1.Cost-utility analysis of disitamab vedotin plus toripalimab as first-line treatment for HER2-expressing locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma
Peiyan XIANG ; Hui ZHANG ; Kaixin ZHANG ; Guihao ZENG ; Bikun CAI ; Yuhang LIU ; Shuangshuang HU ; Yonghui LIU
China Pharmacy 2026;37(16):2138-2143
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost-utility of disitamab vedotin (DV) combined with toripalimab versus platinum-containing chemotherapy as first-line therapy for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma(UC) with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression from the perspective of China’s health-care system.METHODS A cost-utility analysis was performed. A three-state partitioned survival model was constructed based on the RC48-C016 trial with a 1-week cycle length. The long-term health benefits [quality-adjusted life years(QALYs)] and costs of disitamab vedotin combined with toripalimab versus platinum-containing chemotherapy as first-line therapy for locally advanced or metastatic UC with HER2 expression were simulated. The simulation time horizon was set to 15 years, and the discount rate was 4.5%. The willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold was defined as twice China’s per capita gross domestic product(GDP) in 2025 (199 330 yuan/QALY). The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) between the two groups was compared, and one-way sensitivity analysis and probabilistic sensitivity analysis were conducted.RESULTS Compared with platinum-containing chemotherapy regimen, the DV plus toripalimab regimen yielded an additional 1.01 QALYs with an incremental cost of 183 224.45 yuan, and the ICER was 181 728.15 yuan/QALY, which was below the WTP threshold. At the current threshold, the probability that the DV combination regimen had a cost-utility advantage was 79.9%.CONCLUSIONS Taking twice China’s per capita GDP in 2025 as the WTP threshold, DV combined with toripalimab exhibits a cost-utility advantage over platinum-containing chemotherapy as first-line treatment for HER2-expressing locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
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