Health Outcomes Division, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, 2409 University Ave. Stop A 1930, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Clin Drug Investig. 2024 Mar;44(3):209-217. doi: 10.1007/s40261-024-01345-3. Epub 2024 Feb 21.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Two oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonists, atogepant and rimegepant, were approved in 2021 for the preventive treatment of episodic migraine (EM), yet no formal cost-effectiveness analysis has been published. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of atogepant 60 mg and rimegepant 75 mg compared with placebo. METHODS: A decision tree model was constructed over a 1-year time horizon from a US societal perspective. Patient cohorts were simulated using baseline and change from baseline monthly migraine days (MMDs) reported in the trials to incorporate responder rates and within patient response into the model. Due to heterogeneity between the trial populations, each medication was compared with its respective trial's placebo group. Direct healthcare resource costs, productivity costs, acute medication costs, and quality-of-life values were obtained from the literature. RESULTS: The atogepant cohort experienced an incremental increase in healthcare plus productivity costs of $11,978 when compared with placebo, with a gain of 0.026 quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). This yielded an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of more than $450,000/QALY. The rimegepant cohort experienced an incremental increase of $21,692 when compared with placebo, with a gain of 0.024 QALYs. This yields an ICER of more than $890,000/QALY when comparing rimegepant with placebo. Cost savings between atogepant and atogepant placebo were greatest with respect to acute medication costs at $735 of savings over 1 year, followed by savings of $135 for healthcare resource utilization and $34 for productivity costs. A similar relationship was seen between rimegepant and rimegepant placebo. One-way deterministic sensitivity analysis found that monthly acquisition costs of atogepant and rimegepant had the largest impact on the ICER, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Atogepant and rimegepant were both unable to meet generally accepted cost-effectiveness thresholds < 150,0000/QALY. Additional studies are needed to better guide decision making regarding oral CGRPs' place in therapy.
背景和目的:两种口服降钙素基因相关肽(CGRP)拮抗剂,阿替利珠单抗和利马替班,于 2021 年被批准用于预防发作性偏头痛(EM),但尚未发表正式的成本效益分析。本研究旨在评估阿托格潘 60mg 和利马替班 75mg 与安慰剂相比的成本效益。
方法:从美国社会角度构建了一个为期 1 年的决策树模型。使用试验中报告的基线和从基线每月偏头痛天数(MMD)的变化来模拟患者队列,将应答率和患者内反应纳入模型。由于试验人群存在异质性,每种药物均与各自试验的安慰剂组进行比较。直接医疗资源成本、生产力成本、急性药物成本和生活质量值均来自文献。
结果:与安慰剂相比,阿托格潘组的医疗保健加生产力成本增加了 11978 美元,同时获得了 0.026 个质量调整生命年(QALY)。这导致增量成本效益比(ICER)超过 450,000 美元/QALY。与安慰剂相比,利马替班组的增量增加了 21692 美元,同时获得了 0.024 个 QALY。当比较利马替班与安慰剂时,ICER 超过 890,000 美元/QALY。与安慰剂相比,阿托格潘组在急性药物成本方面节省了 735 美元,在医疗资源利用方面节省了 135 美元,在生产力成本方面节省了 34 美元,节省效果最大。利马替班组与利马替班安慰剂组也存在类似的关系。单因素确定性敏感性分析发现,阿托格潘和利马替班的每月获取成本对 ICER 的影响最大。
结论:阿托格潘和利马替班均未能达到通常接受的成本效益阈值<150,0000/QALY。需要进一步研究以更好地指导口服 CGRP 在治疗中的地位的决策。
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