Source: Eur Respir J 2013; 41: 556-564
Disease area: Airway diseases

Abstract

The aim of this study was to perform a 1-yr trial-based cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) of tiotropium versus salmeterol followed by a 5-yr model-based CEA.The within-trial CEA, including 7,250 patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), was performed alongside the 1-yr international randomised controlled Prevention of Exacerbations with Tiotropium (POET)-COPD trial comparing tiotropium with salmeterol regarding the effect on exacerbations. Main end-points of the trial-based analysis were costs, number of exacerbations and exacerbation days. The model-based analysis was conducted to extrapolate results to 5 yrs and to calculate quality-adjusted life years (QALYs).1-yr costs per patient from the German statutory health insurance (SHI) perspective and the societal perspective were €126 (95% uncertainty interval (UI) €55–195) and €170 (95% UI €77–260) higher for tiotropium, respectively. The annual number of exacerbations was 0.064 (95% UI 0.010–0.118) lower for tiotropium, leading to a reduction in exacerbation-related costs of €87 (95% UI €19–157). The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was €1,961 per exacerbation avoided from the SHI perspective and €2,647 from the societal perspective. In the model-based analyses, the 5-yr costs per QALY were €3,488 from the SHI perspective and €8,141 from the societal perspective.Tiotropium reduced exacerbations and exacerbation-related costs, but increased total costs. Tiotropium can be considered cost-effective as the resulting cost-effectiveness ratios were below commonly accepted willingness-to-pay thresholds.

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Hoogendoorn Martine, Al Maiwenn J., Beeh Kai-Michael, Bowles David, Graf von der Schulenburg J. Matthias, Lungershausen Juliane, Monz Brigitta U., Schmidt Hendrik, Vogelmeier Claus, Rutten-van Mölken Maureen P.M.H.. Cost-effectiveness of tiotropium versus salmeterol: the POET-COPD trial. Eur Respir J 2013; 41: 556-564

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