2024
Real-world comparison of health care costs of venetoclax-obinutuzumab vs Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor use among US Medicare beneficiaries with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the frontline setting.
Huntington S, Manzoor B, Jawaid D, Puckett J, Emechebe N, Ravelo A, Kamal-Bahl S, Doshi J. Real-world comparison of health care costs of venetoclax-obinutuzumab vs Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor use among US Medicare beneficiaries with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the frontline setting. Journal Of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy 2024, 30: 1106-1116. PMID: 39046941, PMCID: PMC11424914, DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2024.24049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic lymphocytic leukemiaMonths 0Frontline settingSample of older US adultsMedicare beneficiariesLymphocytic leukemiaFee-for-service Medicare beneficiariesTreatment periodStudy of older adultsTyrosine kinase inhibitor useOlder US adultsBruton tyrosine kinase inhibitorFixed-duration therapyUS Medicare beneficiariesFee-for-serviceMonthly costTyrosine kinase inhibitorsHealth care costsMedicare Part ABcl-2 inhibitorsMultivariate general linear modelMonthly total costsTotal monthly costsPrescription drug costsComparison of health care costs
2023
Real-World Comparison of Healthcare Costs of Venetoclax-Obinutuzumab Vs. Btki Use Among Elderly U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in the Front-Line (1L) Setting
Manzoor B, Huntington S, Jawaid D, Puckett J, Emechebe N, Ravelo A, Kamal-Bahl S, Doshi J. Real-World Comparison of Healthcare Costs of Venetoclax-Obinutuzumab Vs. Btki Use Among Elderly U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in the Front-Line (1L) Setting. Blood 2023, 142: 5085. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-177939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic lymphocytic leukemiaPost-index periodU.S. Medicare beneficiariesBTK inhibitorsHealth care costsMedicare beneficiariesTreatment periodIndex dateMonth 13Months 0Prescription coverageLymphocytic leukemiaHealthcare costsCare costsMonths post-index periodDiagnosis of CLLMonthly health care costsMonthly costCause total costsFixed-duration treatmentPre-index periodPrior CLL treatmentTreatment-free remissionBCL-2 inhibitor venetoclaxFront-line setting
2021
Cost-effectiveness of azacitidine and venetoclax in unfit patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia
Patel KK, Zeidan AM, Shallis RM, Prebet T, Podoltsev N, Huntington SF. Cost-effectiveness of azacitidine and venetoclax in unfit patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Advances 2021, 5: 994-1002. PMID: 33591323, PMCID: PMC7903235, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated acute myeloid leukemiaIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioAcute myeloid leukemiaUnfit patientsMyeloid leukemiaLifetime health care costsSignificant price reductionUntreated AML patientsOverall survival curvesUS payer perspectiveCost-effectiveness ratioParametric survival modelingHealth care costsPrice reductionIntensive chemotherapyOverall survivalAML patientsTreatment strategiesCurrent pricingResponse rateCare costsSurvival curvesVenetoclaxClinical settingAzacitidine
2020
Cost-effectiveness of first-line vs third-line ibrutinib in patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Patel KK, Isufi I, Kothari S, Davidoff AJ, Gross CP, Huntington SF. Cost-effectiveness of first-line vs third-line ibrutinib in patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood 2020, 136: 1946-1955. PMID: 32518952, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020004922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHealth care costsFirst-line ibrutinibLifetime direct health care costsCare costsCost-effectiveness ratioParametric survival modelingUnselected older adultsDirect health care costsUS payer perspectiveCurrent pricingLife yearsFixed-duration treatmentIncremental costIncremental effectivenessPayer perspectiveHigher health care costsIbrutinib armScenario analysisMonthly costCostPricingChronic lymphocytic leukemiaMarkov model
2018
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Brentuximab Vedotin With Chemotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Stage III and IV Hodgkin Lymphoma
Huntington SF, von Keudell G, Davidoff AJ, Gross CP, Prasad SA. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Brentuximab Vedotin With Chemotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Stage III and IV Hodgkin Lymphoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: jco.18.00122. PMID: 30285558, PMCID: PMC6241679, DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.00122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioFirst-line settingFirst-line therapyBrentuximab vedotinHodgkin's lymphomaHealth care costsStage IIICare costsDirect health care costsLifetime health care costsOpen-label trialCohort of patientsRisk of progressionUS payer perspectiveMarkov decision-analytic modelCost-effectiveness ratioDecision analytic modelFavourable cost effectivenessCost-effectiveness analysisStandard ABVDClinical outcomesPayer perspectiveParametric survival distributionsIndication-specific pricingCost effectivenessCosts of relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma among Medicare patients
