Francesco Ferrara, Andrea Zovi, Roberto Langella, Angela Panico, Manlio Scognamiglio, Ugo Trama, Eduardo Nava, Maurizio Capuozzo, Ferdinando Primiano, Giuseppe Russo
{"title":"Consumption and expenditure of drugs used for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia: a governance analysis.","authors":"Francesco Ferrara, Andrea Zovi, Roberto Langella, Angela Panico, Manlio Scognamiglio, Ugo Trama, Eduardo Nava, Maurizio Capuozzo, Ferdinando Primiano, Giuseppe Russo","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2493728","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2493728","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Elevated cholesterol levels are a significant contributor to cardiovascular disease risk. While statins have long been the cornerstone for lowering LDL cholesterol, their associated side effects have prompted the exploration of alternative treatments, including ezetimibe, bempedoic acid, PCSK9 inhibitors and inclisiran.f.</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>This research seeks to analyze the usage patterns and financial implications during 2023 and 2024. The goal is to assess the economic impact of emerging therapies in hypercholesterolemia.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings indicate a decline in the exclusive use of traditional statins and a rise in the adoption of newer and combination therapies. Statin monotherapy usage decreased markedly from 42% in 2023 to 30% in 2024. Combination treatments, such as statins paired with ezetimibe, remained steady at 17% across both time frames. The utilization of novel treatments, notably PCSK9 inhibitors, increased from 33% to 40% between the two periods, whereas bempedoic acid, whether used alone or with ezetimibe, stayed below 2%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The landscape of hypercholesterolemia treatment has expanded with several new therapeutic options. Bempedoic acid may mitigate adverse effects and enhance treatment efficacy, potentially delaying the need for costlier injectable medications like evolocumab, alirocumab, and inclisiran.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":" ","pages":"927-932"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143994772","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}
Mickaël Hiligsmann, Carolyn Gotay, Jayashri Sankaranarayanan, Carlo Lazzaro, Tamas Agh, Lieke Maas, John Yfantopoulos, Rob McMinn
{"title":"Expert review of pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research: high impact articles from 2024.","authors":"Mickaël Hiligsmann, Carolyn Gotay, Jayashri Sankaranarayanan, Carlo Lazzaro, Tamas Agh, Lieke Maas, John Yfantopoulos, Rob McMinn","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2496217","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2496217","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":" ","pages":"833-835"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143960770","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}
Bram Wouterse, João Vasco Santos, Mickaël Hiligsmann
{"title":"Future directions for the economics of prevention.","authors":"Bram Wouterse, João Vasco Santos, Mickaël Hiligsmann","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2498665","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2498665","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":" ","pages":"841-844"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143986641","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}
Franciso Álvarez García, Federico Martinón-Torres, Valentí Pineda, Alejandra López-Ibáñez de Aldecoa, Paulina Gálvez, An Ta, Johnna Perdrizet
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness analysis of 20-valent anti-pneumococcal vaccination in the Spanish pediatric population.","authors":"Franciso Álvarez García, Federico Martinón-Torres, Valentí Pineda, Alejandra López-Ibáñez de Aldecoa, Paulina Gálvez, An Ta, Johnna Perdrizet","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2521445","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2521445","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of implementing different pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) - 20-valent (PCV20; 3 + 1), 13-valent (PCV13; 2 + 1), and 15-valent (PCV15; 2 + 1) - into the Spanish pediatric national immunization program (NIP) for pneumococcal disease prevention.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A Markov model adopting a Spanish National Healthcare System perspective and annual cycles estimated the health and cost impact of PCV20, PCV13, and PCV15 over 10 years among children. Epidemiological, cost, and utility inputs were derived from published literature and official databases; vaccine efficacy inputs were based on PCV13 clinical effectiveness and 7-valent PCV efficacy and impact studies. Sensitivity analyses evaluated model robustness.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PCV20 implementation was predicted to reduce the pneumococcal disease burden, preventing > 1,000,000 pneumococcal disease cases and > 150 deaths, versus both comparators. The adoption of PCV20 was estimated to result in cost-savings of approximately €1 billion versus PCV13 and PCV15. PCV20 demonstrated dominance over both alternatives, with 100% of 1,000 probabilistic sensitivity analysis iterations indicating PCV20 dominance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Incorporating PCV20 3 + 1 into the Spanish pediatric NIP was predicted to be more effective at a lower cost than PCV13 2 + 1 and PCV15 2 + 1 due to its broader serotype coverage and enhanced protection against pneumococcal disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144332726","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":"Understanding the upper bound of survival for conducting and critically appraising economic evaluations of low-risk cancers.","authors":"Xuanqian Xie, Ishita Joshi, Myra Wang, Chunmei Li","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2522326","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2522326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In