage, treatment regimen and line of therapy were the potential predictors of utility values.

CONCLUSION: This study provides the Chinese-specific health utility data for advanced NSCLC using the EQ-5D.