Abstract | INTRODUCTION: METHODS: A semi-Markov model was developed to compare the 2-year impact of Cis/Pem to three other first-line regimens from the U.S. payer perspective. Data from the randomized controlled clinical trial of Cis/Pem versus Cis/Gem and a mixed treatment comparison model (no head-to-head data were available for the Cis/Pem to Carb/Pac or Carb/Pac/Bev comparisons) provided clinical inputs. Medicare reimbursement rates were used to determine drug costs. A retrospective claims database analysis was used to obtain estimates of other direct NSCLC-related costs. RESULTS: In all patients with advanced NSCLC regardless of histologic subtype, using Cis/Pem as first-line chemotherapy led to an incremental cost per life-year gained (LYG) of $104,577 for Cis/Pem to Cis/Gem and $231,291 for Cis/Pem to Carb/Pac. In the prespecified subset of patients with nonsquamous cell histology, the incremental cost per LYG was $83,537 for Cis/Pem to Cis/Gem and $178,613 for Cis/Pem to Carb/Pac. The incremental cost per LYG for Carb/Pac/Bev to Cis/Pem was more than $300,000. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with commonly used and reimbursed regimens for first-line chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC, Cis/Pem may be considered cost-effective, particularly in patients with nonsquamous cell histology. This analysis emphasizes the importance of histology in identifying the appropriate patient for Cis/Pem first-line chemotherapy.
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Authors | Robert Klein, Catherine Muehlenbein, Astra M Liepa, Steve Babineaux, Ron Wielage, Lee Schwartzberg |
Journal | Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
(J Thorac Oncol)
Vol. 4
Issue 11
Pg. 1404-14
(Nov 2009)
ISSN: 1556-1380 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19786904
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Drosophila Proteins
- Glutamates
- Pemetrexed
- Guanine
- Thymidylate Synthase
- Endopeptidases
- RN-tre protein, Drosophila
- Cisplatin
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Topics |
- Antineoplastic Agents
(economics, therapeutic use)
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
(drug therapy, economics, pathology)
- Cisplatin
(economics, therapeutic use)
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Drosophila Proteins
- Drug Costs
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Endopeptidases
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Glutamates
(economics, therapeutic use)
- Guanine
(analogs & derivatives, economics, therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
(drug therapy, economics, pathology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Economic
- Neoplasm Staging
- Pemetrexed
- Retrospective Studies
- Thymidylate Synthase
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- United States
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