Cost-effectiveness analysis of pembrolizumab for patients with advanced esophageal cancer at PD-L1 combined positive score ≥10

Aim: Due to the high price of pembrolizumab, it is still unknown whether the use of pembrolizumab for advanced esophageal cancer would be a cost-effective option for patients whose PD-L1 combined positive score is ≥10. Methods: A Markov simulation model was performed based on clinical trial KEYNOTE-181. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were calculated to compare the two treatments. Results: The total costs were US$193,575.60 and $8789.24 for pembrolizumab and chemotherapy treatment, respectively. The pembrolizumab group produced 0.93 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), while the chemotherapy group produced 0.58 QALYs. Thus, patients in the pembrolizumab group spent an additional US$184,786.36 and produced 0.35 QALYs more than the chemotherapy group, which resulted in an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of US$527,961.03 per QALY. Conclusion: For patients with advanced esophageal cancer whose PD-L1 combined positive score is ≥10, pembrolizumab is not a cost-effective second-line therapy versus chemotherapy from the US payer perspective.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal of comparative effectiveness research - 11(2022), 15 vom: 27. Okt., Seite 1095-1103

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xie, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Yaxin [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Xingchen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
B7-H1 Antigen
Cost–effectiveness analysis
DPT0O3T46P
Gastroenterology/hepatology
Health policy
Journal Article
Oncology
Pembrolizumab
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.09.2022

Date Revised 01.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2217/cer-2021-0165

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345607732