COST ANALYSIS OF VORICONAZOLE VERSUS LIPOSOMAL AMPHOTERICIN B AND CASPOFUNGIN FOR PRIMARY THERAPY OF INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS AMONG HIGH-RISK HEMATOLOGIC CANCER PATIENTS IN LEBANON
Author(s)
Helou G1, Gao C2, Xue M3, Tarcha N4, Charbonneau C5
1Mount Lebanon Hospital, Hazmieh, Lebanon, 2Pharmerit International, Newton, MA, USA, 3Pharmerit International, Bethesda, MD, USA, 4Pfizer, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5Pfizer Inc, Paris, France
OBJECTIVES: Results from real-world studies suggest reduced hospital length-of-stay, intravenous (IV) length-of-therapy (LOT), and costs in patients with invasive aspergillosis (IA) treated with voriconazole compared to liposomal amphotericin B (LAMB) or caspofungin therapy. We performed a cost analysis comparing voriconazole, LAMB, and caspofungin as first-line treatment for IA among patients with prolonged neutropenia or undergoing bone marrow or hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (BMT/HSCT) from a payer perspective in Lebanon. METHODS: A decision analytic model with a 6-week time horizon was constructed to estimate voriconazole, LAMB, and caspofungin treatment costs (2016 US$) in Lebanon. Each treatment pathway was defined by probabilities of event occurrence and clinical outcome costs derived from published literature or local expert opinion. We assumed patients failing first-line voriconazole were switched-to or added-on caspofungin; patients failing first-line LAMB or caspofungin were switched-to or added-on voriconazole. Base-case evaluation included drug management and additional hospitalization costs due to severe adverse events. Treatment success rates were obtained from pivotal clinical trials (voriconazole, 52.8%; LAMB, 50.0%; caspofungin, 33%). First-line treatment duration was assumed 24 days for voriconazole (14-day 4-6mg/kg/d IV followed by 10-day 200mg/BID oral), IV LAMB (3-5mg/kg/d), and IV caspofungin (50-70mg/d); second-line treatment duration was assumed 15 days regardless of therapy. RESULTS: Results from our model showed considerably lower total treatment costs for voriconazole (LBP14,144,427/$9,411) than LAMB (LBP32,982,623/$21,945) and caspofungin (LBP26,202,736/$17,434) in Lebanon. Voriconazole cost savings primarily resulted from lower drug costs, higher treatment efficacy, and shorter IV LOT compared to LAMB and caspofungin. First-line voriconazole therapy remained cost saving even when the entire voriconazole treatment course was administered intravenously. Cost drivers included treatment efficacy and i.v. drug per-day costs (voriconazole LBP462,914/$308; LAMB LBP1,130,232/$752; caspofungin LBP766,513/$510). CONCLUSIONS: Results from this study suggest that voriconazole is cost-saving compared to LAMB and caspofungin in the treatment of IA from payer perspectives in Lebanon.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-10, ISPOR Europe 2016, Vienna, Austria
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 7 (November 2016)
Code
PSY51
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies, Cost-comparison, Effectiveness, Utility, Benefit Analysis
Disease
Infectious Disease (non-vaccine), Systemic Disorders/Conditions