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Table 1 Model Inputs

From: Cost-effectiveness of using artificial intelligence versus polygenic risk score to guide breast cancer screening

Variable

Value

Source

Risk prediction

 AI (AUC)

0.71

[7]

 PRS (AUC)

0.69

[6]

 Family history (proportion correctly identified as high risk)

0.37

Authors’ calculation based on [15, 16]

Stage distributions

No screening

  Local

0.517

[17]

  Regional

0.436 (age < 50); 0.401 (age > =50)

  Distant

0.047 (age < 50); 0.082 (age > =50)

Biennial screening

  Local

0.650 (age 40–49); 0.690 (age 50–59); 0.742 (age 60–69); 0.758 (age 70–74)

[14, 18]

  Regional

0.341 (age 40–49); 0.303 (age 50–59); 0.252 (age 60–69); 0.237 (age 70–74)

  Distant

0.009 (age 40–49); 0.007 (age 50–59); 0.006 (age 60–69); 0.005 (age 70–74)

Annual screening

  Local

0.683 (age 40–49); 0.696 (age 50–59); 0.732 (age 60–69); 0.772 (age 70–74)

[14, 18]

  Regional

0.310 (age 40–49); 0.297 (age 50–59); 0.262 (age 60–69); 0.223 (age 70–74)

  Distant

0.007 (age 40–49); 0.007 (age 50–59); 0.006 (age 60–69); 0.005 (age 70–74)

Probabilities

 ER positive, HER2 negative

0.76

[10]

 ER positive, HER2 positive

0.1

 ER negative, HER2 positive

0.04

 ER negative, HER2 negative

0.1

Mortality hazard reduction

 Tamoxifen

0.67

[19]

 Trastuzumab

0.66

[19]

Sensitivity and specificity of mammography

 Sensitivity

0.824 (age 40–49); 0.805 (age 50–59); 0.899 (age 60–69); 0.86 (age 70–74)

[20]

 Specificity

0.88 (age 40–49); 0.909 (age 50–59); 0.921 (age 60–69); 0.928 (age 70–74)

Costs ($)

 AI

112 (28)

[21], Author’s calculation

 OncoArray genetic test

115 (29)

[22]

 Genetic counseling (per session)

44 (11)

[23]

 Mammography

152 (38)

[24]

Additional diagnostic costs (true positive diagnosis)

 Age 40–49

2491 (623)

[25]

 Age 50–64

2337 (584)

 Age 65–74

2350 (588)

Additional diagnostic costs (false positive diagnosis)

 Age 40–49

261 (65)

[25]

 Age 50–64

309 (77)

 Age 65–74

310 (77)

Treatment costs

 In situ, initial cost

11,543 (2886); 10,329 (2582)

[14, 19]

 In situ, continuing cost

0

 Localized, initial cost

29,374 (7343); 18,995 (4749)

 Localized, continuing cost

1986 (497); 1267 (317); 1210 (303); 1446 (362); 1044 (261); 817 (204)

 Localized, terminal cost

51,800 (12950)

 Regional, initial cost

51,859 (12965); 35,365 (8841)

 Regional, continuing cost

6747 (1687); 4572 (1143); 4315 (1079); 3744 (936); 2662 (666); 2353 (588)

 Regional, terminal cost

58,172 (14543)

 Distant, initial cost

56,702 (14176); 43,543 (10886)

 Distant, continuing cost

23,581 (5895); 20,945 (5236); 20,162 (5040); 17,744 (4436); 13,094 (3274); 13,478 (3370)

 Distant, terminal cost

73,970 (18493)

 Tamoxifen (5 years)

1519 (76)

[19]

 Trastuzumab

81,717 (20429)

[19]

Utilities

 Disutility from screening

0.006 (0.00003) for 1 week

[25]

 Disutility from additional diagnosis

0.105 (0.00001) for 5 weeks

Health state

 Healthy

0.762–0.859 (depending on age and time since diagnosis)

[14]

 In situ

0.689–0.777 (depending on age and time since diagnosis)

 Local

0.645–0.842 (depending on age and time since diagnosis)

 Regional

0.574–0.777 (depending on age and time since diagnosis)

 Distant

0.574–0.715 (depending on age and time since diagnosis)

  1. All costs are in 2020 US dollars ($). Standard deviations used in probabilistic sensitivity analyses are in parentheses. Calculations by European Society of Radiology suggest fixed costs of €60,000 ($65,300 @ €1 = US$1.08 [26]) for AI technology in addition to €20,000 ($21,770) annually for the software license [21]. Assuming equipment is amortized in 10 years, and with 8695 mammogram facilities in the US [27] serving over 2 million women aged 40 years [28], cost of AI reading of each mammogram amounts to ~$112. Initial treatment costs for each stage are for age < 70 and age > =70, respectively, calculated as the weighted average of costs of different breast cancer treatments with proportion of patients receiving each type of treatment as the weight [19]. Continuing treatment costs for each stage are for 1 to 5 and > =6 years after the year of diagnosis, respectively. AJCC stage-specific costs reported in [19] were converted to SEER stage-specific costs using proportions reported in Schousboe et al. [14]