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. 2003 Aug 12;89(4):634–640. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601151

Table 8. Results of the sensitivity analysis (per patient).

  Accelerated phase
Blast crisis
Parameter/value Incremental costs Incremental QALYs ICER Incremental costs Incremental QALYs ICER
Baselinea £61 268 2.09 £29 344 £24 695 0.58 £42 239
Imatinib price per 100 mg            
 £6.49 (50% discount) £27 719 2.09 £13 276 £11 237 0.58 £19 220
 £7.79 (40% discount) £34 439 2.09 £16 495 £13 929 0.58 £23 824
 £9.09 (30% discount) £41 159 2.09 £19 713 £16 620 0.58 £28 428
 £10.38 (20% discount) £47 828 2.09 £22 907 £19 312 0.58 £33 032
 £11.68 (10% discount) £54 548 2.09 £25 126 £22 004 0.58 £37 636
             
Rates of response lossb
 13.6% (response achieved from ACCEL)            
 30.9% (response achieved from BLAST) £69 028 2.44 £28 308 £28 212 0.73 £38 766
 31.5% (response achieved from ACCEL)            
 61.3% (response achieved from BLAST) £54 606 1.80 £30 417 £22 293 0.49 £45 274
             
Imatinib utility values
 0.73 (CytR/CHR/PHR)            
 0.15 (ACCEL)            
 0.02 (BLAST) £61 268 1.43 £42 958 £24 695 0.29 £85 981
 1.00 (CytR/CHR/PHR)            
 1.00 (ACCEL)            
 0.74 (BLAST) £61 268 2.58 £23 717 £24 695 0.85 £28 937
             
Discount rates
 0% (costs), 0% (QALYs) £69 528 2.15 £32 302 £26 654 0.59 £44 853
 6% (costs), 0% (QALYs) £61 268 2.15 £28 465 £24 695 0.58 £41 556
 6% (costs), 6% (QALYs) £61 268 1.91 £32 060 £24 695 0.56 £44 291
 10% (costs), 0% (QALYs) £56 555 2.15 £26 275 £23 526 0.59 £39 589
 10% (costs), 10% (QALYs) £56 555 1.77 £31 907 £23 526 0.54 £43 932
             
Extreme scenarios
 Worst casec £61 388 1.01 £60 991 £23 838 0.20 £122 016
 Best cased £27 959 3.06 £9132 £11 897 1.03 £11 556
a

Imatinib price per 100 mg=£12.98, monthly probability of response loss (response achieved from ACCEL)=0.0210, monthly probability of response loss (response achieved from BLAST) =0.0664, Imatinib utility (CytR/CHR/PHR)=0.91, Imatinib utility (ACCEL)=0.58, Imatinib utility (BLAST)=0.38, discount rate (costs)=6%, discount rate (QALYs)=1.5%.

b

At 12 months (responses achieved from ACCEL) and nine months (responses achieved from BLAST).

c

Imatinib price per 100 mg=£12.98, monthly probability of response loss (response achieved from ACCEL)=0.0310, monthly probability of response loss (response achieved from BLAST)=0.1001, Imatinib utility (CytR/CHR/PHR)=0.73, Imatinib utility (ACCEL)=0.15, Imatinib utility (BLAST)=0.02, discount rate (costs)=0%, discount rate (QALYs)=10%.

d

Imatinib price per 100 mg=£6.49, monthly probability of response loss (response achieved from ACCEL)=0.0121, monthly probability of response loss (response achieved from BLAST)=0.0402, Imatinib utility (CytR/CHR/PHR)=1.00, Imatinib utility (ACCEL)=1.00, Imatinib utility (BLAST)=0.74, discount rate (costs)=10%, discount rate (QALYs)=0%.