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PURPOSE:Deferiprone (DFP), deferasirox (DFX) and deferoxamine (DFO) are used in thalassaemia major (TM) patients to treat chronic iron overload. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of DFP, compared with DFX and DFO monotherapy, from an Italian healthcare system perspective. METHODS:A Markov model was used over a time horizon of 5 years. Italian-specific cost data were combined with Italian efficacy data. Costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were calculated for each treatment, with cost-effectiveness expressed as cost per QALY. RESULTS:In all scenarios modelled, DFP was the dominant treatment strategy. Sensitivity analyses showed that DFP dominated the other treatments with a >99% likelihood of being cost-effective against DFX and DFO at a willingness to pay threshold of €20,000 per QALY. CONCLUSIONS:DFP was the dominant and most cost-effective treatment for managing chronic iron overload in TM patients. Its use can result in substantial cost savings for the Italian healthcare system.
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Clin Drug Investigjournal_title
Clinical drug investigationauthors
Pepe A,Rossi G,Bentley A,Putti MC,Frizziero L,D'Ascola DG,Cuccia L,Spasiano A,Filosa A,Caruso V,Hanif A,Meloni Adoi
10.1007/s40261-017-0496-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-05-01 00:00:00pages
453-464issue
5eissn
1173-2563issn
1179-1918pii
10.1007/s40261-017-0496-1journal_volume
37pub_type
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