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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-VEGF
2023
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 analysisLongitudinal Systemic Bevacizumab Therapy Produces Cost Savings and Improves Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy in the Care of Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Moderate-to-Severe Bleeding
Wang D, Ito S, Waldron C, Butt A, Zhang E, Krumholz H, Al-Samkari H, Goshua G. Longitudinal Systemic Bevacizumab Therapy Produces Cost Savings and Improves Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy in the Care of Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Moderate-to-Severe Bleeding. Blood 2023, 142: 2312. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-185340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaIncremental net monetary benefitIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioEmergency department visitsCare of patientsHemostatic proceduresIron infusionPatient timeBevacizumab therapyDepartment visitsRBC transfusionHemorrhagic telangiectasiaVascular endothelial growth factor inhibitionRed blood cell transfusionEQ-5D index valuesCommon hereditary bleeding disorderLocal hemostatic proceduresRBC transfusion needSystemic bevacizumab therapyHealth resource utilizationBlood cell transfusionWorld Health Organization VigiBaseLong-term followGrowth factor inhibitionCost-saving interventionCost-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 unitEquitable Care for Severe Hemophilia_A: Distributional Cost-Effectiveness of Prophylactic Weekly Efanesoctocog Alfa Versus Standard-Care Factor VIII in Patients with Severe Hemophilia_A in the United States
Ito S, Potnis K, Allen C, Richmond R, Waldron C, Viswanathan G, Bona R, Goshua G. Equitable Care for Severe Hemophilia_A: Distributional Cost-Effectiveness of Prophylactic Weekly Efanesoctocog Alfa Versus Standard-Care Factor VIII in Patients with Severe Hemophilia_A in the United States. Blood 2023, 142: 492. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioSevere hemophilia A.Quality-adjusted life expectancySevere haemophilia AHemophilia AFactor VIIIDistributional cost-effectiveness analysisHemophilia A.Chronic arthropathyOpen-label multicenter studyCoagulation factor replacementLifelong prophylactic treatmentCare of patientsCost-effectiveness ratioUSD/QALYProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness analysisPackage insert informationDeterministic sensitivity analysesWeekly prophylaxisPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesWeekly dosingFactor replacementIntracranial hemorrhageGlobal Health Resource Utilization and Cost-Effectiveness of Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Butt A, Allen C, Purcell A, Ito S, Goshua G. Global Health Resource Utilization and Cost-Effectiveness of Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP). Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2023, 12: 4887. PMID: 37568288, PMCID: PMC10420213, DOI: 10.3390/jcm12154887.Peer-Reviewed Original Research