An economic analysis of high-dose imatinib, dasatinib, and nilotinib for imatinib-resistant chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia in China A CHEERS-compliant article

作者：Wu, Bin; Liu, Maobai; Li, Te; Lin, Houwen; Zhong, Hua^*

来源：Medicine, 2017, 96(29): e7445.

DOI：10.1097/MD.0000000000007445

• chronic myeloid leukemia
• cost-effectiveness
• dasatinib
• Markov model

Background: The aim of the study was to test the cost-effectiveness of dasatinib compared to high-dose imatinib and nilotinib in Chinese patients who were diagnosed with imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase (CML-CP).
Methods: A Markov model combined with clinical effectiveness, utility, and cost data was used. The sensitivity analyses were conducted to determine the robustness of the model outcomes. The impact of patient assistance programs (PAPs) was assessed.
Results: Treatment with dasatinib is expected to produce 3.65, 0.59, and 0.15 more quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in comparison with high-dose imatinib (600 and 800mg) and nilotinib, respectively. When a PAP was available, dasatinib yielded an incremental cost of $16,417 per QALY compared to imatinib (600mg) and was cost-saving compared to imatinib (800mg) and nilotinib.
Conclusion: When PAP is available in the Chinese setting, dasatinib is likely to be a cost-effective strategy for patients with CML-CP standard-dose imatinib resistance. The results should be carefully explained due to the assumptions and limitations used in the study.

• 出版日期2017-7
• 单位上海交通大学; 福建医科大学; 昆明医科大学