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. 2021 Dec 15;40(Suppl 1):39–67. doi: 10.1007/s40273-021-01115-5

Table 4.

Summary of published proxy-derived mean HSUVs for patients with SMA by type (standard deviation) [standard error] [95% confidence interval]

Health state Proxy-derived HSUVs
Reference NICE TA588 ERG-preferred valuesa [65] NICE TA588 ACM1 [65] NICE TA588 ACM2 [65] NICE TA588 ACM3 [65] Lloyd et al. [46] Lo et al. [56] López-Bastida et al. [47] Love et al. [58] Malone et al. [48] Sampson and Garau [49] Thompson et al. [50]
Publication description NICE report NICE report NICE report NICE report Full-text publication Abstract and associated poster Full-text publication Abstract Full-text publication Full-text publication Abstract and associated poster
PBM used EQ-5D-Y vignette [46, 70] PedsQL mapped to EQ-5D EQ-5D-Y vignette [46, 70] Clinical experts Clinical experts assessed Types 1 and 2 SMA case studies using EQ-5D-Y and PedsQL-NMM (baseline states only) DCE survey of UK general population EQ-5D-3L (caregivers as proxies) HUI3b PedsQL data from CHERISH mapped to EQ-5D-Y using a published algorithm [36] EQ-5D-3L

Three options:

1. Parent proxy using EQ-5D-3L

2. Case vignette study of physician-rated EQ-5D-5L and PedsQL (motor function health)

3. CHERISH mapped to EQ-5D using a published algorithm (unspecified)

Overall Types 1–3 SMA 0.158 (0.44) 0.31 (0.27) 0.22c UKd 0.167
Type 1 SMA (early onset)
Baseline/overall Type 1 SMA − 0.12 (0.19) 0.14 (0.19)
Worsening − 0.24 (0.14)
Improvement − 0.17 (0.17)
 None − 0.240 0.733 − 0.240 − 0.020
 Mild − 0.120 0.752 − 0.120 0.100
 Moderate − 0.170 0.752 − 0.170 0.200
Permanent ventilation 0.730
Non-sitting 0.756
Sitting with support − 0.040 0.400 0.764e.f
Sitting without support − 0.040 0.780 − 0.04 (0.09) 0.764e.f
Standing with support 0.040 0.807 0.040 0.650
Standing without support 0.710 0.878 0.710 0.850 0.71 (0.14)
Walking with support 0.520 0.807 0.520 0.750 0.52 (0.22) 0.878e,g
Walking without support 0.710 0.878 0.710 0.850 0.71 (0.14) 0.878e,g
Types 2/3 SMA (late onset)
Overall Type 2 SMA − 0.012 (0.347) 0.24 (0.12)
Overall Type 3 SMA 0.62 (0.27)
Baseline Type 2 SMA 0.04 (0.10)
 Worsening − 0.13 (0.06) 0.730 [0.0132]
 Stabilisation of baseline function 0.756 [0.0188]
 Mild improvement 0.04 (0.11) 0.716 [0.0174]
 Moderate improvement 0.10 (0.09) 0.764 [0.0142]
Permanent ventilation, Type 2 SMA
Cannot sit − 0.408 [CI − 0.440 to − 0.337] (cannot sit, disutility)
Sitting with support − 0.068 [CI − 0.083 to − 0.053] (sit with assistance, disutility)
Sitting without support 0.040 0.733 0.040 0.400 − 0.222 [CI − 0.242 to − 0.201] (sit but cannot stand, disutility)
Sits and rolls 0.040 0.752 0.040 0.450
Sits and crawls 0.100 0.780 0.100 0.500
Standing with support 0.390 0.807 0.390 0.700 0.39 (0.29) –0.068 [CI − 0.083 to − 0.053] (stand with assistance, disutility) 0.807 [0.0182]
Standing without support 0.720 0.807 0.720 0.850 0.72 (0.12) 0.805 [0.0256]
Walking with support 0.390 0.807 0.390 0.700 0.39 (0.29) − 0.068 [CI − 0.083 to − 0.053] (walk with assistance, disutility) 0.807 [0.0182]
Walking without support 0.720 0.878 0.720 0.850 0.72 (0.12) 0.878 [0.0297]
Loss of ambulation/motor function (with/without assistance) − 0.12 (0.16) 0.774 [0.0303]
Disutilities (non-motor function specific)
Respiratory support (any) − 0.33 (0.27)
Respiratory support (< 16 h/day) − 0.159 [CI − 0.174 to − 0.143]
Respiratory support (> 16 h/day) − 0.304 [CI − 0.328 to − 0.281]
Oral vs. intrathecal drug administration − 0.071 [CI − 0.085 to − 0.057]
Treatment reactions, 12 h/4 mo − 0.057 [CI − 0.071 to − 0.042]
Treatment reactions, 1–2 days/4 mo − 0.060 [CI − 0.078 to − 0.042]
Treatment reactions, 3–4 days/4 mo − 0.087 [CI − 0.103 to − 0.071]
Ophthalmological monitoring before/during treatment if symptoms present − 0.024 [CI − 0.036 to − 0.012]
Ophthalmological monitoring before/during treatment 2 ×/year for 2 years − 0.023 [CI − 0.037 to − 0.009]
SMA after scoliosis surgery − 0.22 (0.22)
Gastric/NG tube − 0.17 (0.17)
Contraception − 0.012 [CI − 0.021 to − 0.002]

ACM appraisal committee meeting, CI confidence interval, DCE discrete choice experiment, ERG evidence review group, HSUV health state utility value, HUI2/3 Health Utilities Index Mark 2/3, mo months, NG nasogastric, NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NMM neuromuscular module, PBM preference-based measure, PedsQL Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, SD standard deviation, SMA spinal muscular atrophy, TA technology assessment

– Indicates not assessed in publication

aERG-preferred (dis)utility values are from Lloyd et al. [46, 70]

bHUI3 utility values only were extracted into current table; HUI2 values also reported in publication (not extracted)

cData referenced from López-Bastida et al. [68]; however, utility data for SMA are not reported in López-Bastida et al.; therefore, the review by Sampson and Garau is included as a primary source

dValue for UK; mean (SD) values for France, Germany and Spain also reported in publication

eOnly a single health state reported; no differentiation for with and without support

fHealth state functionally equivalent to Type 2 SMA

gHealth state functionally equivalent to Type 3 SMA