2001
Preevaluation of Clinical Trial Data: The Case of Preemptive Cytomegalovirus Therapy in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Paltiel A, Goldie S, Losina E, Weinstein M, Seage G, Kimmel A, Zhang H, Freedberg K. Preevaluation of Clinical Trial Data: The Case of Preemptive Cytomegalovirus Therapy in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001, 32: 783-793. PMID: 11229847, DOI: 10.1086/319223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAntiviral AgentsChemopreventionCost-Benefit AnalysisCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsGanciclovirHIV InfectionsHumansModels, BiologicalPolymerase Chain ReactionPredictive Value of TestsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSensitivity and SpecificityValganciclovirConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusDuration of survivalPreemptive therapyCMV casesImmunodeficiency virusCMV polymerase chain reactionEnd-stage HIV diseaseUpcoming trialsCMV preemptive therapySalvage antiretroviral therapyCells/microLClinical trial dataCMV prophylaxisAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseComplication rateEfficacy assumptionsPolymerase chain reactionDisease progressionClinical uncertaintyDrug effectsPatientsTrial dataTherapyChain reaction
1998
A Monte Carlo Simulation of Advanced HIV Disease
Paltiel AD, Scharfstein JA, Seage GR, Losina E, Goldie SJ, Weinstein MC, Craven DE, Freedberg KA. A Monte Carlo Simulation of Advanced HIV Disease. Medical Decision Making 1998, 18: s93-s105. PMID: 9566470, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x98018002s11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioMonte Carlo simulation frameworkDecision makersCost-effectiveness ratioQuality-adjusted monthsPrice assumptionsNet costLife yearsData estimatesCost-effective usePatient care resourcesState transition modelCare resourcesMakersAdvanced HIV diseaseSensitivity analysisLate-stage diseaseBaseline resultsAlternative interventionsQuality of lifeTreatment of AIDSCostCMV prophylaxisGanciclovir prophylaxisThe Cost-effectiveness of Preventing AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Freedberg KA, Scharfstein JA, Seage GR, Losina E, Weinstein MC, Craven DE, Paltiel AD. The Cost-effectiveness of Preventing AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections. JAMA 1998, 279: 130-136. PMID: 9440663, DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.2.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-Infective AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountChemopreventionCost-Benefit AnalysisCytomegalovirus InfectionsData CollectionHealth Care CostsHumansLife ExpectancyMarkov ChainsModels, TheoreticalMycobacterium avium-intracellulare InfectionMycosesPneumonia, PneumocystisQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRisk FactorsToxoplasmosisUnited StatesConceptsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaCD4 cell countQuality-adjusted life expectancyOpportunistic infectionsCell countLife expectancyAdvanced human immunodeficiency virus diseaseAverage total lifetime costsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseMycobacterium avium complex infectionMulticenter AIDS Cohort StudyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHIV patient careCost of prophylaxisCost-effective prophylaxisDirect medical costsAIDS Cohort StudyLifetime direct medical costsLong-term survivalCost-effectiveness ratioServices Utilization SurveyMarkov simulation modelTotal lifetime costsCytomegalovirus diseasePreventing AIDS