2021
Cost-Effectiveness of Adjuvant Treatment for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Gupta A, Jhawar SR, Sayan M, Yehia ZA, Haffty BG, Yu JB, Wang SY. Cost-Effectiveness of Adjuvant Treatment for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 2386-2396. PMID: 34019456, PMCID: PMC10166354, DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.00831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAromatase inhibitorsTreatment strategiesRadiation treatmentDuctal carcinomaAge 40Risk reductionAdjuvant treatment strategiesGood-risk patientsLarge randomized trialsAdverse event ratesOptimal treatment strategyRelative risk reductionCohort of womenBreast cancer casesLow-value careQuality of lifeCost-effectiveness analysisBase-case resultsHormonal therapyAdjuvant treatmentMost patientsPatient ageSecondary malignanciesRandomized trialsRecurrence rate
2019
Incorporating Tumor Characteristics to Maximize 21-Gene Assay Utility: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Wang SY, Chen T, Dang W, Mougalian SS, Evans SB, Gross CP. Incorporating Tumor Characteristics to Maximize 21-Gene Assay Utility: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2019, 17: 39-46. PMID: 30659128, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.7077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Decision-MakingConnecticutCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic TestingHumansMarkov ChainsMastectomyMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrevalencePrognosisQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRisk AssessmentConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioClinical risk groupsQuality-adjusted life yearsHigh-risk groupLow-risk groupOncotype DXRisk groupsBreast cancerLymph node-negative breast cancerDifferent clinical risk groupsLow-risk breast cancerNode-negative breast cancerIntermediate-risk groupRecurrence score (RS) distributionConnecticut Tumor RegistryER-positive diseaseUS payer perspectivePopulation-based dataCost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness analysisODX resultsClinical characteristicsMost patientsPatient age