Journal article

Cost-effectiveness of population-based BRCA1, BRCA2, RAD51C, RAD51D, BRIP1, PALB2 mutation testing in unselected general population women

R Manchanda, S Patel, VS Gordeev, AC Antoniou, S Smith, A Lee, JL Hopper, RJ MacInnis, C Turnbull, SJ Ramus, SA Gayther, PDP Pharoah, U Menon, I Jacobs, R Legood

Journal of the National Cancer Institute | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2018

Abstract

Background: The cost-effectiveness of population-based panel testing for high- and moderate-penetrance ovarian cancer (OC)/breast cancer (BC) gene mutations is unknown. We evaluate the cost-effectiveness of population-based BRCA1/BRCA2/RAD51C/RAD51D/BRIP1/PALB2 mutation testing compared with clinical criteria/family history (FH) testing in unselected general population women. Methods: A decision-analytic model comparing lifetime costs and effects of criteria/FH-based BRCA1/BRCA2 testing is compared with BRCA1/BRCA2/RAD51C/RAD51D/BRIP1/PALB2 testing in those fulfilling clinical criteria/strong FH of cancer (<10% BRCA1/BRCA2 probability) and all women age 30 years or older. Analyses are presen..

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