Cost-effectiveness of lenalidomide plus rituximab versus rituximab monotherapy in patients with previously treated follicular lymphoma: a societal view

Frederick W. Thielen, Marie-José Kersten, Pim Kuizenga, Mels Hoogendoorn, Eduardus F. M. Posthuma, Wendy B. C. Stevens, Carin A Uyl-de Groot, Hedwig M. Blommestein

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Abstract

Introduction: Efficacy of lenalidomide plus rituximab (R-LEN) compared to rituximab monotherapy (R-mono) for patients with previously treated follicular lymphoma (FL) was investigated in AUGMENT (NCT01938001). Our aim was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of R-LEN versus R-mono in this setting from a Dutch perspective. Areas covered: Cost-effectiveness was assessed through a partitioned survival model from three perspectives (i.e. societal, healthcare, and societal, including future non-medical costs). Patient-level data from AUGMENT informed effectiveness parameters (i.e. long-term survival) and health state utilities. Resource use and prices were based on AUGMENT and the literature. Clinical experts validated efficacy input parameters and results. Uncertainty was explored through sensitivity and scenario analyses. Expert opinion: R-LEN resulted in 1.7 incremental discounted quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Total incremental discounted costs were 67,161 EUR from a societal perspective. In conclusion, R-LEN was cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold of 50,000 EUR/QALY in the base-case analyses(incremental cost-effectiveness ratio = 40,493 EUR/QALY). Scenario and sensitivity analyses indicated some level of uncertainty regarding this conclusion, depending on the chosen WTP-threshold and perspective.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1411-1422
Number of pages12
JournalExpert Review of Anticancer Therapy
Volume21
Issue number12
Early online date2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Lenalidomide
  • augment trial
  • cost-effectiveness
  • cost-utility analysis
  • economic evaluation
  • follicular lymphoma
  • societal perspective

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