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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 26.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2017 Jan 24;123(9):1516–1527. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30518

Table 3.

Results under Base Case and Cost Model B. Stage shift effect was excluded.

Strategy Comparative Effectiveness Costs Cost Effectiveness
Discounted LY CRC Diagnosed CRC Prevented CRC Risk Reduction CRC Deaths Cancer Mortality Risk Reduction Cancer Management Screening Total Incremental Costs Incremental Effect ICER Status (Rank)
No Screening (Referent Strategy) 15.199 4,483 0 0% 1,380 0% $ 3,494 $ $ 3,494 $   463 −0.022 $ (−) AD
ST 1: FOBT 15.209 4,093 398 9% 1,167 15% $ 3,258 $   16 $ 3,274 $    243 −0.012 $ (−) AD
ST 2: FIT 15.205 4,327 161 3% 1,238 10% $ 3,338 $ 100 $ 3,438 $    407 −0.015 $ (−) AD
ST 3: FOBT + Flex Sig 15.210 4,017 476 10% 1,138 18% $ 3,217 $   85 $ 3,303 $    272 −0.011 $ (−) AD
ST 4: FIT + Flex Sig 15.207 4,231 258 6% 1,188 14% $ 3,256 $ 207 $ 3,463 $    432 −0.013 $ (−) AD
ST 5: Colonoscopy 15.221 3,453 1,052 23% 954 31% $ 2,504 $ 526 $ 3,030 $ 0.000 $ 0 UD (1)
ST 6: Flex Sig 15.210 4,055 439 10% 1,172 15% $ 3,104 $ 256 $ 3,360 $    330 −0.011 $ (−) AD
ST 7: FOBT 2 15.210 4,132 356 8% 1,160 16% $ 3,234 $   14 $ 3,247 $    217 −0.011 $ (−) AD
ST 8: FIT 2 15.206 4,354 131 3% 1,228 11% $ 3,294 $   74 $ 3,368 $    337 −0.015 $ (−) AD
ST 9: FOBT 2 + Flex Sig 15.210 4,098 395 9% 1,148 17% $ 3,213 $ 119 $ 3,332 $    301 −0.010 $ (−) AD
ST 10: FIT 2 + Flex Sig 15.208 4,256 231 5% 1,175 15% $ 3,233 $ 206 $ 3,440 $    409 −0.012 $ (−) AD
ST 11: DNA 15.210 4,033 460 10% 1,156 16% $ 3,255 $ 1,469   $ 4,724 $ 1,694 −0.011 $ (−) AD
ST 12: DNA 2 15.210 4,062 426 9% 1,143 17% $ 3,222 $ 1,333   $ 4,555 $ 1,524 −0.011 $ (−) AD
ST 13: CT Colonography* 15.217 3,622 880 19% 1,026 26% $ 2,766 $ 491 $ 3,258 $    227 −0.004 $ (−) AD
ST 11: DNA (Sen=1, Ad Sen=0.424) 15.212 3,832 664 15% 1,096 21% $ 3,082 $ 1,469   $ 4,551 $ 1,521 −0.009 $ (−) AD
ST 11: DNA (Spe=1, Ad Sen=0.424) 15.209 4,004 489 11% 1,148 17% $ 3,032 $ 2,654   $ 5,686 $ 2,656 −0.012 $ (−) AD
ST 11: DNA (Sen=1, Spe=1, Ad Sen=0.424)§ 15.209 4,004 489 11% 1,148 17% $ 3,032 $ 2,654   $ 5,686 $ 2,656 −0.012 $ (−) AD

Comparisons of Effectiveness, Costs, and Cost Effectiveness measures.

LY: Life Years. CRC: Colorectal Cancer. ICER: Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio. (−) negative value. AD: Absolute Dominance. UD: Undominated. Ad Sen: Adenoma Sensitivity. Sen: CRC Sensitivity. Spe: CRC Specificity.

*

CT colonography had a reported sensitivity of 80% for detection of adenomas. Therefore, a proportional CRC risk reduction was given to this strategy.

A sensitivity of 100% for CRC and a sensitivity of 42.4% for detection of adenomas was given to DNA test. Results shown for comparison.

A specificity of 100% for CRC and a sensitivity of 42.4% for detection of adenomas was given to DNA test. Results shown for comparison.

§

A sensitivity and a specificity of 100% for CRC and a sensitivity of 42.4% for detection of adenomas was given to DNA test. Results shown for comparison.