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. 2022 Aug;30(8):1113-1119.
doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2022.06.002. Epub 2022 Jun 13.

Cost-effectiveness of Ribociclib in HER2- negative breast cancer: A synthesis of current evidence

Wedad H Alotaibi  1 , Majd M Alhamdan  1 , Bander Balkhi  2   3
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Cost-effectiveness of Ribociclib in HER2- negative breast cancer: A synthesis of current evidence

Wedad H Alotaibi et al. Saudi Pharm J. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Background: The main aim of this study was to investigate the cost-effectiveness of Ribociclib in the treatment of patients with breast cancer by assessing the published evidence.

Method: A systematic review of the published literature was conducted to identify the economic evaluations/cost-effectiveness study of Ribociclib. In this study, several databases were inspected, including PubMed, NHS Economic Evaluation, Cochran, and Scopus. Studies were eligible if they assessed the cost-effectiveness of Ribociclib and reported incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER). The study was performed and conducted following the PRISMA reporting guidelines.

Results: Of 70 studies identified, 8 articles meet our inclusion criteria. The cost-effectiveness threshold varied from $24,144.18 in Spain to $198,000/QALY in the USA. Moreover, the result demonstrated that the mean ICER varied across different countries $1,863.47/QALY in Spain and $813,132/QALY in the USA.

Conclusion: Among all CDK4/6 inhibitors medications, current evidence indicated that the use of Ribociclib for HER2- negative breast cancer management was beneficial and considered to be cost-effective. Future research is needed to investigate the role of Ribociclib in long-term treatment.

Keywords: Breast cancer; CDK4/6 inhibitors; Cost-effectiveness; Economics evaluation; Ribociclib; Systematic review.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Process of the systematic literature search, according to the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analyses.
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