Three versus six months of adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: A multi-country cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 7076-7076
Author(s):  
Catherine Hanna ◽  
Jose Antonio Robles-Zurita ◽  
Robert J. Jones ◽  
Kathleen Boyd
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Adjuvant Chemotherapy ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Budget Impact ◽  
Cost Utility ◽  
Practice Change ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Cancer Trial ◽  
Healthcare Budget ◽  
Economic Implications

7076 Background: The international Short Course Oncology Treatment (SCOT) trial demonstrated non-inferiority and significantly less toxicity of 3 versus 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). This study assesses the value of shorter treatment and the economic implications of implementing the findings from the perspective of the countries that participated in the SCOT trial. Methods: Individual patient level data (n=6055) from the SCOT trial was used in a fully-pooled, cost utility analysis for the six participating countries. The incremental net monetary benefit (INMB) per patient was calculated using a willingness to pay threshold of one Gross Domestic Product per capita for each country. Responses to a clinician questionnaire (n=265 across 21 countries collected in April 2019) were used to estimate extent of practice change. The budget impact over 5 years of using shorter treatment was calculated, using 2019 and US dollars (USD) as the base year and currency, respectively. Results: Cost drivers for differences between the SCOT trial arms were reduced chemotherapy costs and fewer hospitalisations in the first treatment year. The INMB per patient of using shorter treatment and subsequent monetary impact on healthcare provider budgets resulting from implementation are shown in Table. This is a cost saving treatment strategy in all countries. The budget impact over 5 years amounts to savings of nearly half a billion USD. Conclusions: The economic burden of CRC treatment globally exceeds $39 billion per annum. Understanding the costs and consequences of widespread clinical practice change is important for optimal budget planning. This study has widened the transferability of results from a phase III cancer trial, showing shorter treatment is cost-effective from a multi-country perspective. The vast savings could provide benefit elsewhere within a limited healthcare budget, and justify the investment in conducting the SCOT trial. [Table: see text]

scholarly journals Systemic therapy for colorectal cancer

2003 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Borut Stabuc
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Adjuvant Chemotherapy ◽  
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Adjuvant Treatment ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Oral Fluoropyrimidines ◽  
Significant Difference

Colorectal cancer alone accounts for around 200,000 deaths in Europe and represents a significant health problem. Although about fifty percent of patients are cured by surgery alone, the other half will eventually die due to metastatic disease, which includes approximately 25% of patients who have evidence of metastases at the time of diagnosis. Surgical resection of the primary tumor and regional lymph nodes is the only curative therapy for colorectal cancer. However, adjuvant chemotherapy in stage III for colon cancer following curative resection has been shown to reduce the risk of recurrence by 19-40% and of death by 16-33%. Today, 5-fluoroUracil and Leucovorin given for six months may represent the best adjuvant treatment available The contribution of levamisole to adjuvant treatment seems to be marginal, if any. The benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for the patients with Dukes B colon cancer is less clear. A meta-analysis of 1,381 patients with advanced colorectal cancer showed a significant increase in response rate with the bolus 5-fluoroUracil and Leucovorin versus 5-fluoroUracil alone but no significant difference in median survival. Continuous infusion allows higher doses of 5-FU than rapid bolus infusion and improves response rate survival and time to progression. Oral fluoropyrimidines (capecitabine and Uracil/Tegafur [UFT]) are as active as intravenous fluoropyrimidines. Compared to intravenous 5FU, oral fluoropyrimidines have safety advantages clinical benefits, and are more convenient for patients. Phase III randomized clinical trials in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer demonstrate the significant superiority of combining irinotecan with 5-fluoroUracil and Leucovorin or oxaliplatin with 5-fluoroUracil and Leucovorin over the same 5-fluoroUracil and Leucovorin alone. Several phase II studies have shown that the combination of the oral fluoropyrimidines plus irinotecan or oxaliplatin is very active in metastatic colorectal cancer. Trials with agents acting on novel targets in colorectal cancer are progressing rapidly, including doxifluridine, new inhibitors of thymidylate synthase (ZD9331), oral camptothecins (Rubitecan), multitarget antifolate antimetabolite (Premetrexet), inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor (Cetuximab), COX-2 inhibitors (celecoxib) and farnesyltransferaze inhibitors (Zarnestra). However, a few randomized trials failed to show a survival advantage compared with placebo in patients with advanced refractory colorectal cancer.

