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Nerich V, Guyeux C, Henry-Amar M, Couturier R, Thieblemont C, Ribrag V, Tilly H, Haioun C, Casasnovas RO, Morschhauser F, Feugier P, Sibon D, Ysebaert L, Nicolas-Virelizier E, Broussais-Guillaumot F, Damaj GL, Jais JP, Salles G, Woronoff-Lemsi M, Mounier N. Economic burden in non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors: The French Lymphoma Study Association SIMONAL cross-sectional study. Cancer 2021; 128:519-528. [PMID: 34605020 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND No study has focused on the economic burden in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) survivors, even though this knowledge is essential. This study reports on health care resource use and associated health care costs as well as related factors in a series of 1671 French long-term NHL survivors. METHODS Health care costs were measured from the payer perspective. Only direct medical costs (medical consultations, outpatient treatments, hospitalizations, and medical transport) in the past 12 months were included (reference year 2015). Multiple linear regression was used to search for explanatory factors of health care costs. RESULTS In total, 1100 survivors (66%) reported having used at least 1 health care resource, and 867 (52%) reported having used at least 1 outpatient treatment. After the authors accounted for missing data, the mean health care cost was estimated at €702 ± €2221. Hospitalizations and outpatient treatments were the main cost drivers. Sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of the results. For the 1100 survivors who reported using at least 1 health care resource, the mean health care cost was €1067 ± €2268. Several factors demonstrated statistically significant relationships with health care costs. For instance, cardiovascular disorders increased costs by 66% ± 16%. In contrast, rituximab or autologous stem cell transplantation as initial therapy had no effect on health care costs. CONCLUSIONS The consideration of economic constraints in health care is now a reality. This retrospective study reports on a better understanding of health care resource use and associated health care costs as well as related factors. It may help health care professionals in their ongoing efforts to design person-centered health care pathways.
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Affiliation(s)
- Virginie Nerich
- Department of Pharmacy, University Hospital, Besançon, France.,INSERM, EFS-BFC, UMR1098, University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Femto-ST Institute, UMR 6174 CNRS, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
| | - Michel Henry-Amar
- French Center on eHealth, North-West Region Data Processing Center and French National League Against Cancer Clinical Research Platform, CCC François Baclesse, Caen, France
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- Femto-ST Institute, UMR 6174 CNRS, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
| | - Catherine Thieblemont
- Hemato-Oncology Unit, Saint-Louis University Hospital Center, Public Hospital Network of Paris, Paris, France
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- Hematology Unit, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
| | - Hervé Tilly
- Hematology Department and French Institute of Health and Medical Research Unit 1243, Henri Becquerel Center, Rouen, France
| | - Corinne Haioun
- Lymphoid Malignancies Unit, Henri Mondor University Hospital Center, Public Hospital Network of Paris, Créteil, France
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- Hematology Unit and French Institute of Health and Medical Research Unit 1231, Bocage Hospital, Dijon Bourgogne Regional University Hospital Center, Dijon, France
| | - Franck Morschhauser
- Hematology Transfusion Institute, Claude Huriez Hospital, Lille Regional University Hospital Center, Lille, France
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- Hematology Unit, Brabois Hospital, Nancy University Hospital Center, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Hematology Unit, Necker University Hospital for Sick Children, Public Hospital Network of Paris, Paris, France
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- Oncopole, Toulouse University Cancer Institute, Toulouse, France
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- Basse-Normandy Hematology Institute, Côte de Nacre Regional University Hospital Center, Caen, France
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- Laboratory of Biostatistics, Paris V University-Descartes, Paris, France
| | - Gilles Salles
- Faculty of Medicine, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France.,Hematology Department, Lyon South Hospital Center, Pierre-Bénite, France
| | - Macha Woronoff-Lemsi
- INSERM, EFS-BFC, UMR1098, University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France.,Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, University Hospital, Besançon, France
| | - Nicolas Mounier
- Onco-Hematology Unit, l'Archet Hospital, Nice University Hospital Center, University of Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
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