Florbetaben PET in the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease: A Discrete Event Simulation to Explore Its Potential Value and Key Data Gaps

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Guo, Shien
Getsios, Denis
Hernandez, Luis
Altincatal, Arman
Lanes, Stephan
Blankenburg, Michael
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Guo, Shien, Denis Getsios, Luis Hernandez, Kelly Cho, Elizabeth Lawler, Arman Altincatal, Stephan Lanes, and Michael Blankenburg. 2012. Florbetaben PET in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: a discrete event simulation to explore its potential value and key data gaps. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 2012: 548157.Abstract
The growing understanding of the use of biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease (AD) may enable physicians to make more accurate and timely diagnoses. Florbetaben, a beta-amyloid tracer used with positron emission tomography (PET), is one of these diagnostic biomarkers. This analysis was undertaken to explore the potential value of florbetaben PET in the diagnosis of AD among patients with suspected dementia and to identify key data that are needed to further substantiate its value. A discrete event simulation was developed to conduct exploratory analyses from both US payer and societal perspectives. The model simulates the lifetime course of disease progression for individuals, evaluating the impact of their patient management from initial diagnostic work-up to final diagnosis. Model inputs were obtained from specific analyses of a large longitudinal dataset from the New England Veterans Healthcare System and supplemented with data from public data sources and assumptions. The analyses indicate that florbetaben PET has the potential to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs under certain scenarios. Key data on the use of florbetaben PET, such as its influence on time to confirmation of final diagnosis, treatment uptake, and treatment persistency, are unavailable and would be required to confirm its value.Other Sources
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