2022
Methods for Communicating the Impact of Parameter Uncertainty in a Multiple-Strategies Cost-Effectiveness Comparison
Wolff H, Qendri V, Kunst N, Alarid-Escudero F, Coupé V. Methods for Communicating the Impact of Parameter Uncertainty in a Multiple-Strategies Cost-Effectiveness Comparison. Medical Decision Making 2022, 42: 956-968. PMID: 35587181, PMCID: PMC9452448, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x221100112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness acceptability curvesCost-effectiveness acceptability frontierCost-effectiveness analysisImpact of uncertaintyAcceptability curvesDecision analytic modelWrong decisionsCost-effectiveness comparisonBenefit curvePolicy makersHeat mapDecision makersPotential lossIntegration of methodsDecisionsIntegration of informationDecision problemMakersOverview of methodsUncertaintyHealth policyType of informationCourse of actionRelevant informationUse tool
2020
Estimating Population-Based Recurrence Rates of Colorectal Cancer over Time in the United States
Kunst N, Alarid-Escudero F, Aas E, Coupé VMH, Schrag D, Kuntz KM. Estimating Population-Based Recurrence Rates of Colorectal Cancer over Time in the United States. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2020, 29: 2710-2718. PMID: 32998946, PMCID: PMC7747688, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer recurrence rateRecurrence rateRelative survival dataColorectal cancerSurvival dataColorectal cancer-related deathsDisease-specific survival dataStage II rectal cancerStage III colorectal cancerCancer-specific death ratesStage II colon cancerPopulation-based cancer registriesColorectal cancer interventionDiagnostic time periodsMetastatic recurrence ratesRate 6 monthsNonmetastatic colorectal cancerColorectal cancer recurrenceMonths of diagnosisAnnual recurrence rateEnd Results ProgramCancer-related deathColorectal cancer diagnosisDecision analytic modelMetastatic diseaseCost-Effectiveness of Neoadjuvant-Adjuvant Treatment Strategies for Women With ERBB2 (HER2)–Positive Breast Cancer
Kunst N, Wang SY, Hood A, Mougalian SS, DiGiovanna MP, Adelson K, Pusztai L. Cost-Effectiveness of Neoadjuvant-Adjuvant Treatment Strategies for Women With ERBB2 (HER2)–Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2027074. PMID: 33226431, PMCID: PMC7684449, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.27074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdo-Trastuzumab EmtansineAdultAgedAnthracyclinesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesCost-Benefit AnalysisCross-Linking ReagentsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPaclitaxelQuality-Adjusted Life YearsReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabTubulin ModulatorsUnited StatesConceptsErbB2-positive breast cancerAdjuvant treatment strategiesAdjuvant T-DM1Pathologic complete responseT-DM1Treatment strategiesBreast cancerKATHERINE trialResidual diseaseNeoadjuvant regimenHigher health benefitsHealth care payer perspectiveAdjuvant trastuzumab emtansineAnthracycline/cyclophosphamideDifferent adjuvant therapiesFlatiron Health databaseIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioNeoadjuvant treatment optionsHealth benefitsPositive breast cancerCare payer perspectiveCost-effectiveness ratioBase-case analysisDecision analytic modelH. Patients