2024
Decreasing alloimmunization‐specific mortality in sickle cell disease in the United States: Cost‐effectiveness of a shared transfusion resource
Ito S, Pandya A, Hauser R, Krishnamurti L, Stites E, Tormey C, Krumholz H, Hendrickson J, Goshua G. Decreasing alloimmunization‐specific mortality in sickle cell disease in the United States: Cost‐effectiveness of a shared transfusion resource. American Journal Of Hematology 2024, 99: 570-576. PMID: 38279581, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseDelayed hemolytic transfusion reactionQuality-adjusted life expectancyAlloimmunized patientsPatient populationRed blood cell alloimmunizationCell diseaseCost-effective interventionMedical expenditure of patientsHealth system perspectiveExpenditure of patientsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHemolytic transfusion reactionsUnited StatesMarkov cohort simulationCost-effectiveAverage patient populationCost-effectiveness ratioBirth cohortAnalytical time horizonAntibody historyCohort simulationTransfusionTransfusion reactionsLife expectancy
2023
Allotransplantation and Gene Therapy Equity for Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Distributional Cost-Effectiveness of Allotransplantation Vs Gene Therapy Vs Standard-of-Care in Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the United States
Goshua G, Ito S, Chetlapalli K, Potnis K, Calhoun C, Krishnamurti L, Krumholz H, Pandya A. Allotransplantation and Gene Therapy Equity for Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Distributional Cost-Effectiveness of Allotransplantation Vs Gene Therapy Vs Standard-of-Care in Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the United States. Blood 2023, 142: 490. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-191072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioDistributional cost-effectiveness analysisPediatric patientsCell diseaseCost-effectiveness analysisDisease severityHealth resource utilization dataPediatric Health Information SystemGene therapyJustifiable treatment optionTransplant-related mortalityVaso-occlusive crisisExpert clinical experienceMarrow Transplant ResearchSubstantial mortality riskVisual analog scaleQuality-adjusted life expectancyConcomitant riskCost-effectiveness ratioResource utilization dataCost-effectiveness frontierHost diseaseMaximum patientsOpioid therapyLongitudinal Systemic Bevacizumab Therapy Produces Cost Savings and Improves Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy in the Care of Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Moderate-to-Severe Bleeding
Wang D, Ito S, Waldron C, Butt A, Zhang E, Krumholz H, Al-Samkari H, Goshua G. Longitudinal Systemic Bevacizumab Therapy Produces Cost Savings and Improves Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy in the Care of Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Moderate-to-Severe Bleeding. Blood 2023, 142: 2312. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-185340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaIncremental net monetary benefitIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioEmergency department visitsCare of patientsHemostatic proceduresIron infusionPatient timeBevacizumab therapyDepartment visitsRBC transfusionHemorrhagic telangiectasiaVascular endothelial growth factor inhibitionRed blood cell transfusionEQ-5D index valuesCommon hereditary bleeding disorderLocal hemostatic proceduresRBC transfusion needSystemic bevacizumab therapyHealth resource utilizationBlood cell transfusionWorld Health Organization VigiBaseLong-term followGrowth factor inhibitionCost-saving intervention
2017
Updated Cost-effectiveness Assessments of PCSK9 Inhibitors From the Perspectives of the Health System and Private Payers: Insights Derived From the FOURIER Trial
Arrieta A, Hong JC, Khera R, Virani SS, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Updated Cost-effectiveness Assessments of PCSK9 Inhibitors From the Perspectives of the Health System and Private Payers: Insights Derived From the FOURIER Trial. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 1369-1374. PMID: 29049467, PMCID: PMC5814995, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.3655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterol, LDLCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypercholesterolemiaInsuranceInsurance, HealthInsurance, Health, ReimbursementMaleMarkov ChainsMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPCSK9 InhibitorsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsStrokeUnited StatesConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness ratioProprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitorsCurrent pricesLife yearsPrivate payersAdditional quality-adjusted life yearPreliminary cost-effectiveness analysisCost-effectiveness standardsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness analysisPrivate payer perspectiveCost-effectiveness assessmentNegative returnsHealth system perspectiveSignificant discountUS dollarsDrug pricesPatent protectionPricesStatin treatment strategiesHealth insuranceTime horizonSubtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitorsImplications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing for Treatment Decisions Among Statin Candidates According to the ACC/AHA Cholesterol Management Guidelines A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Hong JC, Blankstein R, Shaw LJ, Padula WV, Arrieta A, Fialkow JA, Blumenthal RS, Blaha MJ, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing for Treatment Decisions Among Statin Candidates According to the ACC/AHA Cholesterol Management Guidelines A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 10: 938-952. PMID: 28797417, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmerican Heart AssociationBayes TheoremClinical Decision-MakingComputer SimulationCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDrug CostsFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedModels, EconomicMonte Carlo MethodMultivariate AnalysisPractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of TestsQuality of LifeQuality-Adjusted Life YearsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsCoronary artery calciumQuality-adjusted life yearsStatin therapyArtery calciumLong-term statin therapyAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease eventsCholesterol management guidelinesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCardiovascular disease eventsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness analysisStatin candidatesCholesterol managementCardiovascular diseaseTreatment decisionsAmerican CollegeDisease eventsLifetime horizonLife yearsAmerican HeartSocietal perspectiveManagement guidelinesStatinsPatients