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Table 4 Cost-effectiveness analysis results over a life-time horizon

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of azacitidine in the treatment of high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes in Spain

Indicator

Costs

LYs

QALYs

Treatment

AZA

comparator

AZA

comparator

AZA

comparator

AZA vs. BSC

€ 107,168

€ 35,090

4.05

1.88

3.06

1.24

ICER

  

€33,111/LY gained

€ 39,610/QALY gained

AZA vs. LDC

€ 115,537

€ 53,184

4.45

2.06

3.39

1.36

ICER

  

€25,953/LY gained

€30,531/QALY gained

AZA vs. SDC

€ 106,422

€ 59,725

3.96

1.49

2.94

0.98

ICER

  

€18,884/LY gained

€23,804/QALY gained

AZA vs. CCR*

€ 108,605

€ 43,170

4.11

1.85

3.11

1.22

ICER

  

€28,891/LY gained

€34,673/QALY gained

  1. Abbreviations: AZA = Azacitidine; BSC = best supportive care; LDC = low dose chemotherapy; SDC = standard dose chemotherapy; CCR = conventional care regimen; QALY = Quality adjusted life year; LY = Life year.
  2. * Data were pooled corresponding to the number of patients in the AZA-001 study for each treatment.