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CDX2 biomarker testing and adjuvant therapy for stage II colon cancer: An exploratory cost-effectiveness analysis
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Disease Area (Primary)
Stage II Colon Cancer
First Developed
07/28/2021
Last Developed
08/05/2021
Software Used
R (e.g., heemod, BCEA, dampack, hesim)
Model Sponsor
Academic institution
Intervention
other_adjuvant_chemotherapy
Model Validation Score
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Results
Testing for CDX2 followed by FOLFOX for CDX2-negative patients had an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $5,500/QALY compared to no CDX2 testing and no FOLFOX (6.874 vs. 6.838 discounted QALYs, and $89,991 vs. $89,797 discounted USD lifetime costs). In sensitivity analyses, considering a cost-effectiveness threshold of $100,000/QALY, testing for CDX2 followed by FOLFOX on CDX2-negative patients remains cost-effective for hazard ratios less than 0.975 of the effectiveness of FOLFOX in CDX2-negative patients in reducing the rate of developing a metastatic recurrence.
Conclusion
Testing stage II colon cancer patients’ tumor for CDX2 and administration of adjuvant treatment to the subgroup found CDX2-negative is a cost-effective and high-value management strategy across a broad range of plausible assumptions.
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Internal Comments
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| 01 Model Built Reflective | yes |
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| 02 Model Subgroups | yes |
| 03 Model Assesses all comparators | yes |
| 04 Model Incorporates costs | yes |
| 05 Model assesses all outcomes | yes |
| 06 Model structure validated by experts | yes |
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| 07 Model aligns with or justifies deviation from previous models | yes |
| 08 Time in health states | yes |
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| 09 Consistency with time in states | yes |
| 10 Clinical events extractable | yes |
| 11 Consistency with number of clinical events | yes |
| 12 Impact of adverse events | yes |
| 13 Consistency with adverse events | yes |
| 14 Life-years reported | yes |
| 15 Impact on mortality | yes |
| 16a Reasons for mortality differences | yes |
| 16b Reasons for mortality differences | yes |
| 16c Reasons for mortality differences | yes |
| 16d Reasons for mortality differences | yes |
| 17 Main driver of incremental life-years | yes |
| 18 Consistency with mortality rates | yes |
| 19 No technology-specific utilities used | yes |
| 20 Main driver of cost-effectiveness | yes |
| 21 Extrapolation methods identified | yes |
| 22 Adjustable time horizon | yes |
| 23 Double counting avoided | yes |
| 24 Surrogate vs final outcomes alignment | yes |
| 25 Flexibility for treatment effect waning | yes |
| 26 Access to deterministic and Monte Carlo results | yes |
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| 27 Clear trace from inputs to outcomes | yes |
| 28 Macros used only for simulation/navigation (Excel) | yes |
| 29 QALY equivalence across technologies | yes |
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| 30 Extreme effectiveness impact on QALY | yes |
| 31 Slight effectiveness impact on QALY | yes |
| 32 Increased mortality lowers QALYs | yes |
| 33 Reduced mortality increases QALYs | yes |
| 34 Increased baseline risk lowers QALYs | yes |
| 35 Reduced baseline risk increases QALYs | yes |
| 36 Zero mortality leads to equal life-years | yes |
| 37 Cost change affects only total costs | yes |
| 38 Utilities = 1 makes QALYs equal life-years | yes |
| 39 No discounting increases QALYs/costs | yes |
| 40 Higher discounting decreases QALYs/costs | yes |
| 41 Shorter time horizon lowers QALYs/costs | yes |
| 42 Inputs switchable across alternatives | yes |
| 43 Cost-QALY correlation across simulations | yes |
| 44 Strong cost correlation from Monte Carlo | yes |
| 45 Strong QALY correlation from Monte Carlo | yes |
| 46 Deterministic ≈ Probabilistic results | yes |
| 47 Backward trace from results to inputs | yes |
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| 48 Backward trace from results to inputs | yes |
| 49 No use of non-transparent Excel functions | yes |
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| 50 No hidden sheets, rows, or columns | yes |
| 51 No custom formulas inside VBA macros | yes |
| 52 Parameters persist after macros | yes |
| 53 Transparent input structure in single worksheet | yes |
| Private internal comments | – |

