Extended-pulsed fidaxomicin versus vancomycin in patients 60 years and older with Clostridium difficile infection: cost-effectiveness analysis in Spain
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- dc.contributor.author Rubio-Terrés, Carlos
- dc.contributor.author Aguado, José María
- dc.contributor.author Almirante, Benito
- dc.contributor.author Cobo, Javier
- dc.contributor.author Grau Cerrato, Santiago
- dc.contributor.author Salavert, M.
- dc.contributor.author González Antona Sánchez, Elena
- dc.contributor.author López Gutiérrez, Cristina
- dc.contributor.author Rubio-Rodríguez, Darío
- dc.date.accessioned 2019-12-20T08:26:46Z
- dc.date.available 2019-12-20T08:26:46Z
- dc.date.issued 2019
- dc.description.abstract The cost of treating Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Spain is substantial. Findings from the randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3b/4 EXTEND study showed that an extended-pulsed fidaxomicin (EPFX) regimen was associated with improved sustained clinical cure and reduced recurrence of CDI versus vancomycin in patients aged 60 years and older. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of EPFX versus vancomycin for the treatment of CDI in patients aged 60 years and older from the perspective of the National Health System (NHS) in Spain. We used a Markov model with six health states and 1-year time horizon. Health resources, their unit costs and utilities were based on published sources. Key efficacy data and transition probabilities were obtained from the EXTEND study and published sources. A panel of Spanish clinical experts validated all model assumptions. In the analysis, 0.638 and 0.594 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) per patient were obtained with EPFX and vancomycin, respectively, with a gain of 0.044 QALYs with EPFX. The cost per patient treated with EPFX and vancomycin was estimated to be €10,046 and €10,693, respectively, with a saving of €647 per patient treated with EPFX. For willingness-to-pay thresholds of €20,000, €25,000 and €30,000 per QALY gained, the probability that EPFX was the most cost-effective treatment was 99.3%, 99.5% and 99.9%, respectively. According to our economic model and the assumptions based on the Spanish NHS, EPFX is cost-effective compared with vancomycin for the first-line treatment of CDI in patients aged 60 years and older.
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- dc.identifier.citation Rubio-Terrés C, Aguado JM, Almirante B, Cobo J, Grau S, Salavert M. et al. Extended-pulsed fidaxomicin versus vancomycin in patients 60 years and older with Clostridium difficile infection: cost-effectiveness analysis in Spain. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Jun;38(6):1105-1111. DOI 10.1007/s10096-019-03503-4
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-019-03503-4
- dc.identifier.issn 0934-9723
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43221
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher SpringerOpen
- dc.rights Copyright © The Author(s) 2019. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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- dc.subject.keyword Clostridium difficile infection
- dc.subject.keyword Cost-effectiveness
- dc.subject.keyword Extended-pulsed fidaxomicin
- dc.subject.keyword Fidaxomicin
- dc.subject.keyword Vancomycin
- dc.title Extended-pulsed fidaxomicin versus vancomycin in patients 60 years and older with Clostridium difficile infection: cost-effectiveness analysis in Spain
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