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ArticleInternational journal of technology assessment in health care2025

Adopting life-cycle HTA: a tumor-agnostic precision oncology index economic evaluation from publicly available reimbursement reviews.

Gemma Cupples, Emanuel Krebs, Deirdre Weymann, Cheryl Ho, Dean A Regier

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Gemma CupplesRegulatory Science Lab, https://ror.org/03sfybe47BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Emanuel KrebsRegulatory Science Lab, https://ror.org/03sfybe47BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-8728
Deirdre WeymannRegulatory Science Lab, https://ror.org/03sfybe47BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Cheryl HoDepartment of Medical Oncology, https://ror.org/03sfybe47BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Dean A RegierRegulatory Science Lab, https://ror.org/03sfybe47BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8876-0511

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Abstract

objectivesLife-cycle health technology assessment (HTA) requires an index economic model to establish how estimated cost-effectiveness evolves with emerging evidence. We developed an open-source index economic evaluation of entrectinib, a tumor-agnostic therapy with conditional market authorization. Our objective was to replicate the initial HTA report from publicly available information, aiming to identify key operational and methodological aspects for operationalizing life-cycle decision-making.

methodsWe used partitioned survival analysis to determine tumor-agnostic and tumor-specific cost-effectiveness, using publicly available HTA reviews for parameterization. We estimated incremental costs in 2021 Canadian and US dollars (CAD and USD) from a public-payer healthcare perspective, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), and incremental net monetary benefit (INMB). We assessed the impact of treatment effectiveness, extrapolation assumptions, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) costs.

resultsOne-third of the parameters (

conclusionsWe developed an open-source index economic evaluation to operationalize life-cycle HTA for a conditionally authorized tumor-agnostic therapy. Our findings outline key operational and methodological considerations necessary for the development of index economic models that support life-cycle HTA, offering insights into their potential integration into regular HTA and policy decision-making processes.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBenzamidesNeoplasmsPrecision MedicineTechnology Assessment, BiomedicalCanadaCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansModels, EconomicQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSurvival AnalysisAntineoplastic AgentsBenzamideseconomic evaluationhealth technology assessmentlife-cycle HTAprecision oncologytumor-agnostic therapies

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PMCPMC12257039

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