A systematic literature review of health state utility values in head and neck cancer

Table 2 Mapping studies predicting HSUVs in HNC (n = 3)

Author (year)	Country	Mapping technique	From (tool 1)	To(tool 2)	Sample’s description (algorithm)	Sample size (algorithm)	Study ref. (algorithm)	Sample’s description(tool 1)	Sample size (tool 1)	Study ref. (tool 1)
Chan (2014) [60]	Canada	OLS	UW QOL v4	EQ-5D-3 L	Patients treated for HNC	89 (estimation); 48 (validation)
Parthan (2009) [61]	UK	Published algorithm	EORTC QLQ-C30	EQ-5D-3 L	Patients with liver metastases	75	Krabbe (2004) [63]	Patients with locally advanced inoperable HNC	358	Vermorken (2007) [66]
Yong (2012) [62]	Canada	Published algorithm	SF-36	HUI2	Various patients	6921	Nichol (2001) [64]	Patients with early stage nasopharyngeal cancer	51	Pow (2006) [65]

Abbreviations: EORTC QLQ-C30 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core Questionnaire, EQ-5D-3 L EuroQol 5-dimension 3-Level, HNC head and neck cancer, HSUV health state utility value, HUI3 Health Utility Index Mark 3, OLS ordinary least square regression, SF-36 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, UW QOL v4 University of Washington Quality of Life questionnaire, version 4

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