2017 has been a great year for the Decision Modeling Center. First, a grant was awarded to the Tango project in which Dr. Veerle Coupé will lead the disease modelling package. This project aims to optimize patient selection via clever use of state-of-the-art genetic diagnostics. Furthermore, seven new experts joined our group (Ellen Engelhardt, Thomas Klausch, Janneke Wilschut, Federica Inturrisi, Gabrielle Jongeneel, Natalia Kunst and Tim van de Brug). We also started with a new project concerning personalised adjuvant therapy in early colon cancer (PATTERN) and gave a masterclass on causal inference. Finally, we presented our work at international conferences and published extensively in peer-reviewed, international journals. A selection of key publications can be found below.
Key publications 2017
van Maurik IS, Zwan MD, Tijms BM, Bouwman FH, Teunissen CE, Scheltens P, Wattjes MP, Barkhof F, Berkhof J, van der Flier WM; Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Interpreting Biomarker Results in Individual Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Alzheimer’s Biomarkers in Daily Practice (ABIDE) Project. JAMA Neurol. 2017:74(12):1481-1491.
Bosmans JE, Coupé VMH, Knottnerus BJ, Geerlings SE, Moll van Charante EP, Ter Riet G. Cost-effectiveness of different strategies for diagnosis of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women presenting in primary care. PLoS One. 2017;12(11):e0188818.
Kolovos S, Bosmans JE, Riper H, Chevreul K, Coupé VMH, van Tulder MW. Model-Based Economic Evaluation of Treatments for Depression: A Systematic Literature Review. PharmacoEconomics – Open. 2017;1(3):149–165.
Engelhardt EG, Révész D, Tamminga HJ, Punt CJA, Koopman M, Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD, Steyerberg EW, Jansma IP, De Vet HCW, Coupé VMH. Clinical Usefulness of Tools to Support Decision-making for Palliative Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2017. pii: S1533-0028(17)30148-2. [Epub ahead of print]
Révész D, Engelhardt EG, Tamminga JJ, Schramel FMNH, Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD, van de Garde EMW, Steyerberg EW, Jansma EP, De Vet HCW, Coupé VMH. Decision support systems for incurable non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2017;17(1):144.
Greuter MJE, de Klerk CM, Meijer GA, Dekker E, Coupé VMH. Screening for Colorerectal Cancer With Fecal Immunochemical Testing With and Without Postpolypectomy Surveillance Colonoscopy: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2017;167(8):544-554.
Witte BI, Berkhof J, Jonker MA. An EM Algorithm for Nonparametric Estimation of the Cumulative Incidence Function from Repeated Imperfect Test Results. Stat Med. 2017;36(21):3412-3421.
Qendri V, Bogaards JA, Berkhof J. Health and Economic Impact of a Tender-Based, Sex-Neutral Human Papillomavirus 16/18 Vaccination Program in the Netherlands. J Infect Dis. 2017;216(2):210-219.
Greuter MJ, Schouten CS, Castelijns JA, de Graaf P, Comans EF, Hoekstra OS, de Bree R, Coupé VM. Cost-Effectiveness of Response Evaluation in Patients with Advanced Oropharyngeal Cancer using 18F-FDG-PET-CT and/or Diffusion-Weighted MRI. BMC Cancer. 2017;17(1):256.