TY - JOUR
T1 - Cost effectiveness of interval cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in stage III ovarian cancer on the basis of a randomized phase III trial
AU - Koole, Simone N.
AU - van Lieshout, Christiaan
AU - van Driel, Willemien J.
AU - van Schagen, Evi
AU - Sikorska, Karolina
AU - Kieffer, Jacobien M.
AU - Schagen van Leeuwen, Jules H.
AU - Schreuder, Henk W.R.
AU - Hermans, Ralph H.
AU - de Hingh, Ignace H.
AU - v an der Velden, Jacobus
AU - Arts, Henriette J.
AU - Massuger, Leon F.A.G.
AU - Aalbers, Arend G.
AU - Verwaal, Victor J.
AU - van de Vijver, Koen K.
AU - Aaronson, Neil K.
AU - van Tinteren, Harm
AU - Sonke, Gabe S.
AU - van Harten, Wim H.
AU - Retèl, Valesca P.
PY - 2019/8/10
Y1 - 2019/8/10
N2 - PURPOSE In the randomized open-label phase III OVHIPEC trial, the addition of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to interval cytoreductive surgery (CRS) improved recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with stage III ovarian cancer. We studied the cost effectiveness of the addition of HIPEC to interval CRS in patients with ovarian cancer.PATIENTS AND METHODS We constructed a Markov health-state transition model to measure costs and clinical outcomes. Transition probabilities were derived from the OVHIPEC trial by fitting survival distributions. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), expressed as euros per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY), was calculated from a Dutch societal perspective, with a time horizon of 10 years. Univariable and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted to evaluate the decision uncertainty.RESULTS Total health care costs were V70,046 (95% credibility interval [CrI], V64,016 to V76,661) for interval CRS compared with V85,791 (95% CrI, V78,766 to V93,935) for interval CRS plus HIPEC. The mean QALY in the interval CRS group was 2.12 (95% CrI, 1.66 to 2.64 QALYs) and 2.68 (95% CrI, 2.11 to 3.28 QALYs) in the interval CRS plus HIPEC group. The ICER amounted to V28,299/QALY. In univariable sensitivity analysis, the utility of recurrence-free survival and the number of days in the hospital affected the calculated ICER most.CONCLUSION On the basis of the trial data, treatment with interval CRS and HIPEC in patients with stage III ovarian cancer was accompanied by a substantial gain in QALYs. The ICER is below the willingness-to-pay threshold in the Netherlands, indicating interval CRS and HIPEC is cost effective for this patient population. These results lend additional support for reimbursing the costs of treating these patients with interval CRS and HIPEC in countries with comparable health care systems.
AB - PURPOSE In the randomized open-label phase III OVHIPEC trial, the addition of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to interval cytoreductive surgery (CRS) improved recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with stage III ovarian cancer. We studied the cost effectiveness of the addition of HIPEC to interval CRS in patients with ovarian cancer.PATIENTS AND METHODS We constructed a Markov health-state transition model to measure costs and clinical outcomes. Transition probabilities were derived from the OVHIPEC trial by fitting survival distributions. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), expressed as euros per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY), was calculated from a Dutch societal perspective, with a time horizon of 10 years. Univariable and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted to evaluate the decision uncertainty.RESULTS Total health care costs were V70,046 (95% credibility interval [CrI], V64,016 to V76,661) for interval CRS compared with V85,791 (95% CrI, V78,766 to V93,935) for interval CRS plus HIPEC. The mean QALY in the interval CRS group was 2.12 (95% CrI, 1.66 to 2.64 QALYs) and 2.68 (95% CrI, 2.11 to 3.28 QALYs) in the interval CRS plus HIPEC group. The ICER amounted to V28,299/QALY. In univariable sensitivity analysis, the utility of recurrence-free survival and the number of days in the hospital affected the calculated ICER most.CONCLUSION On the basis of the trial data, treatment with interval CRS and HIPEC in patients with stage III ovarian cancer was accompanied by a substantial gain in QALYs. The ICER is below the willingness-to-pay threshold in the Netherlands, indicating interval CRS and HIPEC is cost effective for this patient population. These results lend additional support for reimbursing the costs of treating these patients with interval CRS and HIPEC in countries with comparable health care systems.
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U2 - 10.1200/JCO.19.00594
DO - 10.1200/JCO.19.00594
M3 - Article
C2 - 31251694
AN - SCOPUS:85070734921
SN - 0732-183X
VL - 37
SP - 2041
EP - 2050
JO - Journal of clinical oncology
JF - Journal of clinical oncology
IS - 23
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