Identify yet to be published research that may have results available in the near future that could be relevant in the consideration of your application by MSAC (limiting these to the English language only). Please do not attach full text articles, this is just intended to be a summary. Type of design* Title of research (including any trial identifier if relevant) Short description of research (max 50 words)** Website link to research (if available) Date*** 1. For yet to be published research that may have results relevant to your application, insert the type of study design in this column and columns below For yet to be published research that may have results relevant to your application, insert the title of research (including any trial identifier if relevant) in this column and columns below For yet to be published research that may have results relevant to your application, insert a short description of research (max 50 words) in this column and columns below For yet to be published research that may have results relevant to your application, insert a website link to this research (if available) in this column and columns below For yet to be published research that may have results relevant to your application, insert date in this column and columns below 2. Insert study design Insert title of research Insert description Insert website link Insert date 3. Insert study design Insert title of research Insert description Insert website link Insert date 4. Insert study design Insert title of research Insert description Insert website link Insert date 5. Insert study design Insert title of research Insert description Insert website link Insert date 6. Insert study design Insert title of research Insert description Insert website link Insert date 7. Insert study design Insert title of research Insert description Insert website link Insert date 8. Insert study design Insert title of research Insert description Insert website link Insert date 9. Insert study design Insert title of research Insert description Insert website link Insert date
and demand factors) as well as provide commentary on risk of ‘leakage’ to populations not targeted by the service: Uptake in the next three years could result in all of the at-risk population using the test in diagnosis. This could be projected at 10% of 2.5 million patients with hypertriglyceridaemia i.e. 250,000. Leakage to populations not targeted by the service would be restricted by the item descriptor. PART 8 – COST INFORMATION Indicate the likely cost of providing the proposed medical service. Where possible, please provide overall cost and breakdown: ApoB testing is likely to cost $15 to perform Equipment and resources Per test Kit, probes, reagents, ancillary reagents 4.00 Labour medical (consultant pathologist) 2.00 Labour scientific 3.00 Labour on costs 2.00 Depreciation, overheads 1.00 Admin, IT 3.00 Total $15.00 Specify how long the proposed medical service typically takes to perform: On arrival in lab, less than 24 h If public funding is sought through the MBS, please draft a proposed MBS item descriptor to define the population and medical service usage characteristics that would define eligibility for MBS funding. Cost ($15 plus $2 margin) Category (proposed category number) – (proposed category description) Proposed item descriptor Quantitation of apoB in patients with Triglycerides ≥3 mmol/L AND <10 mmol/L4 OR Total cholesterol >7.5 mmol/L AND clinical evidence of cholestatic liver disease Fee: $17