Use of Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) and Eltrombopag (EPAG) Among Patients with Acquired Aplastic Anemia (AA) in the United States: Results from a Large National Database
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Ito S, Wang D, Purcell A, Chetlapalli K, Lee A, Cuker A, Goshua G. Cost‐effectiveness of sutimlimab in cold agglutinin disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2024, 99: 1475-1484. PMID: 38733355, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary cold agglutinin diseaseCold agglutinin diseaseStandard-of-careIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioUS willingness-to-pay thresholdRare autoimmune hemolytic anemiaPhase 3 studyWillingness-to-pay thresholdsAutoimmune hemolytic anemiaTime-limited treatmentHuman monoclonal antibodyCold-reactive antibodiesBinding to red blood cellsFollow-up dataCost-effectiveness ratioComplement-mediated hemolysisDeterministic sensitivity analysisHealth resource utilizationProbabilistic sensitivity analysesTransfusion-dependentClinical remissionTransfusion supportImprove quality of lifeRed blood cellsHemolytic anemia