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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 9.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Mar 16;61(2):157–168. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ220

Table 3.

HCV Cumulative Deaths, Costs, and QALYs per Person Associated With the United State Age 20+ United States Populationa, and Incremental Results, Assuming CDC Recommended Testing Followed by Treatment With Different Treatment Modalities

Tx by Genotype Cumulative HCV Deaths Costs per Person QALYs per Person Incremental Deaths Incremental Costs Incremental QALYs ICER
No Treatment 1 181 554 $437 15.656 n/a n/a n/a n/a
(1 088 653–1 270 476) ($344-$561) (15.652–15.661)
G1/4 - PR, 48 wks 1 131 638 $517 15.658 −49 916 $80.0 0.0013 $59 792b
G2/3 - PR, 24 wks, 12 Wks (1 045 343–1 216 951) ($422-$638) (15.653–15.662) (−43 311–−53 526) ($76-$78) (0.0011–0.0015) (-$205 950–$213 295)
G1/4 - PRPI, 24 wks, 12 Wks 1 106 130 $528 15.658 −75 424 $91 0.0021 $43 530c
G2/3 - PR, 24 wks (1 022 050–1 190 781) ($433–$648) (15.654–15.663) (−66 603–−79 696) ($90–$86) (0.0018–0.0023) (-$238 295–$227 433)
G1/4 - PR+ Sofosbuvir, 12 Wks 1 025 448 $642 15.661 −80 682 $114 0.0024 $47 237
G2 - Sofosbuvir + Ribavirin, 12 wks (945 291–1 106 558) ($542–$758) (15.657–15.665) (−76 759–−84 223) ($108–$110) (0.0021–0.0028) ($34 058–$63 969)
G1/4 – Sofosbuvir + Simeprevir, 12 wks 860 908 $992 15.666 −164 540 $350 0.0048 $72 169
G2 - Sofosbuvir + Ribavirin, 12 wks G3 - Sofosbuvir + Ribavirin, 24 wks (781 473–936 340) ($835–$1167) (15.662–15.669) (−163 818–−170 218) ($294-$410) (0.0044–0.0053) ($50 931–$102 196)

Abbreviations: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; G, genotype; HCV, hepatitis C virus; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; PR, pegylated interferon and ribavirin; PRPI, PR + a protease inhibitor such as telaprevir or boceprevir; QALY, quality-adjusted life-year; Tx, Treatment.

a

United States Population total used in year 1 of the model = 229 185 985.

b

Extendedly dominated by PRPI.

c

Compared to no treatment.