Bevacizumab in addition to chemotherapy first-line for right-side metastatic colorectal cancer: A cost-effectiveness analysis.

Authors

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Gong Chen

Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China

Gong Chen , Maobai Liu , Te Li , Bin Wu

Organizations

Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China, Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Union Hospital, Affiliated with Fujian Medical University, Changzheng Road 1, Fujian, China, Fujian, China, Department of Pharmacy, Yuxi People's Hospital, affiliated with the Kunming Medical College, Nieer Road 21, Yuxi, China, Yuxi, China, Medical Decision and Economic Group, Department of Pharmacy, South Campus, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China

Research Funding

Other Foundation

Background: To test the cost-effectiveness of bevacizumab treatment compared with cetuximab plus irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin (FOLFIRI) as first-line treatment for patients with right-side metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Methods: A Markov model was developed to Chinese clinical practice. The model incorporated clinical and utility data from published literatures, resource utilization and unit prices based on local charge. The lifetime horizontal was used and sensitivity analyses were carried out to test the robustness of the model results. The impact of patient assistance program (PAP) was also evaluated in scenario analyses. Results: Baseline analysis showed that the addition of cetuximab gained additional 0.232 QALYs with more $60,371 relative to bevacizumab therapy, resulting in an ICER of $259,775 /QALY. When PAP was available, the incremental cost decreased to $24,161, which yielded an ICER of $60,371 /QALY, which indicated that the strategy was not cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold of 3 times the per capita GDP of China ($22,200/QALY). Sensitivity analyses found that the costs of bevacizumab was the most influential parameter. Conclusions: Bevacizumab treatment for right-side mCRC is not a cost-effective option in comparison with standard chemotherapy in Chinese context.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2017 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

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 35, 2017 (suppl 4S; abstract 777)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2017.35.4_suppl.777

Abstract #

777

Poster Bd #

M21

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