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ArticleHealth economics review2024

Cost-effectiveness of brentuximab vedotin compared with conventional chemotherapy for relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma in China.

Shitong Xie, Yanan Sheng, Ling-Hsiang Chuang, Jing Wu

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Shitong XieSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Yanan ShengMedical Affairs, Takeda (China) International Trading Company, Beijing, China.
Ling-Hsiang ChuangUmea University, Umea, Sweden.
Jing WuSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. jingwu@tju.edu.cn.

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backgroundRelapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma (RRcHL) associates with poor prognosis and heavy disease burden to patients. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of brentuximab vedotin (BV) in comparison to conventional chemotherapy in patients with RRcHL, from a Chinese healthcare perspective.

methodsThe lifetime cost and quality adjusted life years (QALYs) were estimated through a partitioned survival model with three health states (progression free, post progression, and death). Two cohorts for each BV arm and chemotherapy arm were built, representing patients with and without transplant after BV or chemotherapy, respectively. Clinical parameters were retrieved from BV trials and the literature. Resource utilization data were mainly collected from local expert surveys and cost parameters were reflecting local unit prices. Utility values were sourced from the literature. A discount rate of 5% was employed according to the Chinese guideline. A series of deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted to evaluate the robustness and uncertainty associated with the model.

resultsResults of the base case analysis showed that the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) for BV versus chemotherapy was $2,867 (¥19,774). The main model driver was the superior progression-free and overall survival benefits of BV. The ICERs were relatively robust in a series of sensitivity analyses, all under a conventional decision threshold (1 time of Chinese per capita GDP). With this conventional threshold, the probability of BV being cost-effective was 100%.

conclusionsBrentuximab vedotin can be considered a cost-effective treatment versus conventional chemotherapy in treating relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma in China.

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Brentuximab vedotinChemotherapyChinaCost-effectiveness analysisCost-utility analysisRelapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma

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