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. 2018 Sep 29;13:172. doi: 10.1186/s13023-018-0914-3

Table 3.

Results of base case and worst-case scenario analysis over a time horizon of two, four, six, eight and ten years

Scenario Treatment Cost ($)* QALY Incremental Cost ($) Incremental Effectiveness
(QALY gained)
ICER ($/QALY)
10-year time horizon
 Base-case Usual care 116,156 6.84 1,662,765 0.45 3,655,352
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor 1,778,921 7.29
 Worst-case Usual care 116,156 6.84 1,677,901 0.20 8,480,265
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor 1,794,056 7.04
2-year time horizon
 Base-case Usual care 30,469 2.23 531,606 0.07 7,311,801
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor 562,075 2.3
 Worst-case Usual care 30,469 2.23 532,262 0.06 9,292,285
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor 562,731 2.28
4-year time horizon
 Base-case Usual care 51,850 3.56 852,463 0.15 5,835,535
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor 904,313 3.70
 Worst-case Usual care 51,850 3.56 855,802 0.09 9,554,343
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor 907,652 3.65
6-year time horizon
 Base-case Usual care 72,361 4.77 1,148,863 0.24 4,869,328
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor 1,221,224 5.00
 Worst-case Usual care 72,361 4.77 1,155,718 0.12 9,263,760
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor 1,228,079 4.89
8-year time horizon
 Base-case Usual care 94,274 5.86 1,418,488 0.34 4,173,169
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor 1,512,761 6.20
 Worst-case Usual care 94,274 5.86 1,429,656 0.16 8,861,944
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor 1,523,930 6.02

QALY Quality adjusted life year, ICER Incremental-cost effectiveness ratio

*All costs are expressed in USD-2016