M Reza Maleki-Yazdi1, Mathieu Molimard2, Dorothy L Keininger3, Jean-Bernard Gruenberger3, Joao Carrasco4, Claudia Pitotti5, Elsa Sauvage6, Sara Chehab7, David Price8. 1. Division of Respiratory Medicine, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. maleki.pccrc@on.aibn.com. 2. Department of Medical Pharmacology, CHU and University of Bordeaux, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France. 3. Primary Care Franchise, Novartis Pharma AG, Postfach, 4002, Basel, Switzerland. 4. Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Novartis Farma-Produtos Farmacêuticos SA., Paço de Arcos, Portugal. 5. Health Economics, Novartis Farma S.p.A., Largo Umberto Boccioni 1, 21041, Origgio, VA, Italy. 6. Strategy Pricing, Novartis Pharma S.A.S., 2-4, rue Lionel Terray, BP 308, 92506, Rueil-Malmaison Cedex, France. 7. Health Policy and Patient Access, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., 385, boulev. Bouchard, CDN-Dorval, Quebec, H9S 1A9, Canada. 8. Academic Primary Care, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Building, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the cost effectiveness of the dual bronchodilator indacaterol/glycopyrronium (IND/GLY) compared with salmeterol/fluticasone combination (SFC) in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who had a history of one or no exacerbations in the previous year, in Canada, France, Italy, and Portugal. METHODS: A patient-level simulation was developed to compare the costs and outcomes of IND/GLY versus SFC based on data from the LANTERN trial (NCT01709903). Monte-Carlo simulation methods were employed to follow individual patients over various time horizons. Population and efficacy inputs were derived from the LANTERN trial. Considering the payers' perspective, only direct costs were included. Costs and health outcomes were discounted annually at 3.0 % for all countries. Unit costs were taken from publically available sources with all costs converted to euros (€). The cost base year was 2015. Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were undertaken to test the robustness of the model results. RESULTS: IND/GLY was found to be the dominant (more effective and less costly) treatment option compared with SFC in all four countries. The use of IND/GLY was associated with mean total cost savings per patient over a lifetime of €6202, €1974, €1611, and €220 in Canada, France, Italy, and Portugal, respectively. Sensitivity analysis showed that exacerbation rates had the largest impact on incremental costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). The probability of IND/GLY being cost effective was estimated to be >95 % for thresholds above €5000/QALY. CONCLUSION: In patients with moderate to severe COPD, IND/GLY is likely to be a cost-effective treatment alternative compared with SFC.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the cost effectiveness of the dual bronchodilator indacaterol/glycopyrronium (IND/GLY) compared with salmeterol/fluticasone combination (SFC) in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who had a history of one or no exacerbations in the previous year, in Canada, France, Italy, and Portugal. METHODS: A patient-level simulation was developed to compare the costs and outcomes of IND/GLY versus SFC based on data from the LANTERN trial (NCT01709903). Monte-Carlo simulation methods were employed to follow individual patients over various time horizons. Population and efficacy inputs were derived from the LANTERN trial. Considering the payers' perspective, only direct costs were included. Costs and health outcomes were discounted annually at 3.0 % for all countries. Unit costs were taken from publically available sources with all costs converted to euros (€). The cost base year was 2015. Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were undertaken to test the robustness of the model results. RESULTS: IND/GLY was found to be the dominant (more effective and less costly) treatment option compared with SFC in all four countries. The use of IND/GLY was associated with mean total cost savings per patient over a lifetime of €6202, €1974, €1611, and €220 in Canada, France, Italy, and Portugal, respectively. Sensitivity analysis showed that exacerbation rates had the largest impact on incremental costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). The probability of IND/GLY being cost effective was estimated to be >95 % for thresholds above €5000/QALY. CONCLUSION: In patients with moderate to severe COPD, IND/GLY is likely to be a cost-effective treatment alternative compared with SFC.
Authors: Leif Bjermer; Job F M van Boven; Madlaina Costa-Scharplatz; Dorothy L Keininger; Florian S Gutzwiller; Karin Lisspers; Ronan Mahon; Petter Olsson; Nicolas Roche Journal: Respir Res Date: 2017-12-11