Cost-effectiveness analysis of regorafenib for metastatic colorectal cancer.

Authors

Daniel Goldstein

Daniel A. Goldstein

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Daniel A. Goldstein , Bilal B. Ahmad , Qiushi Chen , Turgay Ayer , David H. Howard , Joseph Lipscomb , Bassel F. El-Rayes , Christopher Flowers

Organizations

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Department of Health Policy and Management, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Research Funding

No funding sources reported

Background: Regorafenib was approved by the FDA in 2012 for the management of previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). It is now the standard of care in the third-line setting. Compared to placebo it improves median overall survival by 1.4 months but is associated with adverse effects and additional cost. The objective of this study was to examine the cost-effectiveness of regorafenib compared to best supportive care for patients receiving third-line treatment for mCRC. Methods: We developed a Markov model to compare the cost and effectiveness of regorafenib compared to best supportive care in the third-line treatment of mCRC based on randomized data from the CORRECT trial. Weibull models were fitted to the published overall and progression-free survival curves, and were used to extrapolate the cause-specific mortality and progression risks. Costs for administration and management of adverse events were based on Medicare reimbursement rates for hospital and physician services, and drug costs based on the Medicare average wholesale prices (all in 2014 US $). Health outcomes were measured in life years (LYs) and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Quality of life adjustments were calculated based on health utility values in the CORRECT trial and toxicity disutilities and durations were included for the most common toxicities: hand/foot syndrome, diarrhea, and hypertension. Model robustness was addressed by univariate and probabilistic sensitivity analyses (PSA). Results: In the model, regorafenib provided an additional 0.06 QALYs (0.12 LYs) at a cost of $40,373. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was $734,153/QALY. In all one-way sensitivity analyses, the ICER of regorafenib was >$550,000/QALY. The ICER of regorafenib was greater than $200,000/QALY in >99% of PSAs. Conclusions: This is the first U.S.-based cost-effectiveness analysis of regorafenib in mCRC, and our findings show that regorafenib provides minimal incremental benefit at high incremental cost per QALY. The ICER of regorafenib could be improved by use of an effective biomarker to select patients most likely to benefit, or by a lower price for payers.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

General Poster Session C: Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus

Track

Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus

Sub Track

Multidisciplinary Treatment

Citation

J Clin Oncol 33, 2015 (suppl 3; abstr 658)

DOI

10.1200/jco.2015.33.3_suppl.658

Abstract #

658

Poster Bd #

C50

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