Cost-effectiveness of FOLFIRI + cetuximab vs FOLFIRI + bevacizumab in the first-line 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

Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany

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

Organizations

Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany, Institute of Science in Healthy Aging & healthcaRE (SHARE), University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, 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 first-line (1L) FOLFIRI + cetuximab (cet) vs FOLFIRI + bevacizumab (bev) in patients (pts) with RAS wt mCRC; overall survival favored FOLFIRI + cet by > 8 months. The purpose of this analysis was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of FOLFIRI + cet vs that of FOLFIRI + bev as 1L treatment for pts in Germany with RAS wt mCRC. Two independent subgroup analyses were conducted, one for pts with left-sided (LS), RAS wt primary tumors and another for pts with liver limited disease (LLD). Methods: A standard oncology 3–health-state partitioned survival cost-utility model was developed to analyze the costs and health effects of FOLFIRI + cet vs those of FOLFIRI + bev 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). A 3.5% discounting rate was applied to the modeled costs and outcomes. Results: Costs, effects, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) for pts with RAS wt (base case), LS tumors, and LLD 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 + cet had a 64.0% and 81.6% (base case), 80.5% and 92.4% (LS tumors), and 89.9% and 93.8% (LLD) probability of being cost-effective vs FOLFIRI + bev, respectively. Conclusions: Based on our analyses, FOLFIRI + cet is cost-effective compared with FOLFIRI + bev in pts treated in Germany with RAS wt mCRC. The cost-effectiveness of FOLFIRI + cet improves for subgroups with LS tumors, or LLD.

TreatmentCostsLYsQALYsICER (cost per LY gained)ICER (cost per QALY gained)
Base case:
RAS wt
FOLFIRI + cet€89,4343.042.18€32,370€46,712
FOLFIRI + bev€69,1382.411.75
Increment€20,2970.630.43
LS tumorsFOLFIRI + cet€91,0883.462.48€23,736€34,114
FOLFIRI + bev€69,2162.541.84
Increment€21,8730.920.64
LLDFOLFIRI + cet€ 97,5434.202.99€ 13,154€ 18,970
FOLFIRI + bev€ 77,6952.691.95
Increment€ 19,8481.511.05

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2018 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Gastrointestinal (Colorectal) Cancer

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Sub Track

Other Colorectal and Anal Cancer

Citation

J Clin Oncol 36, 2018 (suppl; abstr e15711)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2018.36.15_suppl.e15711

Abstract #

e15711

Abstract Disclosures