Meier, Niklaus; Fuchs, Hendrik; Galactionova, Katya; Hermans, Cedric; Pletscher, Mark; Schwenkglenks, Matthias (2024). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Etranacogene Dezaparvovec Versus Extended Half-Life Prophylaxis for Moderate-to-Severe Haemophilia B in Germany PharmacoEconomics Open, 8(3), pp. 373-387. Springer 10.1007/s41669-024-00480-z
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Background and Objective Haemophilia B is a rare genetic disease that is caused by a deficiency of coagulation factor IX (FIX) in the blood and leads to internal and external bleeding. Under the current standard of care, haemophilia is treated either prophylactically or on-demand via intravenous infusions of FIX. These treatment strategies impose a high burden on patients and health care systems as haemophilia B requires lifelong treatment, and FIX is costly. Etranacogene dezaparvovec (ED) is a gene therapy for haemophilia B that has been recently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and has received a recommendation for conditional marketing authorization by the European Medicines Agency. We aimed to examine the cost-effectiveness of ED versus extended half-life FIX (EHL-FIX) prophylaxis for moderate-to-severe haemophilia B from a German health care payer perspective. Methods A microsimulation model was implemented in R. The model used data from the ED phase 3 clinical trial publication and further secondary data sources to simulate and compare patients receiving ED or EHL-FIX prophylaxis over a lifetime horizon, with the potential for ED patients to switch treatment to EHL-FIX prophylaxis when the effectiveness of ED waned. Primary outcomes of this analysis included discounted total costs, discounted quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), incremental cost-effectiveness, and the incremental net monetary benefit. The annual discount rate for costs and effects was 3%. Uncertainty was examined via probabilistic analysis and additional univariate sensitivity analyses. Results Probabilistic analysis indicated that patients treated with ED instead of EHL-FIX prophylaxis gained 0.50 QALYs and experienced cost savings of EUR 1,179,829 at a price of EUR 1,500,000 per ED treatment. ED was the dominant treatment strategy. At a willingness to pay of EUR 50,000/QALY, the incremental net monetary benefit amounted to EUR 1,204,840. Discussion Depending on the price, ED can save costs and improve health outcomes of haemophilia patients compared with EHL-FIX prophylaxis, making it a potentially cost-effective alternative. These results are uncertain due to a lack of evidence regarding the long-term effectiveness of ED.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
School of Health Professions School of Health Professions > Institute of Health Economics and Health Policy |
Name: |
Meier, Niklaus; Fuchs, Hendrik; Galactionova, Katya; Hermans, Cedric; Pletscher, Mark and Schwenkglenks, Matthias |
Subjects: |
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
ISSN: |
2509-4262 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Funders: |
[UNSPECIFIED] This project has been funded, in part, by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant agreement No. 825730. |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Niklaus Meier |
Date Deposited: |
25 Apr 2024 10:35 |
Last Modified: |
18 Sep 2024 11:25 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s41669-024-00480-z |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.21790 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/21790 |
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