THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GENDER NEUTRAL QUADRIVALENT HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINATION PROGRAM IN BRAZIL
Author(s)
Coutinho MB1, Serra FB1, Monsanto H2, Kulkarni AS3, Pavelyev A3
1MSD Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil, 2Merck Sharp & Dohme IA LLC, Carolina, PR, PR, 3Merck & Co. Inc, Rahway, NJ, USA
OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the public health and economic impact of a gender neutral HPV vaccination (GNV) program for preventing cervical cancer, anal cancer, genital warts, and mortality due to HPV related cervical and anal cancer in Brazil. METHODS: A previously developed and validated dynamic transmission model was adapted and calibrated for Brazil. The model compared a two-dose routine vaccination program for girls aged 9 years combined with a catch up program for 10-13 year old girls with a vaccination program for 9 years old boys and girls (GNV model) with a catch up vaccination program for 10-13 year old boys and girls. The model estimated the impact of the vaccination programs on public health and healthcare costs over a 100 year time horizon. The epidemiological and QALY data were either obtained from local sources or from the literature. Economic data was obtained from the SUS database. RESULTS: Over the 100 year time horizon, the GNV with a catch up program showed an additional decrease in the annual incidence of cervical cancer by 6.1%, cervical cancer mortality by 5.7%, and anal cancer in women and men by 6.7% and 16.8%, respectively. Also associated to HPV, the genital warts costs showed a reduction of 29% in male population. The model estimated savings of USD$68Mi over the 100 year time horizon, The ICER of the GNV with catch up program versus the girls with catch up program was of USD$ 2,210, which is equivalent to 1 GDP per capita, therefore very cost-effective. CONCLUSIONS: In Brazil, the expansion of HPV vaccination program to boys is expected to reduce HPV-related morbidity and mortality. A gender neutral vaccination program is expected to be very cost-effective and may warrant a change in the current female-only vaccination policy.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-10, ISPOR Europe 2016, Vienna, Austria
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 7 (November 2016)
Code
PIN39
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost-comparison, Effectiveness, Utility, Benefit Analysis
Disease
Oncology