Review Article

Economic Evaluations of Treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Literature Review

Table 2

Summary of economic evaluations in the treatment of CD.

Study, year of publicationStudy treatmentComparatorsCE ratio 
(Cost/QALY) 
(Currency year)
CE ratio 
($/QALY) 
(CAD 2016)

IFX

Ananthakrishnan et al., 2011 [19]IFX (tailored)AntibioticsDominatedDominated
IFX (upfront)Antibiotics$2,757,857/QALY 
(USD 2010)
$3,121,546/QALY

Ananthakrishnan et al., 2013 [20]IFX (MTN or dose escalation)IFX (dose escalation)$49,278/QALY 
(USD 2010)
$55,776/QALY

Blackhouse et al., 2012 [21]IFXStd care$222,955/QALY
(CAD 2011)
$229,197/QALY

Bodger et al., 2009 [22]IFX (1 year tx)Std care£19,050/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$49,290/QALY
IFX (2 year tx)Std care£21,300/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$55,112/QALY

Doherty et al., 2012 [23]IFXAZA/6MP$1,831,912/QALY 
(USD 2010)
$2,073,493/QALY

Dretzke et al., 2011 [24]IFX IND (severe disease)Std careDominantDominant
IFX MTN (severe disease)Std care£68,315/QALY 
$157,706/QALY
IFX MTN (severe disease)IFX IND (severe disease)£5,030,000/QALY 
$11,611,849/QALY
IFX IND (moderate disease)Std care£94,321/QALY 
$217,741/QALY
IFX MTN (moderate disease)Std care£317,991/QALY 
$734,088/QALY
IFX MTN (moderate disease)IFX IND (moderate disease)£13,900,000/QALY 
$32,088,410/QALY

Jaisson-Hot et al., 2004 [25]IFX (retreatment with relapse or no response)Std care (including surgery)€63,700.82/QALY 
(EUR 2004)
$122,252/QALY
IFX MTNStd care (including surgery)€784,057.49/QALY 
(EUR 2004)
$1,504,736/QALY

Kaplan et al., 2007 [26]IFX (increasing dose)ADA$332,032/QALY 
(USD 2006)
$426,928/QALY

Lindsay et al., 2008 [27]IFX (luminal CD)Std care£26,128/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$60,316/QALY
IFX (fistulizing CD)Std care£29,752/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$68,683/QALY

Punekar et al., 2010 [28]IFXStd care£14,607/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$37,794/QALY

Steenholdt et al., 2014 [29]Individualised therapy (serum IFX and IFX antibody levels using the proposed algorithm)IFX dose intensificationDominantDominant

Steenholdt et al., 2015 [30]Individualised therapy (serum IFX and IFX antibody levels using the proposed algorithm)IFX dose intensificationDominantDominant

Tang et al., 2012 [31]IFXADADominantDominant
IFXCertolizumab PegolDominantDominant
IFXNATDominantDominant

Velayos et al., 2013 [32]Testing-based strategy (IFX)Dose escalationDominantDominant

ADA

Blackhouse et al., 2012 [21]ADAStd care$193,305/QALY
(CAD2011)
$198,717/QALY
ADAIFX$451,165/QALY
(CAD 2011)
$463,797/QALY

Bodger et al., 2009 [22]ADA (1 year tx)Std care£7,190/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$18,603/QALY
ADA (2 year tx)Std care£10,310/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$26,676/QALY

CADTH, 2008 [33]ADAStd care$113,034/QALY
(CAD 2008)
$128,067/QALY
ADAIFXDominantDominant

Dretzke et al., 2011 [24]ADA IND (severe disease)Std careDominantDominant
ADA MTN (severe disease)Std care£7,749/QALY 
$17,888/QALY
ADA MTN (severe disease)ADA MTN£4,980,000/QALY 
$11,496,423/QALY
ADA IND (moderate disease)Std careDominantDominant
ADA MTN (moderate disease)Std care£160,079/QALY 
$369,545/QALY
ADA MTN (moderate disease)ADA IND (moderate disease)£13,900,000/QALY 
$32,088,410/QALY

Loftus Jr et al., 2009 [34]ADA (severe disease)Std care£16,064/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$38,195/QALY
ADA (moderate-to-severe disease)Std care£33,731/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$80,202/QALY

Yu et al., 2009 [35]ADA MTNIFX MTNDominantDominant

IFX + AZA

Marchetti et al., 2013 [36]IFX + AZA (top-down strategy)Steroid (step-up strategy)DominantDominant

Saito et al., 2013 [37]IFX + AZAIFX£24,917/QALY 
(GBP 2004)
$57,051/QALY

Other biologics
(GOL, NAT, VED)

Ananthakrishnan et al., 2012 [38]NATCertolizumab Pegol$381,678/QALY 
(USD 2010)
$432,011/QALY

Immunosuppressants
(AZA, 6MP, cyclosporine)

Ananthakrishnan et al., 2011 [19]AZAAntibioticsDominatedDominated

Doherty et al., 2012 [23]AZA/6MPNo therapy$299,188/QALY 
(USD 2010)
$338,643/QALY

Priest et al., 2006 [39]AZAMTXDominantDominant
AZANo immunosuppressant therapyDominantDominant

ADA: adalimumab; AZA: azathioprine; CAD: Canadian dollar; CADTH: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; CE: cost-effectiveness; EUR: Euros; GBP: Great British Pound; GMA: granulocyte-monocyte aphaeresis; GOL: golimumab; IFX: infliximab; IND: induction; MTN: maintenance; NAT: natalizumab; QALY: quality adjusted life years; Std: standard; tx: treatment; US: United States; USD: United States Dollar; VED: vedolizumab; 6MP: 6-mercaptopurine. Studies in italic are Canadian studies. A study may appear in more than one table if different treatments were analyzed. year.