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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2013 Feb 4;21(5):655–667. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.01.016

Table 3.

Two-way sensitivity analysis of DMOAD cost and pain relief, suspended progression, or major toxicity

$1,000 $2,000 $3,000
Treatment Strategy Avg.
QALE
Avg.
Cost
ICER Avg.
Cost
ICER Avg.
Cost
ICER
Pain Relief 30%
(base case)
Standard of Care* 14.21 $115,800 $115,800 $115,800

SoC + DMOADs** 14.25 $118,100 $57,500 $121,600 $145,000 $125,200 $235,000

40% Standard of Care 14.21 $115,800 $115,800 $115,800

SoC + DMOADs 14.28 $118,000 $31,400 $121,600 $82,900 $125,100 $132,900

50% Standard of Care 14.21 $115,800 $115,800 $115,800

SoC + DMOADs 14.32 $118,000 $20,000 $121,500 $51,800 $125,100 $84,500

Suspended Progression 50%
(base case)
Standard of Care 14.21 $115,800 $115,800 $115,800

SoC + DMOADs 14.25 $118,100 $57,500 $121,600 $145,000 $125,200 $235,000

60% Standard of Care 14.21 $115,800 $115,800 $115,800

SoC + DMOADs 14.26 $118,400 $52,000 $122,500 $134,000 $126,600 $216,000

70% Standard of Care 14.21 $115,800 $115,800 $115,800

SoC + DMOADs 14.28 $118,600 $40,000 $123,300 $107,100 $128,000 $174,300

Major Toxicity 1% Standard of Care 14.21 $115,800 $115,800 $115,800

SoC + DMOADs 14.24 $118,100 $76,700 $121,700 $196,700 $125,100 $310,000

0.5%
(base case)
Standard of Care 14.21 $115,800 $115,800 $115,800

SoC + DMOADs 14.25 $118,100 $57,500 $121,600 $145,000 $125,200 $235,000

0.1% Standard of Care 14.21 $115,800 $115,800 $115,800

SoC + DMOADs 14.26 $118,000 $44,000 $121,600 $118,000 $125,300 $190,000
*

Standard of care sequence includes: conservative pain management (NSAIDs, acetaminophen, physical therapy), corticosteroid injections, primary TKR, revision TKR

**

Standard of care + DMOADs sequence includes: conservative pain management, DMOADs, corticosteroid injections, primary TKR, revision TKR

Abbreviations: DMOAD - disease modifying osteoarthritis drug; QALE - quality-adjusted life expectancy; ICER - incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; SoC – standard of care