Huntington S, Keshishian A, McGuire M, Xie L, Baser O. Costs of relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma among Medicare patients. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2018, 59: 2880-2887. PMID: 29936866, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2018.1459613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCost of IllnessFemaleHealth Care CostsHospitalizationHumansInsurance Claim ReviewLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMaleMedicareNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaHealth care costsLarge B-cell lymphomaFirst-line treatmentB-cell lymphomaCare costsHealth care expendituresCare expendituresHigher health care costsOffice visit costsSecond-line therapyFirst-line therapyHigher medical costsLikelihood of relapseRelapsed cohortMedicare patientsMedicare claimsMedical costsVisit costsPropensity scoreOlder adultsPatientsLymphomaTherapyTreatment
2017
Cost‐effectiveness analysis of consolidation with brentuximab vedotin for high‐risk Hodgkin lymphoma after autologous stem cell transplantation
Hui L, von Keudell G, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Gore SD, Ma X, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF. Cost‐effectiveness analysis of consolidation with brentuximab vedotin for high‐risk Hodgkin lymphoma after autologous stem cell transplantation. Cancer 2017, 123: 3763-3771. PMID: 28640385, PMCID: PMC5610636, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30818.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPrice reductionHealth care costsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesMarkov decision-analytic modelCost-effectiveness ratioIndication-specific pricingLife-time costsCare costsAutologous stem cell transplantationDecision analytic modelStandard discountingQALYBrentuximab vedotinHigher health care costsActive surveillancePricingConsolidative settingConsolidation therapyCostSensitivity analysis
2016
Evaluating the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilization Following First-Line Therapy for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Patients in the US Medicare Population
Huntington S, Keshishian A, Xie L, Baser O, McGuire M. Evaluating the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilization Following First-Line Therapy for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Patients in the US Medicare Population. Blood 2016, 128: 3574. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.3574.3574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaFirst-line therapyHealth care utilizationNon-relapse groupRelapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphomaFirst-line treatmentCare utilizationHealth care costsRelapsed cohortSTATinMED ResearchRelapsed groupMedicare beneficiariesCare costsCause health care costsHealth-care utilization analysisSignificant health care savingsHealth care resource utilizationDiffuse large B-cell lymphoma patientsHigher health care utilizationLarge B-cell lymphoma patientsB-cell lymphoma patientsOlder adultsLarge B-cell lymphomaInitial diagnosis dateNon-relapse patientsCost-Effectiveness Analysis of Consolidation with Brentuximab Vendotin Versus Active Surveillance in Individuals with High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Undergoing High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue
Hui L, von Keudell G, Wang R, Zeidan A, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A, Huntington S. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Consolidation with Brentuximab Vendotin Versus Active Surveillance in Individuals with High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Undergoing High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue. Blood 2016, 128: 1188. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.1188.1188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous stem cell transplantationReconstructed individual patient dataIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioR Hodgkin lymphomaIndividual patient dataHodgkin's lymphomaActive surveillanceOverall survivalHealth care costsHL progressionHL recurrenceHealthcare costsCare costsHigh-risk Hodgkin lymphomaSignificant health care costsDouble-blind trialPatient dataUse of BVFirst-line therapyHigh-dose chemotherapyPrimary refractory diseaseProgression-free survivalStem cell rescueLong-term followStem cell transplantation