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. 2024 Aug 15;14(5):e200340. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200340

Table 3.

Exploratory Analysis Incremental Results: Hypothetical Disease-Modifying Treatments vs HD Natural History

DMT A vs HD natural history DMT B vs HD natural history DMT C vs HD natural history
Base case 95% credible range Base case 95% credible range Base case 95% credible range
Prefunctional decline populationa (discounted)
 Incremental costs −$35,220 −$142,904 to $20,972 −$21,808 −$92,426 to $25,927 −$14,335 −$69,357 to $33,443
  Standard care −$9,086 −$34,024 to $4,748 −$5,646 −$22,640 to $6,805 −$3,651 −$17,455 to $8,079
  Societal cost −$26,134 −$117,076 to $18,106 −$16,161 −$74,125 to $20,410 −$10,684 −$54,983 to $26,386
 Incremental QALYs 1.42 0.74 to 2.03 0.92 0.29 to 1.57 0.40 −0.24 to 1.09
  Prefunctional decline 1.41 1.24 to 1.65 0.94 0.79 to 1.15 0.46 0.32 to 0.66
  Shoulson and Fahn stage 1 0.13 −0.11 to 0.41 0.06 −0.16 to 0.34 0.00 −0.21 to 0.27
  Shoulson and Fahn stage 2 0.04 −0.24 to 0.24 0.01 −0.22 to 0.23 −0.02 −0.24 to 0.22
  Shoulson and Fahn stage 3 −0.12 −0.39 to −0.01 −0.07 −0.25 to 0.01 −0.04 −0.14 to 0.03
  Shoulson and Fahn stage 4–5 −0.04 −0.09 to −0.01 −0.02 −0.06 to −0.01 −0.01 −0.04 to 0.00
 Incremental life years 1.48 0.47 to 2.29 0.97 0.10 to 1.79 0.40 −0.49 to 1.30
Shoulson and Fahn stage 1 population (discounted)
 Incremental costs $188,245 −$34,489 to $395,879 $115,352 −$64,427 to $308,235 $40,184 −$135,263 to $215,048
  Standard care $52,599 −$3,679 to $108,738 $32,723 −$11,960 to $83,852 $12,107 −$33,590 to $58,901
  Societal cost $135,646 −$38,269 to $313,565 $82,630 −$59,226 to $239,628 $28,077 −$106,944 to $166,203
 Incremental QALYs 3.13 1.61 to 4.61 1.96 0.53 to 3.54 0.82 −0.62 to 2.43
  Shoulson and Fahn stage 1 2.70 2.11 to 3.55 1.75 1.23 to 2.54 0.82 0.32 to 1.48
  Shoulson and Fahn stage 2 0.40 −0.27 to 1.07 0.20 −0.41 to 0.91 0.02 −0.59 to 0.72
  Shoulson and Fahn stage 3 0.05 −0.41 to 0.30 0.02 −0.28 to 0.29 −0.02 −0.32 to 0.27
  Shoulson and Fahn stage 4–5 −0.02 −0.16 to 0.01 −0.01 −0.09 to 0.02 −0.01 −0.06 to 0.02
 Incremental life years 4.04 1.65 to 6.18 2.52 0.32 to 4.87 1.01 −1.23 to 3.42
Shoulson and Fahn stage 2 population (discounted)
 Incremental costs $279,724 −$72,371 to $550,523 $168,799 −$72,088 to $403,636 $62,875 −$132,939 to $274,364
  Standard care $72,437 −$21,048 to $171,036 $44,476 −$16,205 to $118,729 $17,327 −$29,767 to $74,145
  Societal cost $207,287 −$67,763 to $432,404 $124,323 −$67,643 to $317,933 $45,548 −$109,101 to $214,394
 Incremental QALYs 2.67 1.00 to 3.92 1.67 0.32 to 2.95 0.71 −0.44 to 1.99
  Shoulson and Fahn stage 2 2.40 1.62 to 3.42 1.53 0.80 to 2.49 0.70 0.00 to 1.62
  Shoulson and Fahn stage 3 0.26 −0.92 to 0.68 0.13 −0.46 to 0.58 0.01 −0.47 to 0.46
  Shoulson and Fahn stage 4–5 0.01 −0.21 to 0.07 0.01 −0.12 to 0.07 0.00 −0.09 to 0.06
 Incremental life years 4.17 0.74 to 6.16 2.59 0.12 to 4.71 1.07 −1.02 to 3.22

Abbreviations: QALY = quality-adjusted life year; TFC = total functional score.

a

Prefunctional decline population: age = 40, CAG repeats = 40; results for prefunctional decline individuals with 45 and 50 CAG repeats are available in eAppendix 1.