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5.2.1 Results included in <strong>the</strong> manufacturer’s submission<br />

The MS included two analyses:<br />

- <strong>the</strong> primary analysis conducted in <strong>the</strong> whole trial population, by intended <strong>treatment</strong> duration,<br />

- a cost-minimisation analysis <strong>and</strong> an exploratory cost-effectiveness analysis in a subgroup <strong>of</strong><br />

patients with cancer.<br />

This section <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> report summarise <strong>the</strong> results presented by <strong>the</strong> manufacturer. Limitations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />

analyses are discussed in Section 5.2. The additional analyses undertaken by <strong>the</strong> ERG is described in<br />

Section 6.<br />

5.2.2.1 Primary analysis – whole trial population<br />

In its original submission to NICE, <strong>the</strong> manufacturer provided separate cost-effectiveness analyses <strong>for</strong><br />

patients treated with rivaroxaban against dual <strong>the</strong>rapy LMWH/VKA <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> three intended <strong>treatment</strong><br />

duration (3, 6 or 12 months) using effectiveness data from <strong>the</strong> whole trial population, irrespective <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> intended <strong>treatment</strong> duration (Section 5.1). 1 In addition to those, <strong>the</strong> ERG requested analyses to be<br />

conducted using data specific to <strong>the</strong> intended <strong>treatment</strong> duration <strong>and</strong> using different time horizons.<br />

5.2.2.1.1. Results <strong>for</strong> patients <strong>for</strong> whom three months <strong>of</strong> anticoagulation <strong>treatment</strong> is appropriate<br />

Using a lifetime horizon, <strong>the</strong> manufacturer reported that rivaroxaban was dominant (i.e. provided<br />

more QALYs at a lower cost) compared with dual <strong>the</strong>rapy LMWH/VKA in patients treated <strong>for</strong> three<br />

months, using data by intended <strong>treatment</strong> duration, or estimated from <strong>the</strong> whole trial population<br />

(Table 31).<br />

Using data by intended <strong>treatment</strong> duration, <strong>the</strong> rivaroxaban strategy was less costly (savings <strong>of</strong><br />

£218.05) but also provided more QALYs (0.0015) compared with dual <strong>the</strong>rapy LMWH/VKA.<br />

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Table 31: Cost-effectiveness results <strong>for</strong> patients <strong>for</strong> whom three months <strong>of</strong> anticoagulation<br />

is appropriate (reproduction <strong>of</strong> Table 14, p. 30, Clarification letter 17 December 2011)<br />

Time horizon Treatment Total costs (£) Total QALYs Inc costs (£) Inc QALYs ICER (£)<br />

Duration specific<br />

3 months<br />

RIV xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx<br />

LMWH/VKA xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx<br />

1 year<br />

RIV xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx<br />

LMWH/VKA xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx<br />

Lifetime<br />

RIV 1,138.08 13.3373 - - -<br />

LMWH/VKA 1,356.13 13.3358 -218.05 0.0015 Dominated*<br />

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