Routine once-weekly darbepoetin alfa administration is cost-effective in lung cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia: a Markov analysis. - Sorbonne Université
Article Dans Une Revue Lung Cancer Année : 2006

Routine once-weekly darbepoetin alfa administration is cost-effective in lung cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia: a Markov analysis.

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BACKGROUND: Despite the clinical efficacy of recombinant human erythropoietin (RHE) on chemotherapy-induced anemia, most cost-effectiveness studies have given unfavorable results. OBJECTIVE: To determine the cost of managing anemia in unselected patients receiving chemotherapy for lung cancer, and the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of RHE. METHOD: We constructed Markov models of two cohorts of patients who received (n=94) or did not receive (n=89) darbepoetin (one weekly injection when the hemoglobin level fell below 11 g/dl), focusing on changes in hemoglobin levels, transfusion requirements, anemia management costs, and the cost-effectiveness ratios of the two management strategies. RESULTS: The use of RHE significantly reduced the proportion of patients needing transfusions (from 33.6% to 19.1%, p<0.05) and the number of red cell units used by transfusion (from 2.97+/-1.47 to 2.11+/-0.47, p<0.01). Markov modeling showed that the RHE strategy significantly increased the mean Hb level (13+/-0.5 g/dl versus 11.9+/-1g/dl, p<0.001), at the price of an increase in the main cost (respectively, US$ 1732+/-897 and 996+/-643; p<0.01). The cost-effectiveness ratio favored the RHE strategy (7.02 versus 9.04). Sensitivity analysis showed that the RHE strategy remained dominant in most situations. CONCLUSION: Routine use of RHE appears to be cost-effective in patients receiving chemotherapy for lung cancer.

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hal-00597202 , version 1 (31-05-2011)

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Isabelle Borget, Patrick Tilleul, Mariette Baud, Anne Christine Joly, Anne Daguenel, et al.. Routine once-weekly darbepoetin alfa administration is cost-effective in lung cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia: a Markov analysis.. Lung Cancer, 2006, 51 (3), pp.369-76. ⟨10.1016/j.lungcan.2005.10.024⟩. ⟨hal-00597202⟩
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