2022
Population-Based Newborn Screening for Germline TP53 Variants: Clinical Benefits, Cost-Effectiveness, and Value of Further Research
Kunst N, Stout N, O’Brien G, Christensen K, McMahon P, Wu A, Diller L, Yeh J. Population-Based Newborn Screening for Germline TP53 Variants: Clinical Benefits, Cost-Effectiveness, and Value of Further Research. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2022, 114: 722-731. PMID: 35043946, PMCID: PMC9086756, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djac013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual careClinical benefitTP53 variantsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPathogenic TP53 variantsCancer-related deathGermline TP53 variantsUS birth cohortPotential health outcomesCost-effectiveness ratioIdentification of childrenTumor surveillanceClinical studiesRhabdomyosarcoma casesPediatric cancerEarly cancer detectionRoutine surveillanceBirth cohortHealth outcomesAge 20Newborn screeningMalignancy detectionFurther researchCareTP53
2021
Cost-Effectiveness of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab With and Without Chemotherapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Yang SC, Kunst N, Gross CP, Wang JD, Su WC, Wang SY. Cost-Effectiveness of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab With and Without Chemotherapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Frontiers In Oncology 2021, 11: 760686. PMID: 34956882, PMCID: PMC8695441, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.760686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerHealth care sector perspectivePD-L1Lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerPD-L1 expression levelsCycles of chemotherapyProgression-free survivalFirst-line treatmentCost-effectiveness ratioExpression levelsCheckMate 227Overall survivalSubgroup analysisLifetime horizonOutcome dataChemotherapyPatientsIpilimumabNivolumabQALYSector perspective
2020
Cost-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