Table 1 Average discounted costs, life expectancy and ICERs for base case.

From: All HER2-negative breast cancer patients need gBRCA testing: cost-effectiveness and clinical benefits

Testing policy

Average discounted costs ($)

Average life expectancy gain

Average quality-adjusted life expectancy gain

Years

Days from reference policy

ICER (cost per year of life expectancy gained; $)

QALYs

Days from reference policy

ICER (cost per year quality of life gained; $)

TNBC (China)

No gBRCA test

25,054.75

14.07

  

8.32

  

Selected gBRCA test

25,738.25

14.15

31.26

7980.20

8.39

24.67

10,111.99

Universal gBRCA test

26,634.18

14.28

  

8.47

  

  Refer to no test

  

78.57

7337.09

 

54.42

10,592.60

  Refer to selected test

  

47.31

6912.14

 

29.75

10,991.12

TNBC (USA)

No test

79,956.71

14.06

  

8.32

  

Selected gBRCA test

84,279.86

14.16

34.10

46,267.40

8.39

26.92

58,632.27

Universal gBRCA test

90,069.00

14.29

  

8.49

  

  Refer to no test

  

81.48

45,297.91

 

64.30

57,403.03

  Refer to selected test

  

47.38

44,600.01

 

37.39

56,518.17

HER2-negative (China)

No test

22,554.50

16.78

  

10.31

  

Selected gBRCA test

22,720.68

16.87

30.67

1977.67

10.38

24.85

2440.46

Universal gBRCA test

22,976.54

17.02

  

10.50

  

  Refer to no test

  

87.63

1757.94

 

71.01

2169.32

  Refer to selected test

  

56.96

1639.62

 

46.16

2023.31

HER2-negative (USA)

No test

71,265.75

16.78

  

10.31

  

Selected gBRCA test

72,351.35

16.86

30.47

13,003.36

10.37

24.72

16,029.70

Universal gBRCA test

74,547.72

17.02

  

10.51

  

  Refer to no test

  

89.98

13,313.54

 

72.98

16,414.19

  Refer to selected test

  

59.51

13,472.37

 

48.26

16,611.12

  1. ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, QALYs quality-adjusted life-years.