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SynthesisEuropean journal of haematology2022

Health economic evidence for the use of molecular biomarker tests in hematological malignancies: A systematic review.

Martin Vu, Koen Degeling, Ella R Thompson, Piers Blombery, David Westerman, Maarten J IJzerman

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Synthesis in European journal of haematology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Martin VuCancer Health Services Research, Centre for Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5918-1692
Koen DegelingCancer Health Services Research, Centre for Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7487-2491
Ella R ThompsonPathology Department, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5206-5111
Piers BlomberyPathology Department, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9902-0022
David WestermanPathology Department, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Maarten J IJzermanCancer Health Services Research, Centre for Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5788-5805

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMolecular biomarker tests can inform the clinical management of genomic heterogeneous hematological malignancies, yet their availability in routine care largely depends on the supporting health economic evidence. This study aims to systematically review the economic evidence for recent molecular biomarker tests in hematological malignancies.

methodsWe conducted a systematic search in five electronic databases for studies published between January 2010 and October 2020. Publications were independently screened by two reviewers. Clinical study characteristics, economic methodology, and results were extracted, and reporting quality was assessed.

resultsFourteen studies were identified, of which half (n = 7; 50%) were full economic evaluations examining both health and economic outcomes. Studies were predominantly conducted in a first-line treatment setting (n = 7; 50%) and adopted a non-lifetime time horizon to measure health outcomes and costs (n = 7; 50%). Five studies reported that companion diagnostics for associated therapies were likely cost-effective for acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. Four studies suggested molecular biomarker tests for treatment monitoring in chronic myeloid leukemia were likely cost-saving.

conclusionsAlthough there is initial confirmation of the promising health economic results, the present research for molecular biomarker tests in hematological malignancies is sparse with many applications of technological advances yet to be evaluated.

Indexed as

Hematologic NeoplasmsLeukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL PositiveBiomarkersCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansBiomarkerscost-effectivenesscostshealth serviceshematological malignanciesmolecular biomarker

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PMID35158410
PMCPMC9310724

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