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The cost-effectiveness of dapagliflozin in treating high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an economic evaluation using data from the DECLARE-TIMI 58 trial

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McEwan, Phil, Morgan, Angharad R., Boyce, Rebecca, Bergenheim, Klas, Gause‐Nilsson, Ingrid A.M., Bhatt, Deepak L., Leiter, Lawrence A., Johansson, Peter A. +3 more·2021·Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

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Aim: To undertake a cost‐effectiveness analysis of dapagliflozin in treating high‐risk patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), using both directly observed events in the DECLARE‐TIMI 58 trial and surrogate risk factors to predict endpoints not captured within the trial. Methods: An established T2DM model was adapted to integrate survival curves derived from the DECLARE‐TIMI 58 trial, and extrapolated over a lifetime for all‐cause mortality, hospitalization for heart failure, stroke, myocardial infarction, hospitalization for unstable angina, and end‐stage kidney disease. The economic analysis considered the overall DECLARE trial population, as well as reported patient subgroups. Total and incremental costs, life‐years and quality‐adjusted life‐years associated with dapagliflozin versus placebo were estimated from the perspective of the UK healthcare payer. Results: In the UK setting, treatment with dapagliflozin compared to placebo was estimated to be dominant, with an expected increase in quality‐adjusted life‐years from 10.43 to 10.48 (+0.06) and a reduction in lifetime total costs from £39 451 to £36 899 (−£2552). Across all patient subgroups, dapagliflozin was estimated to be dominant, with the greatest absolute benefit in the prior heart failure subgroup (incremental lifetime costs −£4150 and quality‐adjusted life‐years +0.11). Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate that dapagliflozin compared to placebo appears to be cost‐effective, when considering evidence reported from the DECLARE‐TIMI 58 trial, at established UK willingness‐to‐pay thresholds. The findings highlight the potential of dapagliflozin to have a meaningful impact in reducing the economic burden of T2DM and its associated complications across a broad T2DM population.

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  • In an analysis from the DECLARE-TIMI 58 trial, dapagliflozin treatment increased lifetime quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and decreased costs of healthcare at a level that met United Kingdom thresholds for cost-effectiveness due to the kidney benefits (64% of QALYs gain).

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McEwan, P., Morgan, A. R., Boyce, R., Bergenheim, K., Gause‐Nilsson, I. A. M., Bhatt, D. L., Leiter, L. A., Johansson, P. A., Mosenzon, O., Cahn, A., & Wilding, J. P. H.
Affiliations
  • Health Economics and Outcomes Research (United Kingdom) (GB)
  • AstraZeneca (Sweden) (SE)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
  • University of Liverpool (GB)
Corresponding author
McEwan, Phil
Venue
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2021-01-25
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pages
1020-1029
ISSN
  • 1462-8902 (ISSN-L)
  • 1463-1326
OpenAlex
W3116633224
Cited by
34
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1
FWCI
4.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
AstraZeneca
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
Keywords
dapagliflozin, type 2 diabetes, cost-effectiveness, SGLT2 inhibitors, heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, end-stage renal disease, quality-adjusted life years, lifetime costs, surrogate endpoints, economic models
MeSH terms
Benzhydryl Compounds, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Glucosides, Humans

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