Shanna Marrinan, Anne K Schlag, Michael Lynskey, Callie Seaman, Mike P Barnes, Mike Morgan-Giles, David Nutt
{"title":"An early economic analysis of medical cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain.","authors":"Shanna Marrinan, Anne K Schlag, Michael Lynskey, Callie Seaman, Mike P Barnes, Mike Morgan-Giles, David Nutt","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2412248","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2412248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) are increasingly demonstrating effectiveness in treating a wide range of conditions, with a relatively high safety profile in clinical usage compared to other prescription pain medications and few contraindications. Consultation and other prescription-related costs are, at present, higher for CBMPs than for some other treatment options, leading to some concern around wider prescribing.</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>An early cost-effectiveness model was developed to estimate the impact of prescribing CBMPs alone and/or in addition to analgesics, physiotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain in the UK for 1 year.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Due to their comparative effectiveness, CBMPs were found to be cost saving. Various scenarios were model tested; in all scenarios where CBMPs decrease pain-level states, less resource use is required. Increased efficacy of 5% was conservatively assumed based on current Real-World Evidence. In this scenario, CBMPs were significantly more cost-effective, and as costs relating to the prescribing of these continue to fall, relative savings are predicted to increase.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings highlight the substantial cost saving that CBMPs may represent for the treatment of chronic pain patients, and the benefits for healthcare providers as a treatment for this often hard-to-treat population.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesco Ferrara, Andrea Zovi, Roberto Langella, Ugo Trama, Eduardo Nava, Francesco Comentale, Ferdinando Primiano, Giuseppe Russo, Maurizio Capuozzo
{"title":"Analysis of prescriptive monitoring regarding the current therapeutic landscape of rheumatoid arthritis: the experience of an Italian local health authority.","authors":"Francesco Ferrara, Andrea Zovi, Roberto Langella, Ugo Trama, Eduardo Nava, Francesco Comentale, Ferdinando Primiano, Giuseppe Russo, Maurizio Capuozzo","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2411431","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2411431","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is among the most prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases affecting millions of people with a significant expenditure of resources by National Healthcare Systems. This study aimed to analyze all available treatments exclusively for RA to highlight the costs of each treatment type and raise awareness of the use of biosimilar drugs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In an Italian healthcare authority, all prescriptions made for the diagnosis of RA were extracted to verify consumption expressed in Defined Daily Dose (DDD) and the expenditure incurred expressed in euros. Consequently, a grouping into three major drug categories has been performed: anti - tumor necrosis factor alpha agents (TNFα), other injectable formulations, and novel oral formulations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Prescriptions for the second half-year 2022 and 2023 have been analyzed, with a total cost of almost 7 million euros in the sample considered. All pharmaceutical categories showed an increase in consumption, but only anti- TNFα recorded a decrease in costs from 25% in 2022 to 22% in 2023, thanks to the lower cost of the biosimilar drug.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The costs of RA may represent a significant spending commitment for central governments. As a result, actions are needed to encourage the preferential use of biosimilar drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142344398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How can patients shape digital medicine? A rapid review of patient and public involvement and engagement in the development of digital health technologies for neurological conditions.","authors":"Megan Hanrahan, Cameron Wilson, Alison Keogh, Sandra Barker, Lynn Rochester, Katie Brittain, Jack Lumsdon, Ríona McArdle","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2410245","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2410245","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) involves working '<i>with</i>' or '<i>by</i>' patients and the public, rather than '<i>to</i>,' '<i>about</i>,' or '<i>for</i>' them, and is integral to neurological and digital health research. This rapid review examined PPIE integration in the development and implementation of digital health technologies for neurological conditions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Key terms were input into six databases. Included articles were qualitative studies or PPIE activities involving patient perspectives in shaping digital health technologies for neurological conditions. Bias was evaluated using the NICE qualitative checklist, with reporting following PRISMA guidelines.