| Literature DB >> 25993284 |
James P Moriarty1, Bijan J Borah2, Robert L Foote3, Jose S Pulido4, Nilay D Shah2.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Proton beam therapy is a commonly accepted treatment for intraocular melanomas, but the literature is lacking in descriptions of patient preferences of clinical outcomes and economic impact. In addition, no economic evaluations have been published regarding the incremental cost-effectiveness of proton beam therapy compared with enucleation or plaque brachytherapy, typical alternative treatments. We, therefore, conducted a cost-utility analysis of these three approaches for the treatment of intraocular melanomas.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25993284 PMCID: PMC4436277 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127814
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Fig 1Markov Model schematic.
Ovals signify the differing health states. Arrows indicate pathways that can occur. Arrows returning back to the same health state signify remaining in that health state. All individuals start in the “Post Treatment” health state.
Model Parameters: Health State Probabilities.
| Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Current Health State | Subsequent Health State | Base Case | Min | Max | References, Base Case |
| Proton beam therapy | Post treatment | Local recurrence | 0.009 | 0.001 | 0.030[ | [ |
| Metastasis | 0.039 | 0.001[ | 0.083[ | [ | ||
| Local recurrence | Metastasis | 0.061 | 0.001[ | 0.202[ | [ | |
| Plaque brachytherapy | Post treatment | Local recurrence | 0.021 | 0.001 | 0.030[ | [ |
| Metastasis | 0.029 | 0.001[ | 0.083[ | [ | ||
| Local recurrence | Metastasis | 0.045 | 0.001[ | 0.202[ | [ | |
| Enucleation | Post treatment | Local recurrence | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.030[ | [ |
| Metastasis | 0.047 | 0.001[ | 0.083[ | [ | ||
| Local recurrence | Metastasis | 0.074 | 0.001[ | 0.202[ | [ | |
Abbreviations: Max, maximum; Min, minimum.
† Base-case transition probability values for transitioning from local recurrence to metastasis were assumed to have a relative risk ratio of 1.5 compared with the transition probability of transitioning from post treatment to metastasis.
Model Parameters: Cost and Utility Parameters.
| Parameter | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Case | Min | Max | Reference | ||||
| Cost Type, $ | |||||||
| Treatment | |||||||
| Enucleation | $8,678 | $6,075 | $13,364 | [ | |||
| Plaque brachytherapy | |||||||
| Total | $19,108 | $13,376 | $29,426 | ||||
| Hospital | $16,444 | NA | NA | [ | |||
| Physician | $1,778 | NA | NA | Medicare reimbursement (See | |||
| Proton beam therapy | $12,438 | $8,707 | $19,155 | Medicare reimbursement (See | |||
| Local recurrence | |||||||
| Enucleation | $8,678 | $6,075 | $13,364 | Assumption | |||
| Plaque brachytherapy | $8,678 | $6,075 | $13,364 | [ | |||
| Proton beam therapy | $8,678 | $6,075 | $13,364 | [ | |||
| End-of-life costs | |||||||
| Disease | $76,645 | $53,652 | $118,035 | [ | |||
| Other causes | $42,787 | $29,952 | $65,894 | [ | |||
| Health State Utilities | |||||||
| Post treatment | |||||||
| Enucleation | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.76 | [ | |||
| Plaque brachytherapy | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.76 | [ | |||
| Proton beam therapy | 0.706 | 0.656 | 0.756 | [ | |||
| Local recurrence | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.57 | [ | |||
| Metastasis | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.28 | [ | |||
Abbreviations: Max, maximum; Min, minimum; NA, not applicable.
† Costs of local recurrence for enucleation could not be found in the literature. We assumed the cost of recurrence would be equivalent to costs of enucleation for initial treatment.
