Routine Primary Prophylaxis for Febrile Neutropenia with Biosimilar Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Nivestim) or Pegfilgrastim Is Cost Effective in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients undergoing Curative-Intent R-CHOP Chemotherapy.

This study aims to compare the cost-effectiveness of various strategies of myeloid growth factor prophylaxis for reducing the risk of febrile neutropenia (FN) in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Singapore who are undergoing R-CHOP chemotherapy with curative intent.A Markov model was created to...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiao Jun Wang, Tiffany Tang, Mohamad Farid, Richard Quek, Miriam Tao, Soon Thye Lim, Hwee Lin Wee, Alexandre Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4752449?pdf=render
_version_ 1831656919837704192
author Xiao Jun Wang
Tiffany Tang
Mohamad Farid
Richard Quek
Miriam Tao
Soon Thye Lim
Hwee Lin Wee
Alexandre Chan
author_facet Xiao Jun Wang
Tiffany Tang
Mohamad Farid
Richard Quek
Miriam Tao
Soon Thye Lim
Hwee Lin Wee
Alexandre Chan
author_sort Xiao Jun Wang
collection DOAJ
description This study aims to compare the cost-effectiveness of various strategies of myeloid growth factor prophylaxis for reducing the risk of febrile neutropenia (FN) in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Singapore who are undergoing R-CHOP chemotherapy with curative intent.A Markov model was created to compare seven prophylaxis strategies: 1) primary prophylaxis (PP) with nivestim (biosimilar filgrastim) throughout all cycles of chemotherapy; 2) PP with nivestim during the first two cycles of chemotherapy; 3) secondary prophylaxis (SP) with nivestim; 4) PP with pegfilgrastim throughout all cycles of chemotherapy; 5) PP with pegfilgrastim during the first two cycles of chemotherapy; 6) SP with pegfilgrastim; and 7) no prophylaxis (NP). The perspective of a hospital was taken and cost-effectiveness was expressed as the cost per episode of FN avoided over six cycles of chemotherapy. A probabilistic sensitivity analysis was conducted.Strategies 3, 6, and 7 were dominated in the base case analysis by strategy 5. The costs associated with strategies 2, 5, 1, and 4 were US$3,813, US$4,056, US$4,545, and US$5,331, respectively. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratios for strategy 5 vs. strategy 2, strategy 1 vs. strategy 5, and strategy 4 vs. strategy 1 were US$13,532, US$22,565, and US$30,452, respectively, per episode of FN avoided. Strategy 2 has the highest probability to be cost-effective (ranged from 48% to 60%) when the willingness to pay (WTP) threshold is lower than US$10,000 per FN episode prevented.In Singapore, routine PP with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (nivestim or pegfilgrastim) is cost-effective for reducing the risk of FN in patients receiving R-CHOP.
first_indexed 2024-12-19T17:17:36Z
format Article
id doaj.art-6d32eded3ca14b3790afec6321051f42
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1932-6203
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-19T17:17:36Z
publishDate 2016-01-01
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
record_format Article
series PLoS ONE
spelling doaj.art-6d32eded3ca14b3790afec6321051f422022-12-21T20:12:50ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01112e014890110.1371/journal.pone.0148901Routine Primary Prophylaxis for Febrile Neutropenia with Biosimilar Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Nivestim) or Pegfilgrastim Is Cost Effective in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients undergoing Curative-Intent R-CHOP Chemotherapy.Xiao Jun WangTiffany TangMohamad FaridRichard QuekMiriam TaoSoon Thye LimHwee Lin WeeAlexandre ChanThis study aims to compare the cost-effectiveness of various strategies of myeloid growth factor prophylaxis for reducing the risk of febrile neutropenia (FN) in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Singapore who are undergoing R-CHOP chemotherapy with curative intent.A Markov model was created to compare seven prophylaxis strategies: 1) primary prophylaxis (PP) with nivestim (biosimilar filgrastim) throughout all cycles of chemotherapy; 2) PP with nivestim during the first two cycles of chemotherapy; 3) secondary prophylaxis (SP) with nivestim; 4) PP with pegfilgrastim throughout all cycles of chemotherapy; 5) PP with pegfilgrastim during the first two cycles of chemotherapy; 6) SP with pegfilgrastim; and 7) no prophylaxis (NP). The perspective of a hospital was taken and cost-effectiveness was expressed as the cost per episode of FN avoided over six cycles of chemotherapy. A probabilistic sensitivity analysis was conducted.Strategies 3, 6, and 7 were dominated in the base case analysis by strategy 5. The costs associated with strategies 2, 5, 1, and 4 were US$3,813, US$4,056, US$4,545, and US$5,331, respectively. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratios for strategy 5 vs. strategy 2, strategy 1 vs. strategy 5, and strategy 4 vs. strategy 1 were US$13,532, US$22,565, and US$30,452, respectively, per episode of FN avoided. Strategy 2 has the highest probability to be cost-effective (ranged from 48% to 60%) when the willingness to pay (WTP) threshold is lower than US$10,000 per FN episode prevented.In Singapore, routine PP with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (nivestim or pegfilgrastim) is cost-effective for reducing the risk of FN in patients receiving R-CHOP.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4752449?pdf=render
spellingShingle Xiao Jun Wang
Tiffany Tang
Mohamad Farid
Richard Quek
Miriam Tao
Soon Thye Lim
Hwee Lin Wee
Alexandre Chan
Routine Primary Prophylaxis for Febrile Neutropenia with Biosimilar Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Nivestim) or Pegfilgrastim Is Cost Effective in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients undergoing Curative-Intent R-CHOP Chemotherapy.
