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Cost–effectiveness of ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft for the treatment of polycythemia vera
AIM: Patients with polycythemia vera (PV), a rare and chronic blood cancer, are at a higher risk for thromboembolic events, progression to myelofibrosis, and leukemic transformation. In 2021, ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft (BESREMi(®)) was approved in the US to treat adults with PV. The purpose of thi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Becaris Publishing Ltd
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690394/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37531245 http://dx.doi.org/10.57264/cer-2023-0066 |
Sumario: | AIM: Patients with polycythemia vera (PV), a rare and chronic blood cancer, are at a higher risk for thromboembolic events, progression to myelofibrosis, and leukemic transformation. In 2021, ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft (BESREMi(®)) was approved in the US to treat adults with PV. The purpose of this study is to estimate the cost–effectiveness of ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft, used as a first- or second-line treatment, for the treatment of patients with PV in the US. MATERIALS & METHODS: A Markov cohort model was developed from the healthcare system perspective in the United States. Model inputs were informed by the PROUD-PV and CONTINUATION-PV studies and published literature. The model population included both low-risk and high-risk patients with PV. The model compared ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft used either as first- or second-line versus an alternative treatment pathway of first-line hydroxyurea followed by ruxolitinib. RESULTS: Over the modeled lifetime, ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft provided an additional 0.4 higher quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and 0.4 life-years with an added cost of USD60,175, resulting in a cost per QALY of USD141,783. The model was sensitive to treatment costs, the percentage of patients who discontinue hydroxyurea, the percentage of ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft users who switch to monthly dosing, the percentage of ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft users as 2nd line treatment, and the treatment response rates. A younger patient age at baseline and a higher percentage of patients with low-risk disease improved the cost–effectiveness of ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft. CONCLUSION: Ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft is a cost-effective treatment option for a broad range of patients with PV, including both low- and high-risk patients and patients with and without prior cytoreductive treatment with hydroxyurea. |
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