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. 2024 Apr 15;39(12):2058–2066. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfae084

Table 4:

Summary of categories contributing to the cumulative cost and utility from deterministic analysis of the base model comparing rituximab to cyclosporine for the treatment of primary membranous nephropathy.

Value
Category Rituximab Cyclosporine
Cost categories ($)
 Drug cost (%) 46 543 (60.8) 8257 (17.0)
 Dialysis cost (%) 29 046 (38.0) 39 049 (80.5)
 Transplant cost (%) 936 (0.2) 1212 (2.5)
Total 76 525 48 518
Utility categories (QALYs)
 On treatment (%) 0.90 (6.5) 2.59 (12.2)
 CR (%) 6.29 (45.2) 0.091 (0.4)
 PR (%) 3.55 (25.5) 7.73 (36.5)
 NR (%) 2.94 (21.1) 10.09 (47.6)
 Dialysis (%) 0.25 (1.8) 0.66 (3.1)
 Transplant (%) 0.007 (<0.1) 0.018 (<0.1)
Total 13.94 21.18