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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2015 Aug 5;15(12):771–777. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2015.07.634

Table 3.

Pharmacy and Medical Costs (Model Inputs)

Parameter ATO + ATRA (first-line)1 ATRA + IDA (first-line)1 ATRA + AraC + Additional Chemotherapy (first-line)2 ATO Regimen (second-line)3

Total pharmacy4 $61,797 $13,146 $38,008 $33,241
Induction phase: medical5 $20,503 $20,503 $20,503 $20,503
Consolidation phase: medical5 $778 $778 $778 $778
Maintenance phase: medical5 N/A $40 $40 N/A
Off-treatment medical monitoring6 $177 $177 $177 $177
Disease event: medical7 N/A N/A N/A $483
Autologous stem-cell transplant8 N/A N/A N/A $4,717
1

Source = Lo-Coco, 201317;

2

Source = Powell, 201020;

3

Source = Yanada, 201322;

4

Pharmacy costs were estimated using wholesale acquisition costs (WAC);

5

Medical costs were estimated from standard US costing sources using the average diagnosis-related group (DRG) cost for all inpatient services plus Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes by treatment phase;

6

Patients\assumed to have an oncologist office visit every 3 months;

7

One-time costs associated with a disease event post second-line treatment calculated in consultation with a clinical expert;

8

Patients who received a autologous stem-cell transplant post second-line treatment incurred costs for procedures assumed to be on an outpatient basis.

Note: It was assumed that patients are hospitalized after a disease event post first-line treatment and any costs would be included in the DRG cost for second-line treatment.