杉谷 直大
   Department   Other, Other
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Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Cost-consequence of abatacept as first-line therapy in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients using IORRA real-world data.
Journal Formal name:PloS one
Abbreviation:PLoS One
ISSN code:19326203/19326203
Volume, Issue, Page 17(11),pp.e0277566
Author and coauthor Tanaka Eiichi, Inoue Eisuke, Shoji Ayako, Nilsson Jonas, Papagiannopoulos Christos, Dhanda Devender, Yoshizawa Yuri, Abe Mai, Saka Kumiko, Sugano Eri, Sugitani Naohiro, Ochiai Moeko, Yamaguchi Rei, Ikari Katsunori, Yamanaka Hisashi, Harigai Masayoshi
Publication date 2022
Summary OBJECTIVES:To investigate the cost-effectiveness of abatacept (ABA) as first-line (1L) therapy in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients using data from the Institute of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis database.METHODS:A decision-analytic model was used to estimate the cost per American College of Rheumatology response of at least 50% improvement (ACR50) responder and per patient in Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) and Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) remission from a Japanese healthcare payers' perspective over a 2-year time horizon. Clinical characteristics of patients on ABA-1L were matched with those of patients on ABA second or later line (2L+) or tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi)-1L directly or using propensity scores. Resource utilisation and medical costs were calculated from the Japan Medical Data Center claims database. Parameter uncertainty was addressed by sensitivity and subgroup analyses (age, treatment duration, Japanese version of Health Assessment Questionnaire [J-HAQ] score).RESULTS:Incremental costs per member per month (ΔPMPM) for ABA-1L versus TNFi-1L and ABA-2L+ were -1,571 Japanese Yen (JPY) and 81 JPY, respectively. For ABA-1L versus TNFi-1L, ΔPMPM by ACR50 response was -11,715 JPY and by CDAI and SDAI remission 11,602 JPY and 47,003 JPY, respectively. Corresponding costs for ABA-1L were lower for all outcome parameters versus those for ABA-2L+. Scenario analyses showed that ABA-1L was cost-effective over TNFi-1L in patients <65 years for any outcome. Furthermore, ABA-1L was cost-effective over ABA-2L+ for all outcomes in patients with age <65 years, disease duration <5 years and J-HAQ ≥1.5.CONCLUSIONS:ABA-1L demonstrated a favourable cost-effectiveness profile in RA patients, accruing savings for the Japanese healthcare payers.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0277566
PMID 36383610