Final Health States, Local Recurrence, and Metastasis.
| Variable | Therapy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enucleation | Plaque Brachytherapy | Proton Beam Therapy | ||
| Ending state | ||||
| Post treatment | 74.1 (72.4–74.9) | 73.7 (72.8–74.5) | 74.5 (73.6–75.3) | |
| Local recurrence | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) | 8.3 (7.8–8.8) | 3.5 (3.1–3.8) | |
| Metastasis | 3.8 (3.4–4.1) | 2.6 (2.3–2.9) | 3.3 (3.0–3.6) | |
| Death of disease | 17.3 (16.6–18.1) | 11.1 (10.5–11.7) | 14.6 (13.9–15.4) | |
| Death of other causes | 4.1 (3.7–4.5) | 4.3 (3.9–4.7) | 4.2 (3.8–4.6) | |
| Ever local recurrence | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) | 9.3 (8.8–9.9) | 4.0 (3.7–4.4) | |
| Ever metastasis | 21.1 (20.3–21.9) | 13.7 (13.1–14.4) | 17.9 (17.2–18.6) | |
† Values are mean percentage of patients (95% CI).
Time in Each Health State and Total Time in Model for a Simulated Patient
| Variable | Therapy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Enucleation | Plaque Brachytherapy | Proton Beam Therapy | |
| Post treatment | 4.326 (4.300–4.352) | 4.315 (4.289–4.341) | 4.337 (4.312–4.363) |
| Local recurrence | 0.021 (0.016–0.026) | 0.229 (0.213–0.244) | 0.096 (0.087–0.107) |
| Metastasis | 0.192 (0.184–0.200) | 0.124 (0.118–0.130) | 0.163 (0.156–0.170) |
| Total time | 4.539 (4.518–4.559) | 4.668 (4.649–4.685) | 4.596 (4.576–4.615) |
† Values are mean time (95% CI) in years.
One-Way Sensitivity Analysis.
| Parameter | ICER, $ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Parameter Value | High Parameter Value | |||||
| Plaque Brachytherapy | Proton Beam Therapy | Plaque Brachytherapy | Proton Beam Therapy | |||
| LR probability | ||||||
| Enucleation | 80,162 | 119,491 | 35,489 | 11,881 | ||
| Plaque brachytherapy | 43,414 | 105,306 | 105,898 | 105,306 | ||
| Proton beam therapy | 77,434 | 49,198 | 77,434 | Dominated | ||
| Met probability | ||||||
| Enucleation | Dominated | Dominated | Dominates | Dominates | ||
| Plaque brachytherapy | Dominates | 105,900 | Dominated | 105,900 | ||
| Proton beam therapy | 77,434 | Dominates | 77,434 | Dominated | ||
| Met probability from LR | ||||||
| Enucleation | 78,158 | 111,939 | 74,385 | 95,975 | ||
| Plaque brachytherapy | 68,284 | 105,306 | 112,597 | 105,306 | ||
| Proton beam therapy | 77,434 | 84,168 | 77,434 | 172,785 | ||
| End-of-life costs | ||||||
| Other causes | 77,197 | 104,900 | 77,894 | 106,036 | ||
| Disease | 94,868 | 134,014 | 46,066 | 53,628 | ||
| Treatment cost | ||||||
| Enucleation | 111,684 | 234,682 | 15,776 | Dominates | ||
| Plaque brachytherapy | 13,558 | 105,900 | 224,855 | 105,900 | ||
| Proton beam therapy | 77,434 | Dominates | 77,434 | 441,750 | ||
| Cost of LR | ||||||
| Enucleation | 66,618 | 106,397 | 66,618 | 103,341 | ||
| Plaque brachytherapy | 74,408 | 100,385 | 82,882 | 114,165 | ||
| Proton beam therapy | 74,408 | 100,385 | 82,882 | 114,165 | ||
| Utility | ||||||
| Post treatment | ||||||
| Enucleation | 21,169 | 9,543 | Dominated | Dominated | ||
| Plaque brachytherapy | Dominated | 105,306 | 21,169 | 105,306 | ||
| Proton beam therapy | 77,434 | Dominated | 77,434 | 9,522 | ||
| LR | 87,836 | 126,869 | 68,430 | 90,008 | ||
| Met | 74,494 | 98,636 | 79,527 | 112,943 | ||
Abbreviation: ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; LR, Local recurrence; Met, Metastasis.
† Enucleation is base case.
‡ Parameter in which model results are sensitive to change from low to high values.