Cell-free DNA for Down syndrome screening in obese women: Is it a cost-effective strategy?
Journal Article (Journal Article)
OBJECTIVE: Determine cost differences between cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and serum integrated screening (INT) in obese women given the limitations of aneuploidy screening in this population. METHODS: Using a decision-analytic model, we estimated the cost-effectiveness of trisomy 21 screening in class III obese women using cfDNA compared with INT. Primary outcomes of the model were cost, number of unnecessary invasive tests, procedure-related fetal losses, and missed cases of trisomy 21. RESULTS: In base case, the mean cost of cfDNA was $498 greater than INT ($1399 vs $901). cfDNA resulted in lower probabilities of unnecessary invasive testing (2.9% vs 3.5%), procedure-related loss (0.015% vs 0.019%), and missed cases of T21 (0.00013% vs 0.02%). cfDNA cost $87 485 per unnecessary invasive test avoided, $11 million per procedure-related fetal loss avoided, and $2.2 million per missed case of T21 avoided. In sensitivity analysis, when the probability of insufficient fetal fraction is assumed to be >25%, cfDNA is both costlier than INT and results in more unnecessary invasive testing (a dominated strategy). CONCLUSION: When the probability of insufficient fetal fraction more than 25% (a maternal weight of ≥300 lbs), cfDNA is costlier and results in more unnecessary invasive testing than INT.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Hopkins, MK; Dugoff, L; Durnwald, C; Havrilesky, LJ; Dotters-Katz, S
Published Date
- January 2020
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 40 / 2
Start / End Page
- 173 - 178
PubMed ID
- 31803969
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1097-0223
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1002/pd.5605
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England