PP137 Colorectal Cancer Screening In The Philippines: Cost-Utility Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (S1) ◽  
pp. 120-120
Author(s):  
John Wong ◽  
Stephanie Anne Co ◽  
Joy Bagas ◽  
Ma. Sophia Graciela Reyes ◽  
Hadrian Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Budget Impact ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Cost Utility ◽  
World Health ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Screening Parameter

Introduction:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the Philippines. In 2014, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) created a CRC treatment package. The study aimed to determine the cost-utility and budget impact of CRC screening strategies.Methods:A discrete-event microsimulation model was used to simulate four screening modalities: (i) guaiac-fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) followed by colonoscopy every 10 years; (ii) fecal immunochemical test (FIT) followed by colonoscopy every 10 years; (iii) FIT followed by flexible sigmoidoscopy; and (iv) colonoscopy screening every 10 years. These interventions were all compared to no screening. Parameter values were taken from a rapid review of the medical literature and primary data collection from a nationally representative sample of tertiary hospitals.Results:All screening modalities were very cost effective considering that the incremental cost-effective ratios (ICERs) were lower than the gross domestic product per capita threshold suggested by the World Health Organization. Sensitivity analysis showed that the ICERs of all screening modalities evaluated remained below this threshold. The strategy of using FIT followed by colonoscopy every 10 years had an ICER of USD 6,025, with an annual budget impact of USD 6.5 million, assuming low compliance. With moderate compliance this could increase to USD 18.7 million annually.Conclusions:PhilHealth may introduce a benefit package for outpatient screening of colorectal cancer using the screening modality of annual FIT followed by colonoscopy every 10 years.

scholarly journals Efficacy of aspirin for stage III colorectal cancer: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial (JCOG1503C, EPISODE-III trial)

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 985-990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenichi Miyamoto ◽  
Atsuo Takashima ◽  
Junki Mizusawa ◽  
Yuya Sato ◽  
Yasuhiro Shimada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Adjuvant Chemotherapy ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Curative Resection ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Stage Iii ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Double Blind Placebo

Abstract Adjuvant chemotherapy is the current standard treatment for stage III colorectal cancer after curative resection. However, the prognosis of stage III colorectal cancer is still poor even after curative resection and adjuvant chemotherapy. Several observational studies suggested that the anti-tumor effect of aspirin. Therefore, we planned a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled phase III trial, which commenced in Japan in March 2018, to confirm the superiority of aspirin over placebo added to adjuvant chemotherapy in terms of disease-free survival (DFS) for stage III colorectal cancer patients after curative resection. A total of 880 patients will be accrued from 20 Japanese institutions within 3 years. The primary endpoint is DFS and the secondary endpoints are overall survival, relapse-free survival, relative dose intensity, adverse events, and serious adverse events. This trial has been registered at Japan Registry of Clinical Trials as jRCTs031180009 (https://jrct.niph.go.jp/detail/589).

The efficacy of oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy for stage IV colorectal cancer after R0 resection.

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 638-638
Author(s):  
Izuma Nakayama ◽  
Mitsukuni Suenaga ◽  
Takeru Wakatsuki ◽  
Mariko Ogura ◽  
Masato Ozaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Adjuvant Chemotherapy ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Completion Rate ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Stage Iii ◽  
R0 Resection ◽  
Significant Prognostic Factor ◽  
Resected Stage

638 Background: In previous phase III studies (MOSAIC and XELOXA trial), oxaliplatin based chemotherapy was shown to be a standard adjuvant treatment for stage III colorectal cancer (CRC). However, its efficacy for curatively resected stage IV CRC has not yet been clarified. In this retrospective study, we evaluate the efficacy of oxaliplatin based chemotherapy in adjuvant setting for curatively resected stage IV CRC. Methods: Eighty-three patients received adjuvant chemotherapy after R0 resection for Stage IV CRC in our institute between Mar 2007 and Feb 2013. Progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), completion rate of the treatment and safety were evaluated. Median follow-up time was 33.3 months. Results: Baseline characteristics were as follows (N=83): median age, 61; male/female, 46/37; ECOG PS0, all; colon/rectum, 54/29; synchronous/asynchronous, 41/42. Metastatic sites were liver in 46, lung in 11, peritoneum in 13, lymph node in 12 patients. Median PFS and OS were not reached. Three-year PFS and OS were 67.8% and 88.2%, respectively. Completion rate was 78.6% of the patients. In univariate analysis, completion of treatment, synchronous development and metastasis limited to lung were associated with better PFS, though not statistically significant. Confirmed regional lymph node metastasis of primary tumor showed a trend toward to concern with poor OS. Differences in metastatic site were not observed in both PFS and OS. Multivariate analysis revealed none as a significant prognostic factor. Conclusions: Compared the results to previous trial for stage III CRC, oxaliplatin based adjuvant chemotherapy for stage IV CRC after R0 resection was demonstrated to be consistent in tolerability and efficacy.

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