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. 2013 Jul 16;11:16. doi: 10.1186/1478-7547-11-16

Table 4.

Cost of 15-week ESAs treatment (6-cycles chemotherapy) for responder &non responder patients receiving originators or biosimilars per Hb level

 
 
 
Responders
Non responders
Responders
Non responders
Cost difference for responders originators vs. Biosimilars (€) Cost difference for non responders originators vs. Biosimilars (€) Total difference originators vs. Biosimilars (€)
HB Nadir (g/dl) % of patients per Hb level Number of Greek patients treated with ESAs per Hb Level Cost of 15 weeks treatment with originator ESAs (€) Cost of 15 weeks treatment with originator ESAs (€) Cost of 15 weeks treatment with Biosimilar ESAs (€) Cost of 15 weeks treatment with Biosimilar ESAs (€)
<9
33.5
855
1.233.547
2.144.861
1.120.816
1.713.324
112.731
431.537
544.268
9.0-9.9
27.5
701
1.012.613
1.760.707
920.072
1.406.460
92.541
354.247
446.787
10.0-10.9
24.7
630
909.511
1.581.435
826.392
1.263.257
83.118
318.178
401.296
11.0-11.9
9.5
242
349.812
608.244
317.843
485.868
31.969
122.376
154.345
>12.0
4.8
122
176.747
307.323
160.594
245.491
16.153
61.832
77.985
Total 100 2.551 3.682.229 6.402.570 3.345.718 5.114.400 336.511 1.288.170 1.624.681