most developed countries, overall survival rates for low-risk cancers (e.g. localized prostate and thyroid cancer) are comparable to those of the general population. The general population's survival rate may serve as an upper bound for survival in people with these cancers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>By applying this concept, we demonstrated limitations of using Markov models for low-risk cancers and proposed an alternative modeling approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Markov disease progression models typically depict a gradual progression from early to advanced cancer stages and an increasing risk of cancer-specific mortality over time. However, data showed that the risk of death from cancer was often the greatest within the first few years following diagnosis. We therefore proposed an alternative modeling approach. This method involves calculating the average quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) from the integrals of the survival curve, multiplied by the corresponding health utility curve. Alternatively, QALYs may be estimated by averaging survival and utility within each time interval and summing these estimates across intervals. We also applied these concepts to the critical appraisal of published economic evaluations.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Understanding the upper bound of survival for low-risk cancers enables health economists to more accurately conduct cost-effectiveness analyses and assess the credibility of published economic evaluations. [Figure: see text].</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144316264","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}
Ruihong Yao, Yao Yao, Xue Teng, Yao Jin, Shangwei Guan, Mei Dong, Tong Liu
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness analysis of adagrasib with or without cetuximab in the treatment of colorectal cancer patients with mutated KRAS G12C.","authors":"Ruihong Yao, Yao Yao, Xue Teng, Yao Jin, Shangwei Guan, Mei Dong, Tong Liu","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2521439","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2521439","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of adagrasib plus cetuximab in contrast to adagrasib monotherapy in treating colorectal cancer (CRC) patients with mutated KRAS<sup>G12C</sup> from the perspective of healthcare payers in the USA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An economic evaluation utilizing a 3-state partitioned survival model assessed the cost-effectiveness of adagrasib plus cetuximab versus adagrasib monotherapy. The Kaplan-Meier curves for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) from a clinical trial were digitally extracted, and the Log-Logistic model was employed at the end of the trial to extrapolate the long-term survivals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The estimated cost for adagrasib plus cetuximab treatment was higher than that of adagrasib monotherapy (290,645.434 USD vs 188,837.346 USD). The estimated utility was decreased compared to that of adagrasib monotherapy treatment (1.094 QALYs vs 1.359 QALYs). The ICER was calculated at -384,674.32 USD/QALY, suggesting the adagrasib plus cetuximab therapy did not demonstrate an economic advantage over adagrasib monotherapy for CRC patients with mutated KRAS<sup>G12C</sup>.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Adagrasib plus cetuximab was not cost-effective compared to adagrasib monotherapy as a late-line treatment for advanced or metastatic CRC patients with mutated KRAS<sup>G12C</sup> in the USA.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144301477","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":"Methodological approaches in the economic evaluation of prognostic and predictive companion diagnostics: a systematic scoping review.","authors":"Tuukka Hakkarainen, Haavisto Ira, Leskelä Riikka-Leena","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2519744","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2519744","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This systematic scoping review aimed to identify and analyze current methodological approaches used in model-based economic evaluations (EEs) of prognostic and predictive companion diagnostics (pCDx), highlighting methodological gaps and challenges.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Systematic searches were conducted in PubMed and Scopus (January 2009-March 2023). Included studies were model-based EEs, methodological papers, or reviews specifically addressing prognostic or predictive CDx. Data extraction followed the modified CHEERS checklist. Results were synthesized narratively across six methodological domains. No formal risk of bias assessment was done per scoping review conventions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighty-eight studies were included, of which 60 were model-based EEs. Most studies utilized Markov cohort models (37%) or decision tree-Markov hybrids (30%). Quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) were the main outcome (88%). Only 15% of studies derived clinical utility from randomized controlled trials, and fewer than half explicitly modeled diagnostic accuracy. Methodological limitations included inconsistent modeling of real-world test-treatment pathways, insufficient consideration of pretest probabilities, diagnostic thresholds, and inadequate uncertainty analyses.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This review identified variability and methodological gaps in economic evaluations of pCDx. Standardizing evaluation methods, integrating real-world evidence, and systematically considering the diagnostic accuracy and uncertainty could improve the robustness of pCDx evaluations. Limitations of this study included overrepresentation of breast cancer studies.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>OSF Registries (22 February 2023) DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/GVFMQ.