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. 2017 Oct 25;9:655–668. doi: 10.2147/CEOR.S136657

Table S4.

Summarized results from the additional sensitivity analyses in comparison to the base case

Parameters Base case Additional sensitivity analyses Results (EUR per QALY gained)
Time horizon 10 years 1 year 55,064
2 years 33,947
5 years 30,123
Post-progression treatments included No Yes 37,338
Progression-free survival function Afatinib independent review – loglogistic
Erlotinib independent review – loglogistic
Afatinib independent review – Weibull
Erlotinib independent review – Weibull
24,842
Afatinib independent review – lognormal
Erlotinib independent review – lognormal
29,876
Afatinib investigator choice – Weibull
Erlotinib investigator choice – Weibull
25,687
Afatinib investigator choice – loglogistic
Erlotinib investigator choice – loglogistic
31,025
Afatinib investigator choice – lognormal
Erlotinib investigator choice – lognormal
29,291
Overall survival function Afatinib: Weibull
Erlotinib: Weibull
Afatinib: lognormal
Erlotinib: lognormal (extreme scenario)
20,919
Afatinib: Weibull
Erlotinib: lognormal (extreme scenario)
62,546
Health state utility data source LUX-Lung 83 NICE Nivolumab guidance 27,315
Nafees et al27 31,609
AE consideration method Considering a distribution of the probability of each AE over the time spent in pre- progression Considering that the probability of each AE is applied one time at the first cycle of the model for all patients 29,040

Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; QALY, quality-adjusted life year.