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. 2020 Dec 1;27(6):e569–e577. doi: 10.3747/co.27.5995

TABLE IV.

Health and budget impacts by scenarioa

Scenario and variable Reference scenario 1: Single-gene testing only Reference scenario 2: Single-gene testing plus hotspot panel


Overall Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Overall Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
 Reference scenario costs ($M) 343.3 61.0 114.5 167.8 356.9 65.5 119.0 172.3
Adoption scenario 1: FoundationOne CDx replaces all reflex tests

 Incremental budget impact ($M) 37.1 12.4 12.3 12.3 30.3 10.1 10.1 10.1

 Incremental budget impact PMPY ($) 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71

 Incremental overall survival (years) 680.9 54.9 273.2 352.8 680.9 54.9 273.2 352.8

 Incremental working days 3831 784 1524 1524 3831 784 1524 1524

 NNT to gain 1 life–year 174 Patients 174 Patients

Adoption scenario 2: FoundationOne CDx replaces hotspot panel

 Incremental budget impact ($ million) Not applicable 28.7 9.6 9.5 9.5

 Incremental budget impact PMPY ($) 0.67 0.68 0.67 0.67

 Incremental overall survival (years) 460.0 34.5 180.6 245.0

 Incremental working days 2597 492 1053 1053

 NNT to gain 1 life–year 250 Patients

Adoption scenario 3: FoundationOne CDx after negative reflex testing and hotspot panel

 Incremental budget impact ($ million) Not applicable 23.6 7.9 7.9 7.9

 Incremental budget impact PMPY ($) 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.55

 Incremental overall survival (years) 291.0 22.4 115.1 153.5

 Incremental working days 1641 320 661 661

 NNT to gain 1 life–year 399 Patients

Adoption scenario 4: FoundationOne Liquid only

 Incremental budget impact ($ million) 4.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 4.4 1.5 1.5 1.5

 Incremental budget impact PMPY ($) 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10

 Incremental overall survival (years) 132.1 12.7 56.1 63.3 132.1 12.7 56.1 63.3

 Incremental working days 736 181 277 277 736 181 277 277

 NNT to gain 1 life–year 968 Patients 968 Patients
a

Scenarios 1–3 assume 50% uptake for FoundationOne CDx (Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.).

$M = millions of dollars; PMPY = per member per year; NNT = number needed to treat.