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Cost-effectiveness of rapid vs in-house vs send-out ADAMTS13 testing for immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Allen C, Ito S, Butt A, Purcell A, Richmond R, Tormey C, Krumholz H, Cuker A, Goshua G. Cost-effectiveness of rapid vs in-house vs send-out ADAMTS13 testing for immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood Advances 2024, 8: 2279-2289. PMID: 38502197, PMCID: PMC11116991, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024012608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraPLASMIC scoreThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraThrombocytopenic purpuraADAMTS13 testingIncremental net monetary benefitPer-patient cost savingsTherapeutic plasma exchangeBase-case analysisMarkov cohort simulationProbabilistic sensitivity analysesAmount of QALYEmpirical therapyADAMTS13 assaysPlasma exchangeEmpirical treatmentCaplacizumabFRET-based assayPrimary outcomePatientsNet monetary benefitCohort simulationCost-effectiveness evaluationPurpuraTesting strategies
2022
Evidence-Based Minireview: Should caplacizumab be used routinely in unselected patients with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura?
Goshua G, Bendapudi P. Evidence-Based Minireview: Should caplacizumab be used routinely in unselected patients with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura? Hematology 2022, 2022: 491-494. PMID: 36485149, PMCID: PMC9820987, DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2022000412.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Cost savings to hospital of rituximab use in severe autoimmune acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Goshua G, Gokhale A, Hendrickson JE, Tormey C, Lee AI. Cost savings to hospital of rituximab use in severe autoimmune acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 539-545. PMID: 32045473, PMCID: PMC7013262, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraTherapeutic plasma exchangeRituximab useAdmission dayThrombocytopenic purpuraTPE proceduresInpatient settingAutoimmune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraCost of rituximabDisease flareLifelong threatPlasma exchangeHematologic emergencyInpatient costsRelapse riskSevere autoimmuneRituximabAcademic centersCost savingsHospitalPurpuraPatientsAdmissionCohortSetting