Cost-utility Analysis of the Pan-genotypic Direct-acting Antivirals in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE：To evaluate the cost-utility of the pan-genotypic direct-acting antivirals （DAAs）in the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C infection ，and to provide pharmacoeconomic evidence for relevant health care decisions. METHODS：A Markov model was established from a societal perspective with newly diagnosed chronic hepatitis C patients in China as the target population ，and analyzed quality-adjusted life years （QALYs）and incremental cost-utility ratios （ICERs）of patients with chronic hepatitis C with sofosbuvir/velpatasvir ，glecaprevir/pibrentasvir，sofosbuvir+coblopasvir. Sensitivity analysis was used to verity the robustness of the results. RESULTS ：Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir increased QALYs by 0.002 1 and costs by 25 021 RMB，compared to sofosbuvir/velpatasvir ；its ICERs was 12 129 031 yuan/QALY（willingness to pay threshold was 70 892 yuan/QALY），which had no cost-utility ；glecaprevir/pibrentasvir need to cut down the price by 64.65％ to have cost-utility. Sofosbuvir+coblopasvir increased QALYs by 0.002 0 and saved costs by 515 yuan，so it was the optimal regimen which was cost-saving. Sensitivity analysis showed that SVR rates and drug prices were the most influential factors. The probability of having cost-utility for sofosbuvir+coblopasvir was higher than glecaprevir/pibrentasvir. CONCLUSIONS ：Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir need to reduce the price to achieve better affordability. Sofosbuvir+coblopasvir shows economical advantage.