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. 2019 May 22;11:349–359. doi: 10.2147/CEOR.S202642

Table 6.

Sensitivity analyses

Incremental budget impact (USD) Incremental PMPM (USD)
Scenarios Change Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Average
Base case* NA $764,287 $935,720 $943,166 $2,643,173 $0.0021 $0.0026 $0.0026 $0.0025
Incidence +20% −$917,144 −$1,122,864 −$1,131,800 −$3,171,807 −$0.0026 −$0.0031 −$0.0031 −$0.0029
−20% −$611,429 −$748,576 −$754,533 −$2,114,538 −$0.0017 −$0.0021 −$0.0021 −$0.0020
Total number of patients receiving treatment (1L, 2L+) +20% −$917,144 −$1,122,864 −$1,131,800 −$3,171,807 −$0.0026 −$0.0031 −$0.0031 −$0.0029
−20% −$611,429 −$748,576 −$754,533 −$2,114,538 −$0.0017 −$0.0021 −$0.0021 −$0.0020
IO agent market share (1L, 2L+) 1L: 50%,
2L: 50%
−$764,647 −$647,611 −$587,928 −$2,000,186 −$0.0021 −$0.0018 −$0.0016 −$0.0019
IO 100%; chemo 0% −$760,505 −$1,123,745 −$1,175,855 −$3,060,105 −$0.0021 −$0.0031 −$0.0033 −$0.0028
Duration of 1L non-responders (both IO agents and chemo) −50% −$631,582 −$730,371 −$737,546 −$2,099,499 −$0.0018 −$0.0020 −$0.0021 −$0.0020
Duration of treatment for 1L IO agents +100% −$77,524 −$1,399,158 −$2,154,193 −$3,630,874 −$0.0002 −$0.0039 −$0.0060 −$0.0034
−50% −$533,432 −$535,328 −$543,291 −$1,612,051 −$0.0014 −$0.0015 −$0.0015 −$0.0015
Based on avelumab data $24,509 $24,666 $25,131 $74,306 $0.0001 $0.0001 $0.0001 $0.0001
Based on pembroliz-umab data $35,105 $37,567 $38,138 $110,810 $0.0001 $0.0001 $0.0001 $0.0001
Duration of treatment for 1L pembrolizumab and nivolumab +300% −$1,004,355 −$2,650,493 −$4,306,481 −$7,961,329 −$0.0028 −$0.0074 −$0.0120 −$0.0074
−75% $710,418 $712,822 $723,253 $2,146,493 $0.0020 $0.0020 $0.0020 $0.0020
Duration of treatment for IO agents (2L+) +100% −$764,060 −$935,492 −$942,935 −$2,642,487 −$0.0021 −$0.0026 −$0.0026 −$0.0025
−50% −$764,400 −$935,834 −$943,283 −$2,643,516 −$0.0021 −$0.0026 −$0.0026 −$0.0025

Notes:*Base case refers to the results of the main analysis without any additional scenarios and is presented for comparative purposes.

Abbreviations: PMPM, per member per month; NA, not applicable; IO, immuno-oncology; chemo, chemotherapy; 1L, treatment-naïve, first line; 2L+, second-line or later.