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SCOT: a comparison of cost-effectiveness from a large randomised phase III trial of two durations of adjuvant Oxaliplatin combination chemotherapy for colorectal cancer

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Ashraf Azzabi

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Abstract

© 2018, The Author(s). BACKGROUND: The Short Course Oncology Therapy (SCOT) study is an international, multicentre, non-inferiority randomised controlled trial assessing the efficacy, toxicity, and cost-effectiveness of 3 months (3 M) versus the usually given 6 months (6 M) of adjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal cancer. METHODS: In total, 6088 patients with fully resected high-risk stage II or stage III colorectal cancer were randomised and followed up for 3–8 years. The within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis from a UK health-care perspective is presented using the resource use data, quality of life (EQ-5D-3L), time on treatment (ToT), disease-free survival after treatment (DFS) and overall survival (OS) data. Quality-adjusted partitioned survival analysis and Kaplan–Meier Sample Average Estimator estimated QALYs and costs. Probabilistic sensitivity and subgroup analysis was undertaken. RESULTS: The 