Yttrium-90 Radioembolization Is Cost Effective in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A SEER Medicare Population Study.
J Vasc Interv Radiol
; 30(3): 293-297, 2019 03.
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| ID: mdl-30819468
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To analyze the cost-effectiveness of radioembolization in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Medicare cancer database. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Cost as measured by total treatment-related reimbursement in patients diagnosed with ICC who received chemotherapy alone or chemotherapy and yttrium-90 radioembolization was assessed in the SEER Medicare cancer database (1999-2012). Survival analysis was performed, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were generated.RESULTS:
The study included 585 patients. Average age at diagnosis was 71 years (standard deviation 9.9), and 52% of patients were male. Twelve percent of patients received chemotherapy with radioembolization (n = 72), and 88% of patients (n = 513) received only chemotherapy. Median survival was 1043 days (95% confidence interval [CI] 894-1244) for chemotherapy plus radioembolization and 811 days (95% CI 705-925) for chemotherapy alone (P = .02). Patients who received combination therapy were slightly younger (71 vs 69 years, P = .03). No significant differences were observed between treatment groups in age at treatment, sex, race, or city size. Multivariable analysis showed a hazard ratio for progression for combination therapy versus chemotherapy alone of 0.76 (95% CI 0.59-0.97, P = .029). The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, a measure of cost of each added year of life, was $50,058.65 per year (quartiles $11,454.63, $52,763.28).CONCLUSIONS:
Combination therapy of ICC with chemotherapy and radioembolization is associated with higher median survival and can be a cost-effective treatment, with a median cost of $50,058.65 per additional year of survival.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Yttrium Radioisotopes
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Bile Duct Neoplasms
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Medicare
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Health Care Costs
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Cholangiocarcinoma
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Embolization, Therapeutic
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Chemoradiotherapy
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Vasc Interv Radiol
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
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RADIOLOGIA
Year:
2019
Type:
Article