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Published on: September 8, 2021
Sequential treatment approaches in the management of BRAF wild-type advanced melanoma: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Ahmad Tarhini1, Agnes Benedict2, David McDermott3
1Department of Hematology & Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Aim:
To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of treatment sequences with checkpoint inhibitors in patients with BRAF wild-type melanoma.
Materials & Methods:
Using a discrete event simulation model, cost and health outcomes were estimated. Pooled data from CheckMate 067/069 trials were used to calculate survival outcomes including treatment-free interval extrapolated over a patient's lifetime. Costs accounted for treatment, administration, toxicity, and disease management.
Results:
First-line anti-PD-1 + anti-CTLA-4 initiating sequences had the highest estimated mean survival gain (7.6-7.7 years), driven by a longer estimated mean treatment-free interval (5.3 years). Incremental costs per incremental quality-adjusted life year gained for anti-PD-1 + anti-CTLA-4 followed by chemotherapy were US$30,955 versus anti-PD-1 initiating sequences, within the willingness-to-pay threshold.
Conclusion:
Anti-PD-1 + anti-CTLA-4 initiating sequences for BRAF wild-type melanoma are cost-effective versus anti-PD-1.
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