1.Case analysis of a patient with osimertinib-induced interstitial pneumonia who re-used EGFR-TKI therapy
Yongbang CHEN ; Ning WAN ; Bing WANG ; Lijun PENG ; Ning YANG ; Weibin XIAO ; Fei XIE ; Jianping ZHANG ; Bo JI
China Pharmacy 2023;34(5):595-599
OBJECTIVE To explore the way to re-use epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI) in patients with EGFR-TKI-induced interstitial pneumonia (IP), using osimertinib as an example. METHODS The IP treatment regimen and re-use of EGFR-TKI regimen in a patient who developed IP after the use of osimertinib were analyzed. And a literature review was made by combining the characteristics of the cases which reported in the literature and the characteristics of this case. RESULTS The patient’s IP symptoms due to treatment with osimertinib had resolved after treatment. The patient’s IP symptoms also did not worsen after using almonertinib in combination with hormones as re-use of EGFR-TKI regimen. However, almonertinib was discontinued as the patient experienced disease progression. The adverse reactions of IP needed to be dealt with in time, the EGFR-TKI should be discontinued and symptomatic treatment should be given. CONCLUSIONS EGFR-TKI targeted therapy could be re-selected by replacing EGFR-TKI, adjusting the dose of EGFR-TKI, and using hormones in combination. EGFR-TKI-induced adverse drug reactions of IP are rare, but need to be observed closely. If other EGFR-TKI is used, close monitoring of adverse reactions and curative effects are also required in order to adjust the patient’s treatment plan in time.
2.Budget impact analysis of pembrolizumab in the treatment for EGFR gene mutation-negative and anaplastic lymphoma kinase-negative locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Ya GUO ; Haitang WEN ; Youjia XIE ; Fei XIE ; Bing WANG ; Yongbang CHEN ; Ning YANG ; Chen YANG ; Ning WAN
China Pharmacy 2024;35(17):2114-2119
OBJECTIVE To predict the possible impact of pembrolizumab(PEM) as a first-line drug after being included in the national medical insurance system in the treatment of advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer based on real-world data from the perspective of the national medical insurance payer, to provide a basis for the decision-making of the medical insurance department. METHODS A budget impact analysis model was constructed to compare the impact of pembrolizumab not included in medical insurance and included in medical insurance on medical insurance fund expenditure in the next five years( 2024- 2028) with 2023 as the baseline year. The target population was the patients with EGFR gene mutation-negative and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-negative locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer; estimated cost mainly included the cost of drugs, the cost of adverse reaction treatment, the cost of examination, the cost of admission and monitoring, etc; equipment ratio of PEM in 183 hospitals of Guangdong province from 2020 to 2022 was used as the market share. Univariate sensitivity analysis was used to test the robustness of the basic analysis results. RESULTS When PEM was not included in the medical insurance, the medical insurance reimbursement amount of the target population from 2024 to 2028 was 4 933 623.5 thousand yuan-5 151 198.3 thousand yuan, respectively. If PEM was included in the medical insurance, the above data were 11 871 972.2 thousand yuan-14 540 571.0 thousand yuan, respectively; the increase in medical insurance reimbursement under the two scenarios was 6 720 773.9 thousand yuan-9 606 947.5 thousand yuan, respectively. The proportion of medical insurance reimbursement to the medical insurance expenditure of the year after PEM was included in medical insurance was 0.298 0%, 0.262 1%, 0.228 8%, 0.208 2%, and 0.185 7%, respectively. The increase in medical insurance reimbursement accounted for 1.084 0%, 0.995 7%, 0.888 6%, 0.886 3%, and 0.861 6% of the increase in the expenditure of the medical insurance fund in the current year, all of which showed a decreasing trend year by year. CONCLUSIONS If PEM is included in medical insurance, due to its high unit price, the medical expenditure will increase accordingly, which will have a great impact on the medical insurance fund expenditure. However, when the drug is used in patients with EGFR mutation-negative and ALK-negative locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, the proportion of the medical insurance reimbursement amount in the current year’s medical insurance fund expenditure and the proportion of the increase in medical insurance reimbursement in the current year’s increase in medical insurance fund expenditure are decreasing year by year.