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Florian Jakobs1,2, Julia Jeck2, Paymon Ahmadi3
1Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Background:
In the past decades, highly innovative treatments in the field of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) became available in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to assess the cost-benefit relation of third-line interventions in DLBCL from a German payer perspective.
Methods:
Clinical benefit of allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT), chimeric antigen receptor T cells therapy (CAR T) [tisagenlecleucel (tisa-cel) and axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel)] and best supportive care (BSC) was assessed in terms of median overall survival (median OS) derived from a systematic literature review in PubMed. Real-world treatment costs were retrieved from the university hospitals Cologne and Hamburg-Eppendorf. The cost-benefit relation was analysed using the efficiency frontier concept.
Results:
Median OS varied from 6.3 months in BSC to 23.5 months in CAR T (axi-cel), while median real-world treatment costs ranged likewise widely from €26,918 in BSC to €340,458 in CAR T (axi-cel). Shown by the efficiency frontier, alloSCT and axi-cel were found as most efficient interventions.
Conclusion:
The efficiency frontier supports the pricing of innovative therapies, such as third-line interventions in DLBCL, in relation to appropriate comparators. Yet, studies with longer follow-up periods are needed to include studies with unreached median OS and to reflect experiences gained with CAR T in clinical practice.
