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Cost-effectiveness of polygenic risk profiling for primary open-angle glaucoma in the United Kingdom and Australia
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Liu, Q and Davis, J and Han, X and Mackey, DA and MacGregor, S and Craig, JE and Si, L and Hewitt, AW, Cost-effectiveness of polygenic risk profiling for primary open-angle glaucoma in the United Kingdom and Australia, Eye (London) pp. 1-9. ISSN 1476-5454 (2022) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1038/s41433-022-02346-2
Abstract
Background: Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common subtype of glaucoma. We evaluate the cost-effectiveness of polygenic risk score (PRS) profiling as a screening tool for POAG. Methods: We used a Markov cohort model to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of implementing PRS screening in the UK and Australia, conducted from the healthcare payer’s perspective. We used published data to calculate prevalence, transition probabilities, utility, cost and other parameters in the model. Our main outcome measure was the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) and secondary outcomes were years of blindness avoided and a ‘Blindness ICER’. We did one-way as well as two-way deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses. Results: The proposed screening programme for POAG in the UK is predicted to result in ICER of £24,783 (95% CI: £13,373â€"66,960) and would avoid 1 year of blindness at ICER of £10,095 (95% CI: £5513â€"27,656). In Australia, it is predicted to result in ICER of AU$34,252 (95% CI: AU$21,324â€"95,497) and would avoid 1 year of blindness at ICER of AU$13,359 (95% CI: AU$8143â€"37,448). Using the willingness to pay thresholds of $54,808 and £30,000, the proposed screening model is 79.2% likely to be cost-effective in Australia and is 60.2% likely to be cost-effective in the UK, respectively. Conclusion: We describe and model the cost-efficacy of incorporating a polygenic risk score for POAG screening in Australia and the UK for the first time and results indicated this is a promising cost-effectiveness strategy.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Ophthalmology and optometry |
| Research Field: | Optical technology |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Evaluation of health and support services |
| Objective Field: | Health education and promotion |
| UTAS Author: | Mackey, DA (Professor David Mackey) |
| UTAS Author: | Hewitt, AW (Professor Alex Hewitt) |
| ID Code: | 155576 |
| Year Published: | 2022 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2023-03-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2023-03-01 |
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