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. 2016 Mar 12;33(4):626–642. doi: 10.1007/s12325-016-0312-y

Table 2.

Mean annual total cost (US $) per treated patient

Indication ABA (N = 583) ADA (N = 6521) CER (N = 415) ETN (N = 9116) GOL (N = 231) INF (N = 1906) RIT (N = 295) TOC (N = 165) TOF (N = 5) UST (N = 922)
All patients
 RA only $21,877 $30,269 $26,285 $25,805 $27,666 $26,370 $19,569 $23,682 $18,769 NA
 PsO only NA $29,186 NA $31,212 NA $32,409 NA NA NA $53,746
 PsA only NA $28,749 NA $26,916 $27,987 $31,974 NA NA NA NA
 AS only NA $28,558 NA $25,131 $24,225 $29,568 NA NA NA NA
 RA/PsA only NTP $28,984 NTP $25,477 $26,641 $29,760 NTP NTP NTP NA
 PsO/PsA only NA $29,508 NA $29,376 NTP $34,541 NA NA NA NTP
 All other combinations NTP $28,129 NTP $26,543 $28,988 $31,972 NTP NTP NTP NTP
 Across indications NA $29,521 NA $27,488 NA $28,672 NA NA NA NA
Patients new to biologics
 RA only $20,774 $26,246 $24,558 $24,452 $25,857 $23,205 $18,353 $21,666 $18,769 NA
 PsO only NA $28,197 NA $32,030 NA $34,690 NA NA NA $55,457
 PsA only NA $24,610 NA $25,780 $29,631 $28,514 NA NA NA NA
 AS only NA $24,936 NA $22,861 $22,271 $28,951 NA NA NA NA
 RA/PsA only NTP $20,950 NTP $22,828 $29,353 $21,228 NTP NTP NTP NA
 PsO/PsA only NA $27,823 NA $29,405 NTP $29,376 NA NA NA NTP
 All other combinations NTP $24,467 NTP $25,669 $32,207 $25,655 NTP NTP NTP NTP
 Across indications NA $26,681 NA $27,063 NA $25,316 NA NA NA NA
Continuing users
 RA only $22,246 $31,931 $28,253 $26,472 $28,632 $27,184 $22,475 $24,926 NTP NA
 PsO only NA $29,728 NA $30,650 NA $31,696 NA NA NA $52,321
 PsA only NA $30,273 NA $27,420 $27,069 $32,560 NA NA NA NA
 AS only NA $30,594 NA $26,262 $26,180 $29,824 NA NA NA NA
 RA/PsA only NTP $32,700 NTP $27,049 $25,284 $30,719 NTP NTP NTP NA
 PsO/PsA only NA $30,389 NA $29,354 NTP $36,133 NA NA NA NTP
 All other combinations NTP $30,036 NTP $27,113 $25,768 $33,920 NTP NTP NTP NTP
 Across indications NA $30,856 NA $27,726 NA $29,541 NA NA NA NA

ABA abatacept, ADA adalimumab, AS ankylosing spondylitis, CER certolizumab pegol, ETN etanercept, GOL golimumab, INF infliximab, NA not approved, NTP no treated patients, PsA psoriatic arthritis, PsO psoriasis, RA rheumatoid arthritis, RIT rituximab, TOC tocilizumab, TOF tofacitinib, UST ustekinumab