Cost-effectiveness-analysis of different treatment modalities in bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NIMBC).

Authors

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Constantin Rieger

Department of Urology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Constantin Rieger , Joerg Schluechtermann , Enno Storz , David A. Pfister , Axel Heidenreich

Organizations

Department of Urology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Faculty of Law, Business and Economics, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany, Department of Urology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

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No funding sources reported

Background: Elaborate treatment and repetitive surveillance makes bladder cancer to the most expensive cancer type over the lifetime of a patient with a peak in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Radical cystectomy (RC) as the Standard of Care in BCG unresponsive NMIBC is associated with a significant health-related quality-of-life burden (QALY). Gemcitabine/Docetaxel, Pembrolizumab or Hyperthermic Intravesical Chemotherapy (HIVEC) have recently been published as salvage treatment options trying to increase the rate of bladder preservation. Methods: We developed a Markov model from a payer´s perspective with the clinical data of single-arm studies for BCG unresponsive NMIBC (Gemcitabine/Docetaxel and Pembrolizumab) and our clinical data for patients receiving HIVEC (n=29) as intravesical salvage-chemotherapy. Costs were simulated with a non-commercial DRG-grouper, utilities were derived from comparable cost-effectiveness studies. We used a Monte-Carlo Simulation to identify the optimal treatment, comparing the incremental cost effectiveness ratios (ICER) in consideration of a willingness-to pay of 50.000 Euro/QALY. Results: Over a horizon of 10 years, Gemcitabine/Docetaxel, HIVEC and Pembrolizumab were associated with costs of 48.353 64.438 and 204.580 Euro, and QALY´s of 6.16, 6.48 and 6.00, resulting in an ICER of 26.482, 42.567 and 184.533 Euro in comparison to RC (costs: 21.871 Euro; QALY: 5.01). Monte-Carlo Simulation has identified HIVEC as the treatment of choice in the assumption of a WTP of <50.000 Euro. QALY gains in Gemcitabine/Docetaxel and especially HIVEC were mainly driven by bladder preservation and the low rate of progression. Conclusions: Considering a WTP of <50.000 Euro / QALY, Gemcitabine/Docetaxel and HIVEC are highly cost-effective therapy options in BCG unresponsive bladder cancer, while RC remains the cheapest option. At its current price, Pembrolizumab is only cost-effective with a price reduction of 70%.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Urothelial Carcinoma

Track

Urothelial Carcinoma

Sub Track

Quality of Care/Quality Improvement and Real-World Evidence

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 4; abstr 556)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.4_suppl.556

Abstract #

556

Poster Bd #

E5

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