COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATING HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) GENOTYPE 1 (GT1) PATIENTS WITH ABBVIE 3D (PARITAPREVIR/RITONAVIR/OMBITASVIR AND DASABUVIR ) +/- RIBAVIRIN COMPARED TO HARVONI (SOFOSBUVIR/LEDIPASVIR) IN THE UNITED STATES
Author(s)
Johnson S1, Parise H1, Virabhak S1, Juday T2, Misurski D3, Marx SE2, Samp JC2
1Medicus Economics, LLC, Milton, MA, USA, 2AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, IL, USA, 3Abbvie, Chicago, IL, USA
OBJECTIVES: Interferon (INF)-free therapies for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) offer better viral clearance rates and safety profiles than older therapies but are priced higher. These therapies have also been shown to have favorable cost-effectiveness profiles compared with older therapies; however, the cost-effectiveness of INF-free regimens relative to each other is unclear. The objective of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of treating genotype 1 (GT1) HCV patients with AbbVie 3D (paritaprevir [developed by AbbVie and Enanta] /ritonavir/ombitasvir/dasabuvir) +/- ribavirin compared with Harvoni® (sofosbuvir/ledipasvir) in the United States. METHODS: A cost-effectiveness Markov model, based on previous HCV models, had 13 health states: 8 disease progression states (F0-F4, decompensated cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver transplant), 3 sustained virologic response states, and 2 mortality states (liver-related and non-liver-related death). Transition rates were obtained from previous models. Adverse events, treatment-related disutility, and efficacy rates were based on phase 3 clinical trials. Baseline patient characteristics were derived from AbbVie 3D phase 3 clinical trials. Treatment durations were 24 weeks for GT1a experienced cirrhotic patients with AbbVie 3D and 8 weeks for 26% of GT1 treatment naïve patients with Harvoni. Direct medical costs were based on a systematic literature review and drug costs were based on December 2014 Red Book. The model was run over a lifetime horizon, discounting at 3% annually. Outcomes were measured in quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). Probabilistic simulation analysis (PSA) was conducted by varying all parameters simultaneously. RESULTS: AbbVie 3D resulted in discounted lifetime costs per patient of $99,753 and 16.20 QALYs. Harvoni resulted in lifetime costs of $108,430 and 16.18 QALYs. With lower costs (-$8,677) and higher QALYs (0.02), AbbVie 3D dominated Harvoni. AbbVie 3D was superior in 98.4% of PSA simulations when QALYs were valued at $100,000 each. CONCLUSIONS: With higher QALYs and lower costs, AbbVie 3D dominated Harvoni in GT1-HCV-infected patients.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-05, ISPOR 2015, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 2015)
Code
PGI21
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost-comparison, Effectiveness, Utility, Benefit Analysis
Disease
Gastrointestinal Disorders