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Table 3 Scenario analyses for nivolumab vs everolimus

From: Cost-effectiveness of nivolumab in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma treated in the United States

Nivolumab vs everolimus

Independent Weibull OS curves

Dependent log-logistic OS curve

Independent 2-knot spline hazard curves fitted to nivolumab and everolimus PFS data

Nivolumab TTD curve is used as a proxy for PFS

Ascribed doses of nivolumab

Incremental cost per QALY gained, $US

80,439

49,827

53,273

99,574

55,591

Incremental cost per LYG, $US

71,697

42,866

45,963

87,391

47,917

Incremental costs, $US

31,457

33,138

34,219

65,062

35,674

Incremental QALYs

0.39

0.67

0.64

0.65

0.64

Median OS nivolumab/everolimus, months

26.3/20.4

26.0/19.1

26.0/19.4

26.0/19.4

26.0/19.4

Mean OS nivolumab/everolimus, months

34.0/28.3

50.9/39.5

45.5/34.8

45.5/34.8

45.5/34.8

  1. LYG, life-year gained; OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; QALY, quality-adjusted life-year; TTD, time to treatment discontinuation