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. 2024 Oct 5;9:42. doi: 10.1186/s41256-024-00372-z

Table 1.

ITS regression results of trastuzumab monthly consumption at the national level

Originator consumption Overall trastuzumab consumption
β (95% CI) SE P value β (95% CI) SE P value
Baseline level 7.028 (6.931 to 7.125) 0.048 < 0.001 7.028 (6.931 to 7.125) 0.048 < 0.001
Baseline trend 0.025 (0.017 to 0.032) 0.004 < 0.001 0.025 (0.017 to 0.032) 0.004 < 0.001
Level change after originator price reduction − 0.131 (− 0.249 to − 0.014) 0.058 0.029 − 0.147 (− 0.264 to − 0.029) 0.059 0.016
Trend change after originator price reduction − 0.019 (− 0.030 to − 0.008) 0.005 0.001 − 0.016 (− 0.026 to − 0.005) 0.005 0.005
Trend after originator price reduction 0.006 (− 0.003 to 0.014) 0.004 0.176 0.009 (0.001 to 0.017) 0.004 0.031
Level change after clinical introduction of the 1st biosimilar in all PLADs − 0.030 (− 0.112 to 0.053) 0.041 0.472 0.009 (− 0.074 to 0.092) 0.041 0.829
Trend change after clinical introduction of the 1st biosimilar in all PLADs − 0.011 (− 0.019 to − 0.002) 0.004 0.019 − 0.011 (− 0.020 to − 0.002) 0.004 0.014
Trend after clinical introduction of the 1st biosimilar in all PLADs − 0.005 (− 0.009 to − 0.001) 0.002 0.008 − 0.002 (− 0.006 to 0.002) 0.002 0.227

ITS interrupted time series, PLADs provincial-level administrative divisions, Dickey–Fuller test P = 0.001 (originator consumption) and P = 0.006 (overall trastuzumab consumption); Durbin-Watson statistics = 2.17 (originator consumption) and 2.21 (overall trastuzumab consumption); values in bold are significant (P < 0.05)