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Gao L, Nguyen D, Lee P. A systematic review of economic evaluations for the pharmaceutical treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia. Expert Rev Hematol 2022; 15:833-847. [DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2022.2125376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Lan Gao
- Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health & Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University
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- Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health & Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University
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- Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health & Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University
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Solana-Altabella A, Megías-Vericat JE, Ballesta-López O, Boluda B, Cano I, Acuña-Cruz E, Rodríguez-Veiga R, Torres-Miñana L, Sargas C, Sanz MÁ, Borrell-García C, López-Briz E, Poveda-Andrés JL, De la Rubia J, Montesinos P, Martínez-Cuadrón D. Healthcare Resource Utilization among Patients between 60-75 Years with Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia Receiving Intensive Chemotherapy Induction: A Spanish Retrospective Observational Study. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14081921. [PMID: 35454828 PMCID: PMC9032151 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14081921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary Studies addressing the economic costs and burden of secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML) are scarce in the literature. We analyzed this topic in a real-life population of sAML patients between 60–75 years receiving intensive chemotherapy induction. In elderly patients with sAML and intensive regimens, it entails an increase in costs and a longer hospital stay. In these specific patients, almost a third of the time is spent hospitalized after the diagnosis of sAML. There are no studies with this type of population and diagnosis, which gives added value to the results obtained. Pharmacoeconomic studies in patients with AML are being carried out due to the need to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of new oral drugs, therapeutic schemes with higher costs than previous treatments. Abstract Background: Information regarding the impact on healthcare systems of secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML) is scarce. Methods: A retrospective review of medical charts identified patients aged 60–75 years with sAML between 2010 and 2019. Patient information was collected from diagnosis to death or last follow-up. Outpatient resource use, reimbursement, frequency and duration of hospitalization, and transfusion burden were assessed. Forty-six patients with a median age of 64 years were included. Anthracycline plus cytarabine regimens were the most common induction treatment (39 patients, 85%). The ratio of the total days hospitalized between the total follow-up was 29%, with a sum of 204 hospitalizations (average four/patient; average duration 21 days). The total average reimbursement was EUR 90,008 per patient, with the majority (EUR 77,827) related to hospital admissions (EUR 17,403/hospitalization). Most hospitalizations (163, mean 22 days) occurred in the period before the first allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHSCT), costing EUR 59,698 per patient and EUR 15,857 per hospitalization. The period after alloHSCT (in only 10 patients) had 41 hospitalizations (mean 21 days), and a mean reimbursement cost of EUR 99,542 per patient and EUR 24,278 per hospitalization. In conclusion, there is a high consumption of economic and healthcare resources in elderly patients with sAML receiving active treatments in Spain.
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- Antonio Solana-Altabella
- Pharmacy Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (A.S.-A.); (J.E.M.-V.); (O.B.-L.); (C.B.-G.); (E.L.-B.); (J.L.P.-A.)
- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
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- Pharmacy Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (A.S.-A.); (J.E.M.-V.); (O.B.-L.); (C.B.-G.); (E.L.-B.); (J.L.P.-A.)
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- Pharmacy Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (A.S.-A.); (J.E.M.-V.); (O.B.-L.); (C.B.-G.); (E.L.-B.); (J.L.P.-A.)
- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
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- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Pharmacy Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (A.S.-A.); (J.E.M.-V.); (O.B.-L.); (C.B.-G.); (E.L.-B.); (J.L.P.-A.)
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- Pharmacy Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (A.S.-A.); (J.E.M.-V.); (O.B.-L.); (C.B.-G.); (E.L.-B.); (J.L.P.-A.)
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- Pharmacy Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (A.S.-A.); (J.E.M.-V.); (O.B.-L.); (C.B.-G.); (E.L.-B.); (J.L.P.-A.)
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- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, Catholic University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology and Hemotherapy, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (B.B.); (I.C.); (E.A.-C.); (R.R.-V.); (L.T.-M.); (C.S.); (M.Á.S.); (J.D.l.R.); (P.M.)
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-96-1244000 (ext. 4119661)
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Marchetti M, Albertin L, Limberti G, Canicattì M. Pharmacoeconomic considerations for acute myeloid leukemia pharmacotherapy. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2021; 23:263-272. [PMID: 34886738 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2021.2014453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rare blood cancer with a poor prognosis. Recently, targeted drugs have improved survival both in the elderly and in fit patients. However, as monthly costs of targeted agents are high, regulatory bodies often impose restrictions on their use. AREAS COVERED The authors review the value-for-cost of targeted drugs such as gemtuzumab ozogamycin, CPX-351, midostaurin, gilteritinib, glasdegib, venetoclax, oral azacytidine and enasidenib used to treat adult AML. EMBASE and TRIP databases, together with authority websites were searched for technology assessments. Add-on drugs, namely midostaurin and gemtuzumab ozogamycin, have been reported to have the best pharmacoeconomic profile for newly diagnosed fit patients with FLT3 mutation or favorable/intermediate cytogenetics, since allogeneic transplant rates were stable or reduced. Most of the other drugs, on the other hand, did not achieve highly favorable cost-for-benefit, due to a poor absolute survival gain and/or increased transplant rates. EXPERT OPINION The cost of most targeted therapies for AML in unfit patients seems unfair in comparison to the absolute survival advantage provided in fit patients. Point of cure and transplant outcomes should be standardized to allow comparability among the models.
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- Monia Marchetti
- Hematology Unit & Transplant Center, Azienza Ospedaliera Ss Antonio E Biagio E Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Hematology Unit & Transplant Center, Azienza Ospedaliera Ss Antonio E Biagio E Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Hematology Unit & Transplant Center, Azienza Ospedaliera Ss Antonio E Biagio E Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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