Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Regorafenib for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Regorafenib for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
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DOI:
10.1200/jco.2015.61.9569
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发表时间:
2015-11-10
影响因子:
45.3
通讯作者:
Flowers, Christopher R.
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作者:
Goldstein, Daniel A.;Ahmad, Bilal B.;Flowers, Christopher R.
PurposeRegorafenib is a standard-care option for treatment-refractory metastatic colorectal cancer that increases median overall survival by 6 weeks compared with placebo. Given this small incremental clinical benefit, we evaluated the cost-effectiveness of regorafenib in the third-line setting for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer from the US payer perspective.MethodsWe developed a Markov model to compare the cost and effectiveness of regorafenib with those of placebo in the third-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Health outcomes were measured in life-years and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). Drug costs were based on Medicare reimbursement rates in 2014. Model robustness was addressed in univariable and probabilistic sensitivity analyses.ResultsRegorafenib provided an additional 0.04 QALYs (0.13 life-years) at a cost of $ 40,000, resulting in an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $ 900,000 per QALY. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for regorafenib was > $ 550,000 per QALY in all of our univariable and probabilistic sensitivity analyses.ConclusionRegorafenib provides minimal incremental benefit at high incremental cost per QALY in the third-line management of metastatic colorectal cancer. The cost-effectiveness of regorafenib could be improved by the use of value-based pricing. (C) 2015 by American Society of Clinical Oncology