EMD Serono, Billerica, MA.
HealthCore Inc., Wilmington, DE.
J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2022 Feb;28(2):255-265. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2021.21216. Epub 2021 Dec 2.
The treatment landscape for advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has evolved from 2015 onward, since the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Considering this shift, there have been limited prior analyses that assess the economic burden of NSCLC within the current treatment landscape. To present an analysis of health care resource utilization (HCRU) and costs associated with the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic NSCLC in the United States between 2010 and 2019. Patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC who initiated first-line (1L) systemic treatment between January 1, 2010, and June 30, 2019, were included from the HealthCore Integrated Research Database using a previously developed claims-based predictive model algorithm. Mean total HCRU and costs and mean per-person-per-year (PPPY) HCRU and costs were estimated for 2 follow-up periods: the time during the entire follow-up period and the time during the 1L treatment period. Distribution of treatment classes (defined as chemotherapy, ICIs, targeted therapies, and others) were also analyzed by index year. 27,257 patients met the eligibility criteria and were included in the analysis. The mean duration of follow-up for all patients was 16.6 months (median 10.6 months), and the median time to discontinuation of 1L treatment was 2.8 months. The number of outpatient visits accounted for the majority of HCRU across the entire study follow-up (mean 97.7 in total and 147.1 PPPY) and for the 1L treatment period (mean 46.3 in total and 167.5 PPPY). The total mean cost across the entire study follow-up was $158,908 ($250,942 PPPY). For the 1L treatment period, the total mean cost was $72,760 ($271,590 PPPY). Total mean outpatient costs for systemic anticancer treatment were $61,797 for the entire study follow-up ($85,609 PPPY) and $27,138 during the 1L treatment period ($92,412 PPPY). Total costs increased over the study duration, which were mainly due to increasing outpatient costs for systemic therapy. In both follow-up periods, inpatient costs, other outpatient costs (nonsystemic therapy-related costs), and pharmacy costs remained relatively stable but still accounted for more than 60% of the total costs. Analysis of treatment classes over time showed that chemotherapy was the most frequently used treatment, regardless of line of therapy. A trend was observed for increased ICI use from 2015 onward. Despite the improvement in treatment options, a high economic burden associated with the treatment of NSCLC still exists. The total costs have been increasing, mainly driven by outpatient costs for systemic therapy, which might reflect the greater use of ICIs for advanced NSCLC. Costs for inpatient services, other outpatient services, and pharmacy services remained stable but still accounted for the majority of the economic burden. Further studies are required to assess the impact of innovative treatments on the disease management costs of advanced NSCLC. This study was funded by the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (CrossRef Funder ID: 10.13039/100009945) as part of an alliance between the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Pfizer. Zhang, Liu, and Yang are employees of EMD Serono. Beachler, Dinh, and Jamal-Allial are employees of HealthCore Inc., which received funding from the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Pfizer for the implementation of this study. Masters and Kolitsopoulos are employees of Pfizer. Lamy was an employee of the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, at the time this study was conducted.
对于晚期非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)的治疗格局,自 2015 年以来,随着免疫检查点抑制剂(ICI)的引入,已经发生了演变。考虑到这种转变,先前的分析有限,评估了当前治疗格局中 NSCLC 的经济负担。本研究旨在分析美国 2010 年至 2019 年期间接受晚期或转移性 NSCLC 治疗的患者的医疗保健资源利用(HCRU)和成本。通过先前开发的基于索赔的预测模型算法,从 HealthCore 综合研究数据库中纳入了在 2010 年 1 月 1 日至 2019 年 6 月 30 日期间开始一线(1L)全身治疗的局部晚期或转移性 NSCLC 患者。估计了两个随访期的总 HCRU 和成本以及人均每年 HCRU 和成本:整个随访期和 1L 治疗期。还按指数年分析了治疗类别(定义为化疗、ICI、靶向治疗和其他)的分布情况。符合入选标准的 27257 例患者纳入了分析。所有患者的平均随访时间为 16.6 个月(中位数 10.6 个月),1L 治疗终止的中位时间为 2.8 个月。在整个研究随访期间,门诊就诊次数占 HCRU 的大部分(总就诊次数为 97.7 次,人均每年就诊次数为 147.1 次)和 1L 治疗期(总就诊次数为 46.3 次,人均每年就诊次数为 167.5 次)。整个研究随访期间的总平均成本为 158908 美元(250942 人均每年)。1L 治疗期的总平均成本为 72760 美元(271590 人均每年)。整个研究随访期间,系统抗癌治疗的总平均门诊费用为 61797 美元(85609 人均每年),1L 治疗期为 27138 美元(92412 人均每年)。随着研究时间的延长,总费用有所增加,这主要是由于系统治疗的门诊费用不断增加。在两个随访期内,住院费用、其他门诊费用(与非系统治疗相关的费用)和药房费用保持相对稳定,但仍占总费用的 60%以上。随着时间的推移,治疗类别的分析显示,无论治疗线数如何,化疗都是最常用的治疗方法。从 2015 年开始,ICI 的使用呈上升趋势。尽管治疗选择有所改善,但 NSCLC 治疗的经济负担仍然很高。总成本一直在增加,主要是由于系统治疗的门诊费用增加,这可能反映了晚期 NSCLC 中 ICI 的使用增加。住院服务、其他门诊服务和药房服务的成本保持稳定,但仍占经济负担的大部分。需要进一步研究评估创新治疗对晚期 NSCLC 疾病管理成本的影响。本研究由德国默克集团医疗保健业务部门(CrossRef 资助者 ID:10.13039/100009945)资助,是德国默克集团医疗保健业务部门与辉瑞之间的联盟的一部分。张、刘和杨是 EMD Serono 的员工。Beachler、Dinh 和 Jamal-Allial 是 HealthCore Inc.的员工,该公司从德国默克集团医疗保健业务部门和辉瑞获得资金,以实施本研究。Masters 和 Kolitsopoulos 是辉瑞的员工。Lamy 在进行本研究时是德国默克集团医疗保健业务部门的员工。
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