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144301479","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":"Development and implementation of a stratified enhanced recovery after surgery pathway for ventral hernia repair.","authors":"James Espeleta, Sunitha Singh, Ethan Augustine, Artem Shmelev, Zhaosheng Jin, Daryn Moller","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2520409","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2520409","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways are widely adopted in both major and minimally invasive surgeries. However, ERAS pathway implementation in ventral hernia repair (VHR) surgery remains an area of ongoing research given the variability in hernia complexity and surgical approach. To address this, our institution proposed and developed a stratified ERAS pathway to deliver effective, tailored perioperative care.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This narrative describes the development of the ERAS pathway stratified to address the varied perioperative needs of VHR procedures, outline the evidence-based interventions comprising the bundle, describe the implementation process, and discuss the potential economic impact of implementing this pathway. We conducted a systematic literature search, last updated on 15 February 2024.</p><p><strong>Expert commentary: </strong>By leveraging the common elements of ventral hernia repair ERAS pathways, while addressing the perioperative needs of patients undergoing more complex procedures, a stratified pathway approach provides a practical and adaptable framework that balances intervention specificity with ease of implementation. While the introduction of conditional element modifications increases pathway complexity, it also facilitates patient-centered delivery of care. Operational expertise in organizing such pathways, as well as the implementation science behind it, is an opportunity to advance the frontiers of ERAS program developments.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144283152","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}
Tong Liu, Yao Yao, Xue Teng, Zhiqiang Tong, Mei Dong, Ruihong Yao
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness analysis of sotorasib plus panitumumab in the treatment of refractory colorectal cancer with mutated KRAS G12C in the USA.","authors":"Tong Liu, Yao Yao, Xue Teng, Zhiqiang Tong, Mei Dong, Ruihong Yao","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2521444","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2521444","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of sotorasib plus panitumumab in contrast to standard care in the treatment of refractory colorectal cancer (CRC) with mutated KRAS<sup>G12C</sup>from the perspective of healthcare payers in the U.S.A.</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>An economic evaluation utilizing a 3-state partitioned survival model assessed the cost-effectiveness of sotorasib plus panitumumab versus standard care. TheKaplan-Meier curves for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival(PFS) from a clinical trial were digitally extracted, and the Log-Logistic model was employed at the end of the trial to extrapolate the long-term survivals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The estimated cost for sotorasib plus panitumumab treatment was higher than that of standard care treatment (77,087.936 USD vs 8905.065 USD). In addition, the estimated utility was relatively augmented than that of standard care treatment (0.876 QALYs vs 0.857 QALYs). The ICER was calculated at 3,551,555554USD/ QALY, suggesting the sotorasib plus panitumumab therapy did not demonstrate an economic advantage over standard care therapy for refractory CRC patients with mutated KRAS<sup>G12C</sup> at the threshold of 150,000 USD/ QALY.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Sotorasib plus panitumumab did not demonstrate an economic advantage compared to standard care in the treatment of refractory CRC with mutated KRAS<sup>G12C</sup> in the U.S.A.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144301478","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":"Adherence to asthma and COPD inhaled therapies in low- and middle-income countries: a narrative review.","authors":"Vaibhav Gaur, Alessandra Sorano, Himanshu Sankrityayan, Jaideep Gogtay, Federico Lavorini","doi":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2520898","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14737167.2025.2520898","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In low-income and middle-income countries (LIMCs), defined based on the World Bank classification, non-adherence to respiratory therapies contributes to increasing mortality and morbidity due to chronic respiratory diseases. To address this issue, it is essential to identify and tackle underlying factors such as cultural beliefs, socioeconomic disparities, and limited access to healthcare resources and infrastructures. The absence of strategies that integrate community involvement, healthcare professional's training, economic policies, and educational programs exacerbates the disproportionate burden of chronic respiratory diseases in LIMCs.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This review is based on a structured literature search across PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar (2000-2023) using terms relevant to asthma, COPD, adherence, and LMICs. The review examines key factors that hinder patients' adherence to Asthma and COPD medications in LIMCs, providing some insights into the issue and proposing concrete solutions.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Addressing non-adherence requires a multifaceted approach involving community engagement, educational initiatives, and improved healthcare infrastructure. Future research should focus on tailored interventions to enhance adherence and ultimately improve health outcomes for patients with chronic respiratory diseases in LMICs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12244,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144293611","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}