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DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249174
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Pegfilgrastim vs. Filgrastim zur Primärprophylaxe der febrilen Neutropenie bei Brustkrebspatientinnen nach Chemotherapie
Eine Kosten-Effektivitäts-Analyse für DeutschlandPegfilgrastim vs filgrastim in primary prophylaxis of febrile neutropenia in patients with breast cancer after chemotherapyA cost-effectiveness analysis for GermanyPublication History
eingereicht: 19.5.2009
akzeptiert: 23.1.2010
Publication Date:
23 February 2010 (online)

Zusammenfassung
Fragestellung: Die febrile Neutropenie (FN) ist eine häufige Komplikation einer myelosuppressiven Chemotherapie. Die vorliegende Kosten-Effektivitäts-Analyse vergleicht die Primärprophylaxe (PP) der FN. Die 6- bzw. 11-tägige Gabe des Granulozyten-Kolonie stimulierendem Faktors (G-CSF) Filgrastim mit der einmaligen Gabe von Pegfilgrastim bei Brustkrebs-Patientinnen mit einem FN-Risiko ≥ 20 % wird in einem Modell simuliert.
Methode: Basierend auf einem entscheidungsanalytischen Modell wurden eine Kosten-Effektivitäts- und eine Kosten-Nutzwert-Analyse aus der Perspektive der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherungen (GKV) in Deutschland durchgeführt. Das Modell simuliert 3 aufeinander aufbauende klinische Alternativen: 1. ein unterschiedlich hohes Risiko für eine FN-Episode nach Pegfilgrastim oder Filgrastim-Gabe, 2. eine unterschiedlich hohe FN-bedingte Mortalitätsrate und 3. Unterschiede in der erreichten relativen Dosis-Intensität der Chemotherapie (RDI) mit entsprechenden Auswirkungen auf das Langzeitüberleben.
Ergebnisse: Unter der Prämisse, dass eine PP mit Pegfilgrastim im Vergleich zu 11 Tagen Filgrastim das FN-Risiko um 5,5 % vermindert, errechnet sich eine Kosteneinsparung von 2229 ı für Pegfilgrastim aus der Perspektive der GKV. Für die dritte Alternative ergibt sich dabei ein Gewinn von 0,039 qualitätsadjustierten Lebensjahren (QALYs). Vorausgesetzt, dass durch Pegfilgrastim im Vergleich zu 6 Tagen Filgrastim das FN Risiko um 10,5 % vermindert wird, errechnet sich für die dritte Alternative ein inkrementelles Kosten-Effektivitäts-Verhältnis (ICER) von 17 165 ı pro gewonnenem Lebensjahr (life-year gained, LYG) und 18 324 ı pro QALY bei einem Gewinn von 0,074 QALYs.
Folgerung: Diese Kosten-Effektivitäts-Analyse für Deutschland zeigt, dass die PP mit Pegfilgrastim verglichen mit Filgrastim in einer Dosierung von 11 Tagen kostensparend und gegenüber einer Dosierung von 6 Tagen kosteneffektiv ist.
Abstract
Objective: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a common toxic side effect of myelosuppressive chemotherapy. The cost-effectiveness of primary prophylaxis (PP) of FN with granulocyte colony stimulating growth factor (G-CSF) filgrastim for six or eleven days was compared to single dose pegfilgrastim in patients with early breast cancer receiving chemotherapy (≥ 20 % FN risk) as simulated in a model.
Methods: Based on a decision-analytical model we conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) and a cost-utility analysis (CUA) from the perspective of the Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) in Germany. The model simulated three clinical alternatives being built on each other, that pegfilgrastim and filgrastim had differential impact on (1) the risk of FN, (2) on FN-related mortality, and (3) on the achieved chemotherapy relative dose intensity (RDI) leading to gain in long-term survival.
Results: Assuming a 5.5 % lower risk of FN for PP with pegfilgrastim than an 11-day course of filgrastim provided – from the perspective of the SHI – a cost saving of Euro 2,229. A gain of 0.039 quality-adjusted life-years (QALY) resulted when the third alternative was used. Assuming a 10.5 % lower risk of FN for PP with pegfilgrastim than a 6-day filgrastim course, the third alternative showed an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of Euro 17.165 per life-year gained (LYG) and Euro 18.324 per QALY with 0.074 QALYs gained.
Conclusion: These results indicate that PP with pegfilgrastim is cost saving compared to 11-day use of filgrastim and cost-effective compared to 6-day use of filgrastim in patients with breast cancer treated in Germany.
Schlüsselwörter
Pegfilgrastim - Filgrastim - Granulozyten-Kolonie stimulierender Faktor (G-CSF) - febrile Neutropenie - Brustkrebs - Kosteneffektivität
Keywords
pegfilgrastim - filgrastim - granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) - febrile neutropenia - breast cancer - cost effectiveness
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