PLoS ONE
title Routine Primary Prophylaxis for Febrile Neutropenia with Biosimilar Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Nivestim) or Pegfilgrastim Is Cost Effective in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients undergoing Curative-Intent R-CHOP Chemotherapy.
title_full Routine Primary Prophylaxis for Febrile Neutropenia with Biosimilar Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Nivestim) or Pegfilgrastim Is Cost Effective in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients undergoing Curative-Intent R-CHOP Chemotherapy.
title_fullStr Routine Primary Prophylaxis for Febrile Neutropenia with Biosimilar Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Nivestim) or Pegfilgrastim Is Cost Effective in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients undergoing Curative-Intent R-CHOP Chemotherapy.
title_full_unstemmed Routine Primary Prophylaxis for Febrile Neutropenia with Biosimilar Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Nivestim) or Pegfilgrastim Is Cost Effective in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients undergoing Curative-Intent R-CHOP Chemotherapy.
title_short Routine Primary Prophylaxis for Febrile Neutropenia with Biosimilar Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Nivestim) or Pegfilgrastim Is Cost Effective in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients undergoing Curative-Intent R-CHOP Chemotherapy.
title_sort routine primary prophylaxis for febrile neutropenia with biosimilar granulocyte colony stimulating factor nivestim or pegfilgrastim is cost effective in non hodgkin lymphoma patients undergoing curative intent r chop chemotherapy
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4752449?pdf=render
work_keys_str_mv AT xiaojunwang routineprimaryprophylaxisforfebrileneutropeniawithbiosimilargranulocytecolonystimulatingfactornivestimorpegfilgrastimiscosteffectiveinnonhodgkinlymphomapatientsundergoingcurativeintentrchopchemotherapy
AT tiffanytang routineprimaryprophylaxisforfebrileneutropeniawithbiosimilargranulocytecolonystimulatingfactornivestimorpegfilgrastimiscosteffectiveinnonhodgkinlymphomapatientsundergoingcurativeintentrchopchemotherapy
AT mohamadfarid routineprimaryprophylaxisforfebrileneutropeniawithbiosimilargranulocytecolonystimulatingfactornivestimorpegfilgrastimiscosteffectiveinnonhodgkinlymphomapatientsundergoingcurativeintentrchopchemotherapy
AT richardquek routineprimaryprophylaxisforfebrileneutropeniawithbiosimilargranulocytecolonystimulatingfactornivestimorpegfilgrastimiscosteffectiveinnonhodgkinlymphomapatientsundergoingcurativeintentrchopchemotherapy
AT miriamtao routineprimaryprophylaxisforfebrileneutropeniawithbiosimilargranulocytecolonystimulatingfactornivestimorpegfilgrastimiscosteffectiveinnonhodgkinlymphomapatientsundergoingcurativeintentrchopchemotherapy
AT soonthyelim routineprimaryprophylaxisforfebrileneutropeniawithbiosimilargranulocytecolonystimulatingfactornivestimorpegfilgrastimiscosteffectiveinnonhodgkinlymphomapatientsundergoingcurativeintentrchopchemotherapy
AT hweelinwee routineprimaryprophylaxisforfebrileneutropeniawithbiosimilargranulocytecolonystimulatingfactornivestimorpegfilgrastimiscosteffectiveinnonhodgkinlymphomapatientsundergoingcurativeintentrchopchemotherapy
AT alexandrechan routineprimaryprophylaxisforfebrileneutropeniawithbiosimilargranulocytecolonystimulatingfactornivestimorpegfilgrastimiscosteffectiveinnonhodgkinlymphomapatientsundergoingcurativeintentrchopchemotherapy