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. 2022 Nov 16;17(11):e0277566. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277566

Table 8. Cost results breakdown–per member per month (ABA-1L vs. ABA-2L+).

ABA-1L Abatacept 2L+ Incremental costs (ABA-1L –ABA-2L+)
Total costs per PMPM
bDMARD 71,722 72,156 -435
Concomitant medication 2,153 1,966 187
Monitoring 19,489 19,489 0
AEs occurring ≥5% 21 0 21
SAEs 3,699 3,446 253
Hospitalisations due to infections 439 384 55
Total 97,522 97,441 81

1L, first line; 2L+, second or later line; ABA, abatacept; AE, adverse event; bDMARD, biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; PMPM, per member per month; SAE, serious AE.