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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2015 Dec 31;24(5):776–785. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.12.011

Table 1.

Select Model Inputs

Parameter Estimate Data Source Used in Derivations
Cohort Characteristics
Demographics Mean (SD) or Percent Lane et al. 201017
Mean Age 58.7 (7.9)
Percent Female 59%
Percent White 88%
Percent K-L 2 30%
Percent K-L 3 53%
WOMAC Pain 67(13)
Starting WOMAC Pain
15–40 41–70 71+

Percent of Cohort 2% 58% 41%

Quality of Life Utilities (Nonobese/Obese) WOMAC Pain (0100) Osteoarthritis Initiative38
0 Comorbidities Brazier et al. 200439

Age Group 0 115 16 – 40 41 – 70 71 – 100

2544 0.865/0.845 0.840/0.820 0.781/0.761 0.699/0.679 0.609/0.589
4554 0.841/0.830 0.816/0.806 0.780/0.769 0.714/0.703 0.656/0.645
5564 0.847/0.836 0.822/0.812 0.786/0.775 0.720/0.709 0.662/0.651
6574 0.871/0.860 0.846/0.835 0.810/0.799 0.744/0.733 0.685/0.675
75+ 0.854/0.843 0.829/0.818 0.793/0.782 0.727/0.716 0.669/0.658
1 Comorbidity

Age Group 0 115 16 – 40 41 – 70 71 – 100

2544 0.845/0.825 0.820/0.800 0.761/0.741 0.679/0.659 0.589/0.569
4554 0.818/0.807 0.791/0.780 0.755/0.744 0.679/0.668 0.645/0.634
5564 0.824/0.813 0.797/0.786 0.761/0.750 0.685/0.674 0.651/0.640
6574 0.848/0.837 0.821/0.810 0.785/0.774 0.708/0.698 0.674/0.664
75+ 0.831/0.820 0.804/0.793 0.768/0.757 0.692/0.681 0.658/0.647
2+ Comorbidities

Age Group 0 115 16 – 40 41 – 70 71 – 100

2544 0.825/0.805 0.800/0.780 0.741/0.721 0.659/0.639 0.569/0.549
4554 0.806/0.795 0.794/0.783 0.732/0.721 0.635/0.624 0.500/0.489
5564 0.812/0.801 0.800/0.789 0.738/0.727 0.641/0.630 0.506/0.495
6574 0.836/0.825 0.824/0.813 0.762/0.751 0.665/0.654 0.530/0.519
75+ 0.819/0.808 0.807/0.796 0.745/0.734 0.648/0.637 0.513/0.502

Underlying Medical Costs Comorbidities Pope et al 201441
NHANES 2009–201233
MCBS 200943
Red Book Online53
CPI63
Age group 01 23 4+

25–34 $1,400 $7,500 $14,300
35–44 $2,000 $8,000 $14,300
45–49 $2,700 $8,200 $14,300
50–54 $2,700 $8,200 $14,300
55–59 $3,500 $8,800 $14,700
60–64 $4,300 $9,600 $15,500
65–69 $4,600 $9,900 $15,500
7074 $5,300 $10,700 $16,200
7579 $6,200 $11,600 $17,100
80+ $8,200 $13,500 $19,100

Tanezumab Treatment Characteristics
Annual Cost (2014 USD) Drug Cost Administrative Cost Monitoring Cost
First Year 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000 61, 69, 133, 241, 433 277, 495
Subsequent Years 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000 0, 69, 133, 241, 433 277, 495 Medicare Fee Schedules49

Pain Relief Starting Pain

1540 4170 71+

Mean (SD) Pain Reduction 13 (16) 29 (18) 41 (18) Lane et al 201017
Late Failure Rate (%) 10 - - Klareskog et al. 200645
Max Years Efficacy 15 - - Assumption

Adverse Effects Minor Toxicity Major Toxicity
First Year Rate (%) 60 1 Hochberg et al. 201548
Subsequent Years Rate (%) 30 0.5
QOL Multiplier 0.997 0.59
Cost (2014 USD) 52 137
*

In 2014 USD. Values exclude as needed pain management. An annual cost of $102 was added for patients with symptomatic knee OA

**

Minor toxicity disutility and cost based on NSAID toxicity characteristics. Rate of minor toxicity was assumed. Major toxicity cost based on additional physician office visits and x-rays to diagnose rapid OA progression. Major toxicity disutility calibrated to yield QOL of 0.5 immediately prior to TKR following rapid OA progression.