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Table 7 Results of scenario analyses

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of bortezomib in combination with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (VR-CAP) in patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma

Scenario

Incremental costs

Incremental QALYs

ICER

Exponential survival function for PFS

£17,366

0.62

£27,789

Weibull survival function for PFS

£17,055

0.64

£25,499

Log-normal survival function for PFS

£15,921

0.77

£18,691

Gamma survival function for PFS

£17,193

0.61

£27,318

Gompertz survival function for PFS

£17,578

0.59

£30,099

Weibull survival function for PrePS and PPS

£16,288

0.72

£20,368

Log-logistic survival function for PrePS and PPS

£16,240

0.57

£22,284

Log-normal survival function for PrePS and PPS

£16,256

0.47

£23,700

Gamma survival function for PrePS and PPS

£16,332

0.81

£19,489

Gompertz survival function for PrePS and PPS

£16,127

0.75

£19,905

Equal PrePS across arms

£16,015

0.68

£20,639

OS by trial arm instead of PrePS and PPS

£15,536

0.73

£21,357

Primary IRC assessment of PFS

£16,009

0.65

£21,369

Investigator assessment of PFS

£16,586

0.91

£18,737

Patients clinically ineligible for HSCT only

£16,257

0.79

£20,195

All utilities based on Doorduijn 2005 [34]

£16,212

0.75

£28,419

Using utility decrement for progressing based on Doorduijn 2005 [34]

£16,212

0.69

£23,409

  1. Abbreviations: HSCT hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, IRC independent review committee, OS overall survival, PFS progression-free survival, PPS post-progression survival, PrePS pre-progression survival, QALY quality-adjusted life year