scholarly journals P202 Gross financial evaluation of the application of the 21-gene assay Oncotype DX for adjuvant chemotherapy decision-making in estrogen receptor-positive node negative breast cancer in Greece

The Breast ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. S44 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Liaropoulos ◽  
P. Galanis ◽  
D. Kaitelidou ◽  
D. Rovithis ◽  
O. Siskou ◽  
...  
2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (31) ◽  
pp. 3513-3519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Bonastre ◽  
Sophie Marguet ◽  
Beranger Lueza ◽  
Stefan Michiels ◽  
Suzette Delaloge ◽  
...  

Purpose To conduct an economic evaluation of the 70-gene signature used to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decision making both in patients with node-negative breast cancer (NNBC) and in the subgroup of estrogen receptor (ER) –positive patients. Patients and Methods We used a mixed approach combining patient-level data from a multicenter validation study of the 70-gene signature (untreated patients) and secondary sources for chemotherapy efficacy, unit costs, and utility values. Three strategies on which to base the decision to administer adjuvant chemotherapy were compared: the 70-gene signature, Adjuvant! Online, and chemotherapy in all patients. In the base-case analysis, costs from the French National Insurance Scheme, life-years (LYs), and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) were computed for the three strategies over a 10-year period. Cost-effectiveness acceptability curves using the net monetary benefit were computed, combining bootstrap and probabilistic sensitivity analyses. Results The mean differences in LYs and QALYs were similar between the three strategies. The 70-gene signature strategy was associated with a higher cost, with a mean difference of €2,037 (range, €1,472 to €2,515) compared with Adjuvant! Online and of €657 (95% CI, −€642 to €3,130) compared with systematic chemotherapy. For a €50,000 per QALY willingness-to-pay threshold, the probability of being the most cost-effective strategy was 92% (76% in ER-positive patients) for the Adjuvant! Online strategy, 6% (4% in ER-positive patients) for the systematic chemotherapy strategy, and 2% (20% in ER-positive patients) for the 70-gene strategy. Conclusion Optimizing adjuvant chemotherapy decision making based on the 70-gene signature is unlikely to be cost effective in patients with NNBC.


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