Double Relapsed and/or Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Clinical Outcomes and Real World Healthcare Costs

PLoS One. 2015 Sep 14;10(9):e0136207. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136207. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Double relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma (DRMM), MM that is relapsed and/or refractory to bortezomib and lenalidomide, carries a poor prognosis. The healthcare costs of DRMM have not previously been reported. We analyzed detailed medical resource utilization (MRU) costs, drug costs and outcomes for 39 UK patients receiving standard DRMM therapy. Median OS in this cohort was 5.6 months. The mean cost of DRMM treatment plus MRU until death was £23,472 [range: £1,411-£90,262], split between drug costs £11,191 and other resource use costs £12,281. The cost per assumed quality-adjusted life year (QALY) during DRMM was £66,983. These data provide a standard of care comparison when evaluating the cost-effectiveness of new drugs in DRMM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / economics*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bortezomib / economics*
  • Bortezomib / therapeutic use
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lenalidomide
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Myeloma / drug therapy
  • Multiple Myeloma / economics*
  • Multiple Myeloma / epidemiology
  • Recurrence
  • Thalidomide / analogs & derivatives*
  • Thalidomide / economics
  • Thalidomide / therapeutic use
  • United Kingdom

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Thalidomide
  • Bortezomib
  • Lenalidomide