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Cost-Effectiveness of Ivacaftor Therapy for Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Patients With the G551D Gating Mutation.
Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - 1 Oct 2020
Wherry Kael, Williamson Ian, Chapman Richard H, Kuntz Karen M
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OBJECTIVES: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare genetic disease with no cure. Until recently, treatment has targeted symptoms of the disease and not the disease-causing genetic defect. Ivacaftor is included in a new class of breakthrough drugs targeting the genetic defects of CF. We sought to estimate the long-term cost-effectiveness of ivacaftor from a US payer perspective. METHODS: We developed an individual-level...
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