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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 13.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2013 Sep 1;70(17):1518–1527. doi: 10.2146/ajhp120599

Table 4. Univariate Sensitivity Analysis for Cost-effectiveness of Voriconazole Versus Fluconazole in Patients With Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantsa.

Cost per IFI Avoided Cost per Life-year Gained

Scenario Total Study AML Other Diagnosisb Total Study AML Other Diagnosisb
12 Months
Base case $812,990 $66,919 Dominatedc Dominatedc $5,453 Dominatedc
Generic oral voriconazole $384,099 $9,683 Dominatedc Dominatedc $789 Dominatedc
Alternative IFI treatment costs $881,219 $71,210 Dominatedc Dominatedc $5,802 Dominatedc
6 Months
Base case $196,622 $34,576 $2,872,064 n/a n/a n/a
Generic oral voriconazole $78,629 Dominantd $1,498,005 n/a n/a n/a
Alternative IFI treatment costs $210,202 $44,503 $2,922,074 n/a n/a n/a

AML = acute myeloid leukemia; IFI = invasive fungal infection.

a

Costs in 2011 US$.

b

“Other diagnosis” underlying diseases subpopulation.

c

Dominated means that treatment with voriconazole was both more expensive and resulted in either fewer fungal infections avoided or fewer estimated life years than treatment with fluconazole.

d

Dominant means that treatment with voriconazole was both less expensive and resulted in more fungal infections avoided.