Economic Analysis of Ticagrelor Therapy From a US Perspective

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

卷:65

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Cowper, Patricia A.¹  Pan, Wenqin¹  Anstrom, Kevin J.¹  Kaul, Padma²  Wallentin, Lars³  Davidson-Ray, Linda¹  Nikolic, Elisabet^4,5  Janzon, Magnus^5,6  Levin, Lars-Ake^4,5  Cannon, Christopher P.⁷  Harrington, Robert A.⁸  Mark, Daniel B.¹ 

[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Duke Clin Res Inst, Durham, NC USA

[2] Univ Alberta, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Edmonton, AB, Canada

[3] Uppsala Univ, Cardiol & Uppsala Clin Res Ctr, Dept Med Sci, Uppsala, Sweden

[4] Linkoping Univ, Ctr Med Technol Assessment, Linkoping, Sweden

[5] Linkoping Univ, Dept Med & Hlth Sci, Linkoping, Sweden

[6] Linkoping Univ, Dept Med, Linkoping, Sweden

[7] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Thrombolysis Myocardial Infarct Study Grp, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[8] Stanford Univ, Dept Med, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

关键词: acute coronary syndrome(s);    antiplatelet therapy;    clopidogrel;    cost effectiveness;    ticagrelor;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jacc.2014.11.034

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

BACKGROUND Based on results of the PLATO (Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes) trial comparing ticagrelor with clopidogrel therapy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ticagrelor in 2011 for reducing thrombotic cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with the proviso that it be taken with low-dose aspirin. OBJECTIVES This study sought to assess the cost and cost effectiveness of ticagrelor therapy relative to clopidogrel in treating ACS patients from the perspective of the U.S. health care system. METHODS We estimated within-trial resource use and costs using U.S. low-dose aspirin patients in PLATO (n = 547). Quality-adjusted life expectancy was estimated using the total PLATO population (n = 18,624), combined with baseline risk and long-term survival data from an external ACS patient cohort. Study drugs were valued at current costs. Cost effectiveness was assessed, as was the sensitivity of results to sampling and methodological uncertainties. RESULTS One year of ticagrelor therapy, relative to that of generic clopidogrel, cost $29,665/quality-adjusted life-year gained, with 99% of bootstrap estimates falling under a $100,000 willingness-to-pay threshold. Results were robust to extensive sensitivity analyses, including variations in clopidogrel cost, exclusion of costs in extended years of life, and a recalibrated estimate of survival reflecting a lower underlying mortality risk in the United States. CONCLUSIONS For PLATO-eligible ACS patients, a U.S. perspective comparison of the current standard of dual antiplatelet therapy of aspirin with clopidogrel versus aspirin plus ticagrelor showed that the ticagrelor regimen increased life expectancy at an incremental cost well within accepted benchmarks of good value for money. (C) 2015 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

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