Table 7.
Per-population results of the sensitivity analysis covering all PICOSTEPS components (€)
Analysis | Cladribine tablets | Fingolimod (difference to cladribine tablets) | Natalizumab (difference to cladribine tablets) | Treatment mix (difference to cladribine tablets) |
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Base case | 19,995,689 | 4,598,742 | 16,249,701 | 6,928,934 |
50% of patients women | 20,291,004 | 4,303,427 | 15,954,386 | 6,633,619 |
90% of patients women | 19,754,067 | 4,840,363 | 16,491,322 | 7,170,555 |
Age of the population 36 years | 20,323,777 | 4,270,654 | 15,921,613 | 6,600,845 |
Patient weight based on Finnish real-life distribution | 20,178,296 | 4,416,134 | 16,067,093 | 6,746,326 |
Annual adherence drop 10% after 1st year | 19,033,150 | 2,038,510 | 12,049,898 | 4,040,788 |
No screening costs | 19,822,386 | 4,631,370 | 16,280,555 | 6,961,207 |
Time horizon 3 years | 19,875,290 | − 1,282,280 | 7,314,798 | 437,136 |
Fingolimod utilization: 14 28-tablet packs during the 1st year, 13 packs thereafter | 19,995,689 | 4,930,645 | 16,249,701 | 7,194,456 |
Natalizumab utilization: 14 administrations during the 1st year, 13 administrations thereafter | 19,995,689 | 4,598,742 | 19,951,070 | 7,669,207 |
Cost of natalizumab administration €934.50 | 19,995,689 | 4,598,742 | 24,645,460 | 8,608,085 |
Cost of natalizumab administration €373.00 | 19,995,689 | 4,598,742 | 17,098,900 | 7,098,773 |
All cost inputs −20% | 15,996,551 | 3,678,993 | 12,999,761 | 5,543,147 |
All cost inputs +20% | 23,994,826 | 5,518,490 | 19,499,641 | 8,314,720 |
24% of cladribine users assumed to switch to fingolimod on the fourth year | 21,548,433 | 3,045,997 | 14,696,957 | 5,376,189 |
Direct costs only | 19,890,489 | 4,541,817 | 15,650,099 | 6,763,473 |
Direct costs only, no travelling costs | 19,823,970 | 4,514,509 | 15,145,366 | 6,640,680 |