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>2,140 articles were identified, with 28 included. Of these, 25 were qualitative studies, and only three were focused PPIE activities. Patient involvement was mostly limited to one-off consultations during development.There was little evidence of PPIE during implementation, and minimal reporting on its impact.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PPIE has been inconsistently reported in this research area, highlighting the need for more guidance and best-practice examples This review used a UK-based definition of PPIE, which may have excluded relevant activities from other countries. Future reviews should broaden terminology to capture PPIE integration globally.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142389151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cost-utility analysis of duloxetine in osteoarthritis: from Chinese healthcare perspective.","authors":"Xueshan Sun, Xuemei Zhen, Shuyan Gu, Kaijie Liu, Wenqianzi Yang, Hengjin Dong","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2410973","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2410973","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To estimate the cost-utility of duloxetine compared with that of a placebo, common traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) from a Chinese healthcare perspective.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A Markov model was constructed. The costs and utility inputs were obtained from the database and published literature. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was the main model outputs. Subgroup analyses were also conducted for patients at high risk of gastrointestinal (GI) or cardiovascular (CV) AEs. Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The model estimated an ICER of $3409.21/QALY for duloxetine compared with etoricoxib, with duloxetine dominating other active treatment strategies in patients at a low risk of GI and CV AEs. The ICER for duloxetine over etoricoxib was $322.21/QALY in patients at high risk of GI and CV AEs. These results were consistent with the sensitivity analyses; 53.64% and 53.93% of the patients were willing to use duloxetine comparing with etoricoxib, for which the thresholds were 1.0 and 3.0 per capita gross domestic product (GDP), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Duloxetine is a valuable option for patients with OA; however, uncertainties exist in the model, and these suggestions can be adopted with caution.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142344400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of patient's financial burden of COVID-19 treatment on antiviral prescription rates and clinical and economic outcomes.","authors":"Mitsuhiro Nagano, Sachiko Hyokai, Kanae Togo, Tendai Mugwagwa, Akira Yuasa","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2410963","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2410963","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In Japan, medical expenses for COVID-19 treatment transitioned from full public funding support to out-of-pocket (OOP) payment by patients plus partial public support in October 2023, and public support fully ended in March 2024. This study evaluated the clinical and economic impacts of initiating OOP payments.</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>To assess the impact on prescription rates, we compared the prescription rates of antivirals from the 4-month pre- to post-OOP payment initiation period using a claims database. Subsequently, a budget impact model assessed the impacts of a hypothetical decline in the prescription rates on COVID-19-related hospitalizations, deaths, and direct medical costs for antiviral prescription and hospitalization.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The antiviral prescription rate per 100 patients decreased from 17.5 for the pre-OOP payment initiation period to 11.5 for the post-OOP payment initiation period, that is, a change of - 34.3%. With prescription rate decreases of 40%, 60%, and 80%, the hospitalizations would increase annually by 22,533 (3.3%), 33800 (5.0%), and 45,066 (6.6%), respectively. The total costs would increase by JPY9.5 billion (USD67.3 million; 0.7%), JPY14.3 billion (USD100.9 million; 1.0%), and JPY19.0 billion (USD134.5 million; 1.3%), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Higher OOP payment decreased the antiviral prescription rate, potentially leading to clinical and economic loss.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142344402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emeka Elvis Duru, Kenechukwu C Ben-Umeh, T Joseph Mattingly
