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Cost‐effectiveness of sutimlimab in cold agglutinin disease
Ito S, Wang D, Purcell A, Chetlapalli K, Lee A, Cuker A, Goshua G. Cost‐effectiveness of sutimlimab in cold agglutinin disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2024, 99: 1475-1484. PMID: 38733355, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary cold agglutinin diseaseCold agglutinin diseaseStandard-of-careIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioUS willingness-to-pay thresholdRare autoimmune hemolytic anemiaPhase 3 studyWillingness-to-pay thresholdsAutoimmune hemolytic anemiaTime-limited treatmentHuman monoclonal antibodyCold-reactive antibodiesBinding to red blood cellsFollow-up dataCost-effectiveness ratioComplement-mediated hemolysisDeterministic sensitivity analysisHealth resource utilizationProbabilistic sensitivity analysesTransfusion-dependentClinical remissionTransfusion supportImprove quality of lifeRed blood cellsHemolytic anemia
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 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 reductionGlobal 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