ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF DASATINIB COMPARED TO NILOTINIB AS SECOND LINE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA IN GREECE
Author(s)
Gourzoulidis G1, Vassilopoulos G2, Gialama F1, Kourlaba G1, Diamantogiannis F3, Maniadakis N4
1Evroston LP, Athens, Greece, 2University of Thessaly Medical School, Larissa, Greece, 3Bristol-Myers Squibb Hellas, Athens, Greece, 4National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
OBJECTIVES: To conduct an economic evaluation of Dasatinib versus Nilotinib as a second line treatment (SLT) of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) in Greece. METHODS: A systematic literature review was conducted to synthesize the evidence concerning the efficacy of alternative therapies. The review revealed that the available data do not indicate any difference in terms of efficacy between Dasatinib and Nilotinib in SLT. As such, a cost-minimization analysis was performed to compare Dasatinib and Nilotinib. The analysis was conducted from a third-party payer perspective with one-year time horizon. Resource consumption data were obtained from a local expert, using a questionnaire developed for the purpose of the study and were combined with unit costs (in €2016) obtained from official sources. Because the time horizon did not exceed 1 year, no discounting was necessary for cost outcomes. One-way sensitivity analysis (OWSA) was undertaken to test the robustness of the results. RESULTS: The analysis showed that in SLT, the total annual cost per patient with Dasatinib and Nilotinib was estimated at €34,086 and €34,937, respectively, resulting in a cost-saving of €850.61, for the former. The OWSA showed that the results were more sensitive to the drug acquisition cost of Dasatinib and Nilotinib. CONCLUSIONS: Based on available clinical and local resource utilization and unit cost data, the present study suggests that, in a one-year time horizon, Dasatinib may be a cost-saving treatment option compared to other alternative therapies in SLT of CML patients in Greece.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2017-11, ISPOR Europe 2017, Glasgow, Scotland
Value in Health, Vol. 20, No. 9 (October 2017)
Code
PCN174
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost-comparison, Effectiveness, Utility, Benefit Analysis
Disease
Oncology