Research Article
The Cost-Effectiveness of Lenvatinib in the Treatment of Advanced or Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma from a Canadian Perspective
Table 1
Utility values and selected costs.
| | Input | Value |
| | Health state utility values | | | Progression-free | 0.745 | | Progressed | 0.678 |
| | Drug therapy costs (per cycle) | | | Lenvatinib | $2,142 | | Sorafenib | $4,320 |
| | Medical resource use costs (per cycle) | | | Physician visits (progression-free) | $176 | | Physician visits (progressed) | $187 | | Laboratory tests (progression-free) | $29 | | Laboratory tests (progressed) | $23 | | Radiological tests (progression-free) | $131 | | Radiological tests (progressed) | $79 | | Hospitalisation (progression-free) | $27 | | Hospitalisation (progressed) | $80 |
| | Adverse event management costs (per event) | | | Aspartate aminotransferase increased | $443 | | Asthenia | $1,879 | | Blood bilirubin increased | $1,954 | | Diarrhea | $384 | | Fatigue | $452 | | Gamma-glutamyl transferase increased | $418 | | Hypertension | $482 | | Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia | $418 | | Platelet count decreased | $418 | | Proteinuria | $418 | | Weight decreased | $1,845 |
| | Other costs | | | Mortality cost (applied at time of death) | $31,583 |
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