ECONOMIC EVALUATION FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM OF SYSTEMIC CHEMOTHERAPIES AS FIRST-LINE TREATMENT FOR METASTATIC PANCREATIC CANCER
Author(s)
Gharaibeh M1, McBride A2, Alberts D2, Slack M1, Erstad B1, Abraham I1
1University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, 2Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
OBJECTIVES: Gemcitabine (GEM), oxaliplatin plus GEM (OX+GEM), cisplatin plus GEM (CIS+GEM), capecitabine plus GEM (CAP+GEM), FOLFIRINOX (FFX), and Nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine (NAB-P+GEM) are the most commonly used first-line treatment options for metastatic pancreatic cancer (MPC) in the UK. A comprehensive independent economic evaluation for these regimens has not been conducted for the UK. METHODS: A state transition model with full time horizon was used to estimate the life years (LY) and quality-adjusted life years (QALY) gained and incremental cost-effectiveness (ICER) and cost-utility ratios (ICUR) for all regimens. Direct and indirect efficacy estimates were obtained from published clinical trials. Health-states utility values were adjusted from a US sample to represent sample of the UK population. Adverse events utility decrements were obtained from published clinical trials using EQ-5D questionnaire from British population. A 3.5%/year discount rate was used and all costs were presented in 2016 GB£. RESULTS: NAB-P+GEM was dominated by FFX (NAB-P+GEM was more costly with incremental costs of £3,109, and less effective with incremental QALYs of –0.144). OX+GEM and CIS+GEM were dominated by CAP+GEM (OX+GEM was more costly with incremental costs of £3,109, and less effective with incremental QALYs of –0.144; and CIS+GEM was more costly with incremental costs of £1,947, and less effective with incremental QALYs of 0.07). The ICUR for CAP+GEM compared with GEM alone was £28,006 per QALY gained (incremental costs, £1,935; incremental QALYs, 0.07), and the ICER was £17,437 per LYG gained (incremental LYs, 0.11). The ICUR for FFX compared with GEM was £33,020 per QALY gained (incremental costs, £8,130; incremental QALYs, 0.247), and the ICER was £22,291 per LYG gained (incremental LYs, 0.365). CONCLUSIONS: The availability of less costly and more effective options such as FFX and CAP+GEM, make NAB-P+GEM, OX+GEM, and CIS+GEM less preferred regimens in the management of MPC in the UK.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-10, ISPOR Europe 2016, Vienna, Austria
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 7 (November 2016)
Code
EE1
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost-comparison, Effectiveness, Utility, Benefit Analysis
Disease
Oncology