Setting Cost-Effective Price Thresholds before FDA Approval: Cost-Effectiveness of Iptacopan Monotherapy Versus Standard-of-Care Anti-C5 Therapy in Transfusion-Dependent, Treatment-Experienced Adult Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria in the United States
Ito S, Chetlapalli K, Potnis K, Richmond R, Wang D, Lee A, Goshua G. Setting Cost-Effective Price Thresholds before FDA Approval: Cost-Effectiveness of Iptacopan Monotherapy Versus Standard-of-Care Anti-C5 Therapy in Transfusion-Dependent, Treatment-Experienced Adult Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria in the United States. Blood 2023, 142: 5042. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-188063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-experienced patientsParoxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuriaIncremental net monetary benefitIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioNursing timeExtravascular hemolysisNocturnal hemoglobinuriaPhase III study resultsTreatment-experienced adult patientsTransfusion-associated adverse eventsCost-effective therapeutic optionAnti-C5 therapyComplement inhibition therapyComplement inhibitor therapyHealth resource utilizationCare of patientsIndirect medical costsComplement component 5Clinical trial dataLife-threatening hematological disorderCost-effectiveness ratioBreakthrough therapy designationProbabilistic sensitivity analysesFirst cost-effectiveness analysisCost-effectiveness analysisCost-Effectiveness of Sutimlimab Versus Standard-of-Care in Transfusion Dependent Patients with Primary Cold Agglutinin Disease in the United States
Ito S, Wang D, Purcell A, Chetlapalli K, Lee A, Cuker A, Goshua G. Cost-Effectiveness of Sutimlimab Versus Standard-of-Care in Transfusion Dependent Patients with Primary Cold Agglutinin Disease in the United States. Blood 2023, 142: 2316. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-187270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary cold agglutinin diseaseCold agglutinin diseaseIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioTransfusion-dependent patientsIncremental net monetary benefitProbabilistic sensitivity analysesDistributional cost-effectiveness analysisAnemia severityBody weightPhase 3 clinical studiesHealth resource utilizationRed blood cell destructionDisease-specific mortalityHistory of transfusionAutoimmune hemolytic anemiaMarkov state transition modelCare of patientsHumanized monoclonal antibodyLower body weightBlood cell destructionCost-effectiveness ratioFDA package insertsCold-reactive antibodiesBase-case analysisCost-effectiveness analysis