COST PER RESPONSE ANALYSIS FOR THROMBOPOIETIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS (TPO-RAS), IN THE TREATMENT OF ADULT CHRONIC IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA (ITP) IN MEXICO
Author(s)
Alva ME1, Rivera R1, Arocho R2, Campos I3, Campioni M4
1Amgen, Mexico City, Mexico, 2Amgen, Inc., Barcelona, Spain, 3Amgen, Zug, Switzerland, 4Amgen (Europe) GmbH, Zug, Switzerland
OBJECTIVES TPO-RAs, represent an evidence-based treatment option in the public setting for adult patients with chronic ITP in Mexico. TPO-RAs have not been directly compared in head-to-head randomized controlled trials (RCTs); however an indirect comparison was undertaken using Bayesian metaregression: the overall platelet response was significantly higher in patients receiving Romiplostim than in those receiving Eltrombopag, estimating an Odds ratio (OR) of eltrombopag vs romiplostim as 0.15 (95% CI: 0.02, 0.84). The objective of this study is to compare the cost per response of TPO-RAs in chronic adult ITP in Mexico. METHODS A cost per response analysis was developed. Dose was derived from RCTs and Summary of Product Characteristics. Median dose for romiplostim was 2.5 mcg/kg/week and average dose for eltrombopag was 55 mg/day (21.5% of patients received 25mg; 41% 75mg; and remaining 37.5% 50mg). Costs for romiplostim were based on vials used, considering a representative Mexican patient (65kg); for eltrombopag, it was based on milligrams needed. Cost assessment included cost of medication, cost of administration and in case of eltrombopag, cost of liver monitoring, expressed in Mexican pesos. Crude Overall Response Rate (ORR) for romiplostim was 83%. Placebo adjusted ORR for eltrombopag was 42% calculated by applying the OR estimated from the Bayesian indirect comparison performed by the NICE Evidence Review Group. RESULTS Romiplostim generates a cost per overall platelet response of $219,690.80, while eltrombopag yields $374,137.72. CONCLUSIONS Within the TPO-RAs, romiplostim generates a lower cost per response than eltrombopag, in adult patients with chronic ITP in Mexico.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2014-11, ISPOR Europe 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Value in Health, Vol. 17, No. 7 (November 2014)
Code
PSY52
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost-comparison, Effectiveness, Utility, Benefit Analysis
Disease
Systemic Disorders/Conditions