兰州大学循证社会科学交叉创新实验室 Innovation Laboratory of Evidence-based Social Sciences,Lanzhou University

Cost-Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Patients With Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease.

2024-02-01

Background: The mainstay first-line therapy for chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) is corticosteroids; however, for steroid-refractory patients, there is a distinct lack of cost-effective or efficacious treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) compared with standard-of-care therapies for the treatment of cGVHD in Australia. The study formed part of an application to the Australian Government to reimburse ECP for these patients. Methods: A cost-utility analysis was conducted comparing ECP to standard of care, which modeled the response to treatment and disease progression of cGVHD patients in Australia. Mycophenolate, tacrolimus, and cyclosporin comprised second-line standard of care based on a survey of Australian clinicians. Health states in the model included treatment response, disease progression, and death. Transition probabilities were obtained from Australian-specific registry data and randomized controlled evidence. Quality-of-life values were applied based on treatment response. The analysis considered costs of second-line treatment and disease management including immunosuppressants, hospitalizations and subsequent therapy. Disease-specific mortality was calculated for treatment response and progression. Results: Over a 10-year time horizon, ECP resulted in an average cost reduction of $23 999 and an incremental improvement of 1.10 quality-adjusted life-years per patient compared with standard of care. The sensitivity analysis demonstrated robustness over a range of plausible scenarios. Conclusion: This analysis demonstrates that ECP improves quality of life, minimizes the harms associated with immunosuppressant therapy, and is a highly cost-effective option for steroid-refractory cGVHD patients in Australia. Based in part on this analysis, ECP was listed on the Medicare Benefits Schedule for public reimbursement.
   

研究类型
卫生技术评估
人群
混合人群
主题
["医疗服务技术","慢性非传染性疾病"]
作者
Adrian Peacock;Frances C Dehle;Oscar A Mesa Zapata;Francesca Gennari;Maro R I Williams;Nada Hamad;Stephen Larsen;Simon J Harrison;Colman Taylor
国家
Australia
关键词
cost-effectiveness analysis; cost-utility analysis; extracorporeal photopheresis; graft-vs-host disease; health technology assessment.
来源期刊
J Health Econ Outcomes Res
发布日期
2024-02-01
全文链接
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10838062/
相关网址
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38312919/
DOI
10.36469/001c.92028