Table 2.
Model inputs of costs and health utility
| Costs ($) | Utility | References | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug cost per cycle | |||
| Vedolizumab induction phase | 1539.4b | – | [30] |
| Vedolizumab maintenance phase | 769.7 | – | [30] |
| Conventional therapya | 362.5 | – | Expert survey |
| Administration cost per cyclea | 50.7 | – | Expert survey |
| Health state costs per cyclea | Health state utility | ||
| Remission | 386.8 | 0.83 | [23] |
| Mild | 440.9 | 0.69 | [23] |
| Moderate-to-severe | 1949.9 | 0.42 | [23] |
| Surgery | 10,601.8 | 0.42 | [23, 24] |
| Costs of AEs per eventa | AE utility decrement | ||
| Serious infection | 1504.2 | − 0.47 | [25] |
| Tuberculosis | 815.3 | − 0.50 | [26] |
| Malignancy (including lymphoma) | 1507.4 | − 0.18 | [27] |
| Acute hypersensitivity reactions | 234.0 | − 0.10 | [28] |
| Skin site reactions | 46.8 | − 0.03 | [29] |
AE adverse event
aThe price information is based on the survey of 18 clinical physicians from 18 tertiary hospitals in China. bThe cost was for weeks 0 and 2. A third injection was given if had response at week 6