Cost-effectiveness of FOLFIRI + cetuximab vs FOLFIRI + bevacizumab in the first-line (1L) treatment of RAS wild-type (wt) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in Germany: Data from the FIRE-3 (AIO KRK-0306) study.

Authors

Sebastian Stintzing

Sebastian Stintzing

University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany

Sebastian Stintzing , Ilse van Oostrum , Chris Pescott , Alma Katharina Steinbach-Buechert , Bart Heeg , Volker Heinemann

Organizations

University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany, Ingress-health/ Institute of Science in Healthy Aging & Healthcare/ University Medical Center Groningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Merck Serono GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, Ingress-health, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company

Background: The randomized, phase 3 FIRE-3 trial evaluated 1L FOLFIRI + cetuximab or bevacizumab in patients with RAS wt mCRC; overall survival favored FOLFIRI + cetuximab by > 8 months. The purpose of this analysis was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of FOLFIRI + cetuximab vs that of FOLFIRI + bevacizumab as 1L treatment for patients in Germany with RAS wt mCRC (including the patient subgroup with RAS wt, left-sided [LS] primary tumors, as LS is a predictive factor). Methods: A standard oncology 3–health-state partitioned survival cost-utility model was developed to analyze the costs and health benefits of FOLFIRI + cetuximab vs those of FOLFIRI + bevacizumab from a German payer perspective based on data from FIRE-3 and the literature. Health outcomes were reported in life-years (LYs) and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained. A 3.5% discounting rate was applied to the modeled costs and outcomes. Results: Discounted costs, health gains, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) for patients with RAS wt (base case) and patients with RAS wt, LS (subgroup) mCRC are summarized in the Table. Probabilistic sensitivity analyses showed that at relevant European willingness-to-pay (WTP) thresholds of €55,000 and €80,000, FOLFIRI + cetuximab had a 64.0% and 81.6% (base case) and 80.5% and 92.4% (subgroup) probability of being cost-effective vs FOLFIRI + bevacizumab, respectively. Clinical trial information: NCT00433927Conclusions: Based on our analyses, FOLFIRI + cetuximab is cost-effective compared with FOLFIRI + bevacizumab in patients in Germany with RAS wt mCRC at official WTP thresholds applied by relevant European health technology assessment agencies. The cost-effectiveness of FOLFIRI + cetuximab is more pronounced in the subgroup of patients with RAS wt, LS tumors.

TreatmentCostsLYsQALYsICER (cost per LY gained)ICER (cost per QALY gained)
Base case:
RAS wt
FOLFIRI + cetuximab€89,4343.042.18€32,370€46,712
FOLFIRI + bevacizumab€69,1382.411.75
Increment€20,2970.630.43
Subgroup:
RAS wt, LS
FOLFIRI + cetuximab€91,0883.462.48€23,736€34,114
FOLFIRI + bevacizumab€69,2162.541.84
Increment€21,8730.920.64

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2018 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

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT00433927

Citation

J Clin Oncol 36, 2018 (suppl 4S; abstr 800)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2018.36.4_suppl.800

Abstract #

800

Poster Bd #

L23

Abstract Disclosures