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Forecasting US ivacaftor outcomes and cost in cystic fibrosis patients with the G551D mutation.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Jun 2016
Dilokthornsakul Piyameth, Hansen Ryan N, Campbell Jonathan D
Abstract excerpt
Ivacaftor, a breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with the G551D genetic mutation, lacks long-term clinical and cost projections. This study forecasted outcomes and cost by comparing ivacaftor plus usual care versus usual care alone.A lifetime Markov model was conducted from a US payer perspective. The model consisted of five health states: 1) forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) % pred...
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