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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 21.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018 Mar 14;24(9):1920–1927. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.03.008

Table 3.

Organ System–Specific Response Rates

Active Ingredient Eye Rate (95% CI)
Cost per CR + PR
GI Rate (95% CI)
Cost per CR + PR
Fasciae/Joint Rate (95% CI)
Cost per CR + PR
Liver Rate (95% CI)
Cost per CR + PR
Skin Rate (95% CI)
Cost per CR + PR
Lung Rate (95% CI)
Cost /perCR + PR
Mouth Rate (95% CI)
Cost per CR + PR
Tacrolimus NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Sirolimus .59 (.33–83) $9714 .57 (.10–98) $10,054 .33 (.06–79) $17,367 .50 (.23–78) $11,462 .64 (.48–78) $8955 NA .62 (.39–83) $9244
Rituximab .28 (.09–52) $104,229 .33 (.01–78) $88,436 .77 (.47–98) $37,901 .44 (.19–70) $66,327 .61 (.51–71) $47,843 NA .52 (.22–81) $56,123
Ruxolitinib NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
HCQ .00 (.00–43) .00 (.00–49) .00 (.00–66) .18 (.05–48) $16,322 .25 (.09–53) $11,752 NA .22 (.06–55) $13,355
Imatinib .58 (.33–81) $34,869 .72 (.47–92) $28,089 .55 (.30–79) $36,771 .30 (.00–74) $67,413 .56 (.29–81) $36,114 .33 (.14–61) $ 61,285 .30 (.07–58) $67,413
Bortezomib .67 (.30–90) $68,884 .50 (.09–91) $92,304 .50 (.09–91) $92,304 .00 (.00–79) .50 (022–78) $92,304 NA .56 (.27–81) $82,414
Ibrutinib NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
ECP .65 (.44–84) $64,289 .68 (.20, 1.00) $61,453 .52 (.31–72) $80,362 .63 (.34–87) $66,330 .65 (.51–78) $64,289 .67 (.35–94) $ 62,370 .69 (.51–84) $60,562
Pomalidomide .33 (.10–70) $316,909 .50 (.15–85) $209,160 .17 (.03–56) $615,176 .00 (.00–79) .63 (.31–86) $166,000 NA .29 (.08–64) $360,621
Methotrexate .56 (.11, 0,97) $364 .80 (.38–96) $255 .33 (.10–70) $618 .67 (.40–90) $304 .78 (.30, 1.00) $262 NA .40 (.06–79) $510

NA indicates not available; GI, gastrointestinal.

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Cost calculation based on 170 cm height and 70 kg weight and only includes direct costs calculated per described protocol.