{"title":"Cost of long-term care and balancing caregiver wellbeing: a narrative review.","authors":"Emeka Elvis Duru, Kenechukwu C Ben-Umeh, T Joseph Mattingly","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2383406","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2383406","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Long-term care (LTC) refers to care and support services that are required by individuals who lack the ability to perform important daily routines and may be dependent on others for personal, social, and medical needs over a sustained period of time. LTC may be broadly categorized into formal and informal care, where formal care is provided by professionals who are compensated to provide these services and informal care captures the care services provided without compensation by family members, friends, or other unpaid individuals.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>In this narrative review, we identify and synthesize evidence to evaluate the cost of long-term care while balancing the needs of caregivers. We searched Embase and EconLit for studies published from 2010 to November 2023. Our search strategy used a combination of keywords such as 'long-term care,' 'caregiver burden,' 'caregiver support,' 'cost of care,' and 'caregiver wellbeing.' We include both formal and informal LTC, as well as predictors of caregiver wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Expert commentary: </strong>This review highlights the global variability in LTC costs and the significant burden on caregivers, emphasizing the need for policy interventions and comprehensive insurance schemes. Future research should focus on standardized assessment tools, intervention effectiveness, and integrating caregiver support into healthcare models, ensuring holistic and sustainable LTC solutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141727093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mavis Obeng-Kusi, Jennifer R Martin, Denise Roe, Brian L Erstad, Ivo Abraham
{"title":"Comparative efficacy of later-line therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer: a network meta-analysis of survival curves.","authors":"Mavis Obeng-Kusi, Jennifer R Martin, Denise Roe, Brian L Erstad, Ivo Abraham","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2365993","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2365993","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>We evaluated the comparative efficacy of six later-line (≥3) therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) over placebo. We applied a novel statistical method of reconstructing pseudo-patient-level data (pseudo-IPD) to inform a network meta-analysis of survival curves that considers shape in addition to scale parameters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A literature search yielded 10 phase II/III trials. We digitized all survival curves and applied a novel method incorporating curve coordinates, patients-at-risk, and events reported to generate pseudo-IPD. Using fitted random effects lognormal distributions, we estimated the survival proportions and HRs (95CrI) of progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) over 12 months of follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to placebo, in ascending order, 12-month OS HRs were 0.50 (95% CrI = 0.35, 0.69; PFS = 0.11 (95% CrI = 0.06, 0.14)) for TAS+bevacizumab; 0.71 (95% CrI = 0.51, 0.97; PFS = 0.26 (95% CrI = 0.16, 0.41)) for regorafenib; 0.75 (95% CrI = 0.61, 0.91; (PFS = 0.24 (95% CrI = 0.17, 0.31)) for TAS-102; 0.80 (95% CrI = 0.79, 0.90; PFS = 0.18 (95% CrI = 0.13, 0.24)) for fruquintinib; 0.83 (95% CrI = 0.50, 0.99; PFS = 0.42 (95% CrI = 0.20, 0.75)) for atezolizumab+cobimetinib; and 1.03 (95% CrI = 0.55, 1.65; PFS = 0.67 (95% CrI = 0.29, 1.01)) for atezolizumab.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this independent NMA of survival data, all later-line mCRC therapies but atezolizumab monotherapy exhibited superiority in 12-month PFS and OS over placebo. TAS+bevacizumab emerged as the most dominant option and may be the preferred choice, with fruquintinib, regorafenib, and TAS-102 monotherapy showing statistically significant but lower PFS and OS benefits.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>PROSPERO: CRD42022371953.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141283444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yara Andrade Marques, Luciana Alves Custódio, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Cristina Maria Nunes Cabral, Aline Martins de Toledo, Rodrigo Luiz Carregaro
{"title":"What are the costs of managing neck and low back pain in Brazil? Investigation of a ten-year period from the perspective of the Brazilian public health system.","authors":"Yara Andrade Marques, Luciana Alves Custódio, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Cristina Maria Nunes Cabral, Aline Martins de Toledo, Rodrigo Luiz Carregaro","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2364038","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2364038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Considering the prospects of increased prevalence and disability due to neck and low back pain, it is relevant to investigate the care processes adopted, to assist future public policies and decision-making for a better allocation of resources. Objective: the aim of this study was to estimate the costs arising from inpatient and outpatient care of individuals with Neck Pain (NP) and Low Back Pain (LBP) in Brazil, between 2010 and 2019.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a cost-of-illness study from the perspective of the Brazilian public health system, based on health conditions with high prevalence (neck and low back pain). Data were presented descriptively using absolute and relative values.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between 2010 and 2019, the health system spent more than $600 million (R$ 2.3 billion) to treat NP and LBP in adults, and LBP accounted for most of the expenses. Female had higher absolute expenses in inpatient care and in the outpatient system.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study showed that the costs with NP and LBP in Brazil were considerable. Female patients had higher outpatient costs and male patients had higher hospitalization costs. Healthcare expenses were concentrated for individuals between 34 and 63 years of age.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141237120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pierre Levy, Tobiasz Lemański, Catriona Crossan, Anna Lefebvre, Jean-Baptiste Brière, Luca Degli Esposti, Zeba M Khan
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness analysis comparing single-pill combination of perindopril/amlodipine/indapamide to the free equivalent combination in patients with hypertension from an Italian national health system perspective.","authors":"Pierre Levy, Tobiasz Lemański, Catriona Crossan, Anna Lefebvre, Jean-Baptiste Brière, Luca Degli Esposti, Zeba M Khan","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2365988","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2365988","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a single-pill combination (SPC) of perindopril/amlodipine/indapamide versus its free equivalent combination (FEC) in adults with hypertension in Italy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A Markov model was developed to perform a cost-utility analysis with a lifetime horizon and an Italian healthcare payer's perspective. In the model, the additional effect of the SPC on blood pressure level compared with the FEC was translated into a decreased risk of cardiovascular events and CKD, which was modeled via Framingham risk algorithms. Difference in persistence rates of SPC and FEC were modeled via discontinuation rates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A perindopril/amlodipine/indapamide SPC is associated with lower cost and better health outcomes compared to its FEC. Over a lifetime horizon, it is associated with a 0.050 QALY gain and cost savings of €376, resulting from lower cardiovascular event rates. In the alternative scenario, where different approach for modeling impact of adherence was considered, incremental gain of 0.069 QALY and savings of €1,004 were observed. Results were robust to sensitivity and scenario analyses, indicating that use of this SPC is a cost-effective strategy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings indicate that a perindopril/amlodipine/indapamide SPC is a cost-saving treatment option for hypertension in Italy, compared to its FEC.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141283445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness analysis of first-line serplulimab plus chemotherapy for advanced squamous non-small-cell lung cancer in China: based on the ASTRUM-004 trial.","authors":"Heng Xiang, Kehui Meng, Meiyu Wu, Chongqing Tan","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2379600","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2024.2379600","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>In the ASTRUM-004 trial, serplulimab plus chemotherapy demonstrated significantly improved survival and controllable safety. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of serplulimab plus chemotherapy in advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC), considering the perspective of the Chinese healthcare system.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A decision tree and a Markov model were constructed to simulate the treatment. The interesting results included total cost, life-years (LYs), quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs). Scenario, one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were used to examine model instability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with placebo plus chemotherapy, serplulimab plus chemotherapy had an ICER of $55,539.46/QALY ($47,278.84/LY). The ICERs were estimated to be $58,706.03/QALY, $48,978.34/QALY and $59,709.54/QALY inpatients with programmed death-ligand 1 expression level of tumor proportion score (TPS) < 1%, 1% ≤ TPS < 50%, and TPS ≥ 50%. The cost-effective prices of serplulimab were $168.276/100 mg, $349.157/100 mg, and $530.039/100 mg at the willingness-to-pay threshold of $12,574.30/QALY, $25,148.60/QALY, and $37,722.90/QALY. Patient weight and price of serplulimab created the most significant impact. Presently, the probability of serplulimab plus chemotherapy being cost-effective was 14.15%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Compared with placebo plus chemotherapy, serplulimab plus chemotherapy might not be cost-effective in the first-line treatment for advanced sqNSCLC.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141563086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}