Application 1084
Uro Vysion Fluorescence Insitu Hybridization (FISH) Assay
Uro Vysion Fluorescence Insitu Hybridization (FISH) Assay
Application No. | 1084 |
| Application Name | Uro Vysion Fluorescence Insitu Hybridization (FISH) Assay |
| Advisory Panels | Dr Doug Travis (Chair and MSAC Member) Dr Paul Craft (MSAC Member) Associate Professor Lynda Campbell (Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia nominee) Dr Shane La Bianca (Urological Society of Australasia nominee) Mr Craig Ellis (Consumers' Health Forum of Australia nominee) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | 22 July 2004 |
| Stage 1 - Eligibility | Eligible |
| Stage 2 - Assessment | Completed |
| Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the Minister | This assessment was considered by the MSAC at the 16 November 2005 meeting. The MSAC recommended that on the strength of evidence pertaining to Uro Vysion FISH assay public funding should not be supported for this procedure. The clinical usefulness of the test is limited by the sensitivity and expense of the test and the cost effectiveness was not demonstrated. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 28 March 2006 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation |  |
