Program: Oral and Poster Abstracts
Session: 902. Health Services and Outcomes Research – Malignant Diseases: Poster I
Methods: Medicare beneficiaries (≥65 years old) with ≥2 outpatient claims or ≥1 inpatient claim with a primary diagnosis International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision code for MM preceded by ≥6 months (i.e., baseline period) without a claim for MM were identified in the Truven MarketScan administrative claims database Medicare Supplemental files from 7/1/2006 to 12/31/2013, and followed until last visit or 12/31/2014, whichever occurred first. The index date was defined as the date of the 1 inpatient claim or earlier of the 2 outpatient claims that met these criteria. The sample was restricted to patients with a follow-up period of ≥12 months. Patients were excluded from the study if they had a stem cell transplant at any time or were diagnosed with another primary cancer in the baseline period. 1L therapy included all anti-MM treatments received following the first claim for an anti-MM oral prescription or administration of an anti-MM therapy. The end of any given line of therapy was defined as the first day of any gap in treatment >90 days or initiation of a salvage regimen. The total all-cause (all inpatient, outpatient and pharmacy claims) and anticancer pharmacological spending (all inpatient, outpatient and pharmacy claims for anti-MM treatments) in 1L, 2L, and 3L were calculated using a standard cost per-patient per-month (PPPM) metric. The duration of treatment in each line of therapy was estimated using descriptive analysis.
Results: A total of 4,214 Medicare beneficiaries met the study eligibility criteria, 3,019 (median age 75 years, 52% male) received care in the continuous enrollment window. Of the 3,019 patients, 1,961 (65%) initiated 1L therapy (median age 76 years, 53% male). 1,212 (62%) of the treated patients received a PI (bortezomib or carfilzomib) or IMiD (lenalidomide, thalidomide, or pomalidomide) in 1L. The average duration of 1L treatment was 8 months. Mean PPPM total and anti-MM treatment costs in 1L were $13,981 and $3,221 (2015$), respectively (Table 1). 986 (50%) patients progressed to 2L therapy and 59% of those patients received a PI or IMiD in 2L. The average duration of 2L treatment was 6 months. Mean PPPM total and anti-MM treatment costs in 2L were $15,579 and $3,262, respectively. 452 (46%) of the patients who received 2L treatment progressed to 3L therapy, and 53% of treated patients received a PI or IMiD in 3L. The average duration of 3L treatment was 5 months. Mean PPPM total and anti-MM treatment costs in 3L were $15,998 and $3,027, respectively.
Conclusion: Compared with patients in 1L treatment, total all-cause spending was higher among MM patients in 2L or 3L. Anticancer pharmacy spending was roughly the same across all 3 lines of therapy and represented about 20% of total all-cause spending for patients with MM. In Medicare patients with MM, the use of PI/IMiD decreased as disease progressed.
Table 1. Average PPPM Spending by Category and Line of Treatment (2015$)
|
N |
Mean ($) |
|
|
|
1L |
|
|
Total all-cause cost |
1,961 |
13,981 |
Anti-MM pharmacy cost |
|
3,221 |
2L |
|
|
Total all-cause cost |
986 |
15,579 |
Anti-MM pharmacy cost |
|
3,262 |
3L |
|
|
Total all-cause cost |
452 |
15,998 |
Anti-MM pharmacy cost |
|
3,027 |
Notes: All figures inflated to 2015$.
Disclosures: MacEwan: Precision Health Economics: Employment ; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy . Batt: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy . Yin: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy . Peneva: Precision Health Economics: Employment ; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy . Sison: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy ; Precision Health Economics: Employment . Vine: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy ; Precision Health Economics: Employment . Shah: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Employment , Other: Stocks . Chen: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Employment .
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