FRI682 Cost Effectiveness Of Four Treatment Approaches For US Women And Men At Very High Risk Of Osteoporotic Fractures
Authors: Hiligsmann Mickael , Silverman Stuart , Singer Andrea J , Pearman Leny , Wang Yamei , Caminis John N , Reginster Jean-Yves 
Published: October 2023

Disclosure: M. Hiligsmann: Grant Recipient; Self; Radius Health, Inc. S. Silverman: Consulting Fee; Self; Amgen Inc, Radius Health, Inc. Grant Recipient; Self; Amgen Inc, Radius Health, Inc. A.J. Singer: Consulting Fee; Self; Agnovos, Amgen Inc, Radius Health, Inc, UCB. Speaker; Self; Amgen Inc, Radius Health, Inc. L. Pearman: Employee; Self; Radius Health, Inc. Stock Owner; Self; Radius Health, Inc. Y. Wang: Employee; Self; Radius Health, Inc. Stock Owner; Self; Radius Health, Inc. J.N. Caminis: Employee; Self; Radius Health, Inc. Stock Owner; Self; Radius Health, Inc. J. Reginster: Advisory Board Member; Self; Pierre Fabre. Consulting Fee; Self; IBSA-Genevrier, Mylan, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Speaker; Self; IBSA-Genevrier, Mylan, CNIEL, Dairy Research Council, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Background: Cost-effectiveness analyses are becoming increasingly important for efficiency in healthcare resource allocation. This study aims to assess the cost-effectiveness of four common treatment approaches of US men and women at very high risk of fracture: bisphosphonate (alendronate [ALN]) monotherapy, sequential treatment with an anabolic first (either abaloparatide [ABL] or teriparatide [TPTD]) followed by a bisphosphonate, and no treatment, as many patients at very high fracture risk do not receive an osteoporosis medication. Methods: A microsimulation-based Markov model was used to assess the cost-effectiveness of four treatment approaches in US women and men aged 50 to 80 years who had a recent fracture and had densitometry-confirmed osteoporosis (bone mineral density T-score ≤−2.5): ALN monotherapy, sequential ABL/ALN, sequential unbranded TPTD/ALN, and no treatment. Analyses were conducted from the US healthcare decision-maker perspective using $2022 costs, and health outcomes were expressed in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were performed to characterize uncertainty. Results: In both sexes and over the full age range, no treatment and sequential unbranded TPTD/ALN were dominated (ie, they had lower QALYs for more costs than a comparator treatment), and should be excluded. Sequential ABL/ALN was associated with more QALYs and more costs than ALN monotherapy. At the US threshold of $150,000 per QALY gained, sequential ABL/ALN was cost-effective compared to ALN monotherapy in men aged ≥50 years and in women aged ≥65 years. Sensitivity analyses suggested that sequential ABL/ALN was also cost-effective in women with a recent hip or vertebral fracture aged ≥55 years. Conslusion: In both US men (aged ≥50 years) and women (aged ≥65 years) at very high risk of fracture, sequential ABL/ALN is the most cost-effective intervention among the four treatment approaches. Sequential unbranded TPTD/ALN and no treatment were dominated, and are thus not efficient treatment approaches. Treating US men and women at very high fracture risk with sequential ABL/ALN leads to an efficient resource allocation.

Presentation: Friday, June 16, 2023