Cost of early-stage mycosis fungoides treatments in Spain

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• dc.contributor.author Ortiz-Romero, Pablo L.
• dc.contributor.author Servitje, Octavio
• dc.contributor.author Estrach, Teresa
• dc.contributor.author Izu-Belloso, Rosa María
• dc.contributor.author Fernández-de-Misa, Ricardo
• dc.contributor.author Gallardo Hernández, Fernando
• dc.contributor.author López-Martínez, Noemí
• dc.contributor.author Pérez-Mitru, Alejandro
• dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-03T07:41:08Z
• dc.date.available 2021-05-03T07:41:08Z
• dc.date.issued 2020
• dc.description.abstract Aim: To identify the most common therapeutic options for the treatment of early-stage mycosis fungoides in Spain, quantify their associated healthcare resource use and costs. Methods: After reviewing the literature, a panel of 6 Spanish clinical dermatologists validated the treatments and healthcare resource use through a structured questionnaire. Individual responses were collected, analyzed and presented into a face-to-face meeting in order to reach a consensus. Cost categories considered were: drug acquisition and administration, photo/radiotherapy session and maintenance, clinical follow-up visits and laboratory tests. Costs were expressed in euros from 2018. The Spanish National Health System perspective was considered, taking into account direct health costs and time horizons of 1, 3 and 6 months. Results: Costs for the skin-directed treatments (SDT) assessed at 1, 3 and 6 months, were: Topical carmustine [€6,593.36, €19,780.09 and €27,592.78]; Phototherapy with psoralens and ultraviolet A light (PUVA) [€1,098.68, €2,999.99 and €3,187.60]; Narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy [€1,657.47, €4,842.10 and €4,842.10]; Total skin electron beam therapy (TSEBT) [€6,796.45, €7,913.34 and €7,913.34]. Cost for topical corticosteroids, being considered an adjuvant option, were €17.16, €51.49 and €102.97. Costs for the assessed systemic treatments alone or in combination with SDT at 1, 3 and 6 months, were: Systemic retinoids [€2,026.03, €5,206.63 and €7,426.42]; Systemic retinoids + PUVA phototherapy [€3,066.50, €8,271.26 and €10,046.58]; Interferon alfa + PUVA phototherapy [€1,541.09, €5,167.57 and €6,404.55]. Conclusion: According to the Spanish clinical practice, phototherapies in monotherapy were the treatments with the lowest associated costs regardless of the time horizon considered. TSEBT turned out as the treatment with the highest associated costs when considering 1 month. However, while considering 3 and 6 months the treatment with the highest associated costs was topical carmustine. The results of this analysis may provide critical information to measure the disease burden, to detect unmet medical needs and to advocate towards better treatments for this rare disease.
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• dc.identifier.citation Ortiz-Romero PL, Servitje O, Estrach MT, Izu-Belloso RM, Fernández-de-Misa R, Gallardo F, et al. Cost of early-stage mycosis fungoides treatments in Spain. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res. 2020 Feb 12; 12: 91-105. DOI: 10.2147/CEOR.S233376
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEOR.S233376
• dc.identifier.issn 1178-6981
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/47274
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Dove Medical Press
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• dc.subject.keyword Spain
• dc.subject.keyword T-cell
• dc.subject.keyword Cutaneous
• dc.subject.keyword Health care costs
• dc.subject.keyword Health resources
• dc.subject.keyword Lymphoma
• dc.subject.keyword Mycosis fungoides
• dc.subject.keyword Surveys and questionnaires
• dc.title Cost of early-stage mycosis fungoides treatments in Spain
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