Understanding the economic value of molecular diagnostic tests: Case studies and lessons learned

Journal of Personalized Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 288-305

  Towse, Adrian ^a   Ossa, Diego ^b   Veenstra, David ^c   Carlson, Josh ^c   Garrison, Louis ^c  

^a OFFICE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical utility; Companion diagnostics; Decision making; Diagnostics; Economic value; Personalized medicine

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CETUXIMAB; CLOPIDOGREL; CYTOCHROME P450 2C19; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; ERLOTINIB; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GEFITINIB; HLA B ANTIGEN; IMATINIB; K RAS PROTEIN; PANITUMUMAB; PEGINTERFERON; PRASUGREL; RIBAVIRIN; TRASTUZUMAB;

BREAST CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DRUG RESPONSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 84884174279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20754426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jpm3040288     Document Type: Review

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