Micro-costing of genetic diagnostics in acute leukemia in Sweden: from standard-of-care to whole-genome sequencing.
Tharshini ThangaveluValtteri WirtaChristina Orsmark-PietrasLucia CavelierThoas FioretosGisela BarbanyLinda Olsson-ArvidssonTatjana PandzicAnna StaffasRichard RosenquistLars-Åke LevinPublished in: Journal of medical economics (2024)
In summary, WGS is currently more costly than SoC, however the cost can be reduced by utilizing laboratories with higher throughput and by the expected decline in cost of reagents. Our data provides guidance to decision-makers for the resource allocation needed when implementing WGS in diagnostics of hematological malignancies.