Featured Publications
Cost-effectiveness of bevacizumab therapy in the care of patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Wang D, Ito S, Waldron C, Butt A, Zhang E, Krumholz H, Al-Samkari H, Goshua G. Cost-effectiveness of bevacizumab therapy in the care of patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Blood Advances 2024, 8: 2835-2845. PMID: 38537061, PMCID: PMC11176968, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024012589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncremental net monetary benefitHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaStandard-of-careBevacizumab therapyWillingness-to-payNet monetary benefitHemorrhagic telangiectasiaWillingness-to-pay thresholdsStandard-of-care strategiesCare of patientsCost-effectiveness analysisAnti-VEGF bevacizumabSystemic antiangiogenic therapyCurrent standard-of-careMonetary benefitsTime horizonFormulary placementHealthcare resource utilizationStandard of careLifetime time horizonPatient quality-of-lifeScenario analysisProbabilistic sensitivity analysesIV bevacizumabAnti-VEGFCost-effectiveness of rapid vs in-house vs send-out ADAMTS13 testing for immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Allen C, Ito S, Butt A, Purcell A, Richmond R, Tormey C, Krumholz H, Cuker A, Goshua G. Cost-effectiveness of rapid vs in-house vs send-out ADAMTS13 testing for immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood Advances 2024, 8: 2279-2289. PMID: 38502197, PMCID: PMC11116991, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024012608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraPLASMIC scoreThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraThrombocytopenic purpuraADAMTS13 testingIncremental net monetary benefitPer-patient cost savingsTherapeutic plasma exchangeBase-case analysisMarkov cohort simulationProbabilistic sensitivity analysesAmount of QALYEmpirical therapyADAMTS13 assaysPlasma exchangeEmpirical treatmentCaplacizumabFRET-based assayPrimary outcomePatientsNet monetary benefitCohort simulationCost-effectiveness evaluationPurpuraTesting strategiesReduced fixed dose tocilizumab 400 mg IV compared to weight-based dosing in critically ill patients with COVID-19: A before-after cohort study
Stukas S, Goshua G, Kinkade A, Grey R, Mah G, Biggs CM, Jamal S, Thiara S, Lau TTY, Piszczek J, Partovi N, Sweet DD, Lee AYY, Wellington CL, Sekhon MS, Chen LYC. Reduced fixed dose tocilizumab 400 mg IV compared to weight-based dosing in critically ill patients with COVID-19: A before-after cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2022, 11: 100228. PMID: 35345649, PMCID: PMC8941850, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoses of tocilizumabCohort studyClinical outcomesIll patientsIll COVID-19 patientsCOVID-19Interleukin-6 inhibitorsSevere COVID-19Weight-based dosingCOVID-19 patientsDrug shortagesNet monetary benefitMedian CRPControl cohortTocilizumabPatientsAssumed willingnessDexamethasoneComparable reductionMortalityPhysiological responsesSignificant differencesOnly groupDoseDoses
2024
Cost-effectiveness of iptacopan in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Ito S, Chetlapalli K, Wang D, Potnis K, Richmond R, Krumholz H, Lee A, Cuker A, Goshua G. Cost-effectiveness of iptacopan in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Blood 2024 PMID: 39374533, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2024025176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandard-of-careParoxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuriaIncremental net monetary benefitNocturnal hemoglobinuriaComplement-mediated hemolytic anemiaTreating paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuriaComplement C5 inhibitor eculizumabPhase 3 studyQuality-adjusted life expectancyRare blood disorderComprehensive cost-effectiveness analysisProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-saving thresholdsC5 inhibitor eculizumabNet monetary benefitPersistent anemiaIptacopanExtravascular hemolysisIntravenous infusionMonotherapyHemolytic anemiaAnemia resolutionC5 inhibitionFDA approvalPrimary outcome
2023
Cost-Effectiveness of Rapid Hemosil Versus in-House and Send-out ADAMTS13 Activity Testing in the Care of Patients with Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Allen C, Ito S, Butt A, Purcell A, Richmond R, Cuker A, Goshua G. Cost-Effectiveness of Rapid Hemosil Versus in-House and Send-out ADAMTS13 Activity Testing in the Care of Patients with Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Blood 2023, 142: 368. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-184927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraTherapeutic plasma exchangeIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraPLASMIC scoreIncremental net monetary benefitProbabilistic sensitivity analysesPlasma exchangeThrombocytopenic purpuraMedical intensive care unitADAMTS13 activity testingIntensive care unitCare of patientsActivity levelsHigh pretest probabilityClinical trial dataCost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness evaluationDeterministic sensitivity analysesNet monetary benefitEmpiric treatmentAdverse eventsPrimary outcomeIll adultsCare unitCost-Effectiveness of Long-Term Prophylaxis with Plasma-Derived Vs. Recombinant Von Willebrand Factor in Severe Von Willebrand Disease
Waldron C, Ito S, Wang D, Allen C, Viswanathan G, Bona R, Cuker A, Goshua G. Cost-Effectiveness of Long-Term Prophylaxis with Plasma-Derived Vs. Recombinant Von Willebrand Factor in Severe Von Willebrand Disease. Blood 2023, 142: 3698. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-188018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere von Willebrand diseaseLong-term prophylaxisIncremental net monetary benefitVon Willebrand diseasePlasma-derived von Willebrand factorIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioNet monetary benefitVon Willebrand factorProbabilistic sensitivity analysesDeterministic sensitivity analysesSevere haemophiliaWillebrand factorRecombinant von Willebrand factorWillebrand diseasePhase 3 clinical trialsHealth resource utilizationFactor replacement therapyFrequency of infusionsSubset of patientsCost of prophylaxisType 3 von Willebrand diseaseFactor replacement productsSimilar significant improvementsSevere phenotypeNon-significant reductionSecond-Line Therapy Sequencing in Primary Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Splenectomy-Rituximab Versus Rituximab-Splenectomy
Waldron C, Ito S, Wang D, Viswanathan G, Butt A, Goshua G. Second-Line Therapy Sequencing in Primary Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Splenectomy-Rituximab Versus Rituximab-Splenectomy. Blood 2023, 142: 2317. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-189957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWarm autoimmune hemolytic anemiaSecond-line therapyAutoimmune hemolytic anemiaAdult patientsHemolytic anemiaSecond-line treatmentFirst-line treatmentPrevention of thrombosisDegree of anemiaLaparoscopic surgical techniquesPatient's disease statusQuality-adjusted life expectancyRate of infectionProbabilistic sensitivity analysesNet monetary benefitRituximab cyclesTherapy sequencingComplete remissionPartial remissionPerioperative mortalityPrimary outcomeTherapeutic sequencingLaparoscopic techniquePreferred treatmentRelapse risk