Review Article

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

Table 3

Summary of economic evaluations in the treatment of UC.

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

IFX

Archer et al., 2016 [40]IFXSurgeryDominatedDominated
IFXADADominatedDominated

Chaudhary and Fan, 2013 [41]IFXCyclosporine€24,277/QALY 
(EUR 2010)
$34,241/QALY
IFXSurgery€14,639/QALY 
(EUR 2010)
$20,647/QALY

Hyde et al., 2009 [42]Strategy A (IFX responders who achieved and maintained remission and mild health states)Std care£33,866/QALY 
$78,180/QALY
Strategy B (IFX responders who achieved and maintained remission)Std care£25,044/QALY 
$57,814/QALY

Punekar and Hawkins, 2010 [43]IFXCyclosporine£19,545/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$50,571/QALY
IFXStd care£18,388/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$47,578/QALY

Stawowczyk et al., 2016 [44]IFX + std careStd care$106,743/QALY 
(USD 2015)
$135,934/QALY

Thorlund et al., 2014 [45]IFXStd care$65,982/QALY
(CAD 2013)
$68,093/QALY
IFXADADominantDominant

Toor et al., 2015 [46]IFXStd care$1,975/Remission
(CAD 2015)
$2,038/Remission
IFXStd care$1,311/Response
(CAD 2015)
$1,352/Response
IFXGOL (100 mg)$14,659/Remission
(CAD 2015)
$15,128/Remission
IFXGOL$4,753/Response
(CAD 2015)
$4,905/Response

Tsai et al., 2008 [47]IFX MTN (responder strategy)Std care£27,424/QALY 
(GBP 2007)
$70,958/QALY
IFX MTN (remission strategy)Std care£19,696/QALY 
(GBP 2007)
$50,962/QALY

Ung et al., 2014 [48]IFXStd care$79,000/QALY
(USD 2013)
$85,596/QALY

Williams et al., 2016 [49]IFXCyclosporinDominatedDominated

Yokomizo et al., 2016 [50]IFX (5 mg/kg)IFX (10 mg/kg)$1,243,310/MH 
(USD 2014)
$1,366,933/MH
IFX (5 mg/kg)ADADominatedDominated
IFX (5 mg/kg)VEDDominatedDominated

ADA

Archer et al., 2016 [40]ADASurgeryDominatedDominated
ADAStd care£50,278/QALY 
$83,804/QALY

Thorlund et al., 2014 [45]ADAStd care$68,722/QALY
(CAD 2013)
$70,921/QALY

Toor et al., 2015 [46]ADAStd care$7,430/Remission
(CAD 2015)
$7,667/Remission
ADAStd care$2,361/Response
(CAD 2015)
$2,436/Response
ADAGOL (100 mg)DominatedDominated
ADAGOL (100 mg)DominatedDominated

IFX and ADA

Xie et al., 2009 [51]IFX (5 mg/kg) then ADA (5 mg/kg)Std care$358,088/QALY
(CAD 2008)
$402,490/QALY
IFX (5 mg/kg) then ADA (10 mg/kg)Std care$575,540/QALY
(CAD 2008)
$646,907/QALY

Other biologics
(GOL, NAT, VED)

Archer et al., 2016 [40]GOLSurgeryDominatedDominated

Essat et al., 2016 [52]VEDStd care£33,297/QALY 
$54,283/QALY
VEDSurgeryDominantDominant
VED (Anti-TNF naïve pt)IFX (Anti-TNF naïve pt)DominantDominant
VED (Anti-TNF naïve pt)GOL (Anti-TNF naïve pt)DominantDominant
VED (Anti-TNF naïve pt)ADA (Anti-TNF naïve pt)£6,634/QALY 
$10,815/QALY
VED (Anti-TNF naïve pt)Std care (Anti-TNF naïve pt)£4,862/QALY 
$7,926/QALY
VED (Anti-TNF naïve pt)Surgery (Anti-TNF naïve pt)DominantDominant
VED (Anti-TNF failure)Std care (Anti-TNF failure)£64,999/QALY 
$105,966/QALY
VED (Anti-TNF failure)Surgery (Anti-TNF failure)DominantDominant

Thorlund et al., 2014 [45]GOL (50 mg)Std care$41,591/QALY
(CAD 2013)
$42,921/QALY
GOL (100 mg)Std care$42,271/QALY
(CAD 2013)
$43,623/QALY
GOL (50 mg)IFXDominantDominant
GOL (100 mg)IFXDominantDominant
GOL (50 mg)ADADominantDominant
GOL (100 mg)ADADominantDominant

Toor et al., 2015 [46]GOL (100 mg)Std care$935/Remission
(CAD 2015)
$964/Remission
GOL (100 mg)Std care$701/Response
(CAD 2015)
$723/Response
GOL (50 mg)Std care$1,048/Remission
(CAD 2015)
$1,081/Remission
GOL (50 mg)GOL (100 mg)$207/Remission
(CAD 2015)
$213/Remission
GOL (50 mg)Std care$770/Response
(CAD 2015)
$794/Response
GOL (50 mg)GOL (100 mg)$224/Response
(CAD 2015)
$231/Response

5-ASA

Brereton et al., 2010 [53]5-ASA (Mezavant XL, MMX)5-ASA (Asacol)£749/QALY 
(GBP 2010)
$2,058/QALY

Buckland and Bodger, 2008 [54]5-ASA (High dose, Asacol)5-ASA (Std dose, Asacol)DominantDominant

Connolly et al., 2009 [55]5-ASA (Oral + topical)5-ASA (Oral)DominantDominant

Connolly et al., 2009 [56]5-ASA (2 g once daily)5-ASA (1 g twice daily)DominantDominant

Connolly et al., 2012 [57]5-ASA (Oral + topical)5-ASA (Oral)DominantDominant
5-ASA (2 g once daily)5-ASA (1 g twice daily)DominantDominant

Connolly et al., 2014 [58]5-ASA (2 g once daily)5-ASA (1 g twice daily + enema)DominantDominant

Mackowiak, 2006 [59]Oral balsalazide capsulesOral 5-ASA specific formulationDominantDominant

Nishikawa et al., 2013 [60]5-ASA (once daily)5-ASA (twice daily)$86,200/LYG 
(RD 2011)
$55,649/LYG

Prenzler et al., 2011 [61]5-ASA (Mezavant XL, MMX)5-ASA (Asacol)DominantDominant

Saini et al., 2012 [62]SYMPT (5-ASA treatment for symptomatic disease flares only)INFLAM (5-ASA therapy for only patients with a stool sample positive for an inflammatory marker)$575,894/QALY 
(USD 2009)
$715,331/QALY
SYMPT (5-ASA treatment for symptomatic disease flares only)CONT (continuous 5-ASA maintenance)DominantDominant

Yen et al., 2008 [63]MTN 5-ASA (2.4 g/day escalated and maintained at 4.8 g/day after the first flare)No MTN 5-ASA (5-ASA 4.8 g/day given for flares)$224,000/QALY 
(USD 2004)
$353,545/QALY

Immunosuppressants
(AZA, 6MP, cyclosporine)

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

Punekar and Hawkins, 2010 [43]CyclosporineStandard careDominantDominant
CyclosporineSurgery£9,032/QALY 
(GBP 2006)
$23,370/QALY

Surgery

Archer et al., 2015 [40]Surgery (colectomy)Std careDominantDominant

Park et al., 2012 [64]Surgery (early colectomy + IPAA)Std care$1,476,783/QALY 
(USD 2009)
$1,834,347/QALY

Swenson et al., 2005 [65]Two-Stage IPAAThree-Stage IPAADominantDominant

GMA

Panes et al., 2007 [66]GMAStd care€23,898/Remission 
(EUR 2004)
$45,864/Remission

ADA: adalimumab; AZA: azathioprine; CAD: Canadian dollar; CE: cost-effectiveness; EUR: Euros; g: gram; GBP: Great British Pound; GMA: granulocyte-monocyte aphaeresis; GOL: golimumab; IFX: infliximab; IPAA: Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis; kg: kilogram; mg: milligram; LYG: life year gained; MH: mucosal healing; MTN: maintenance; MTX: methotrexate; NAT: natalizumab; pt: patient; QALY: quality adjusted life years; RD: Real Dollar; Std: standard; US: United States; USD: United States Dollar; VED: vedolizumab; 5-ASA: 5-aminosalicylic acid; 6MP: 6-mercaptopurine. Studies in italic are Canadian studies. A study may appear in more than one table if different treatments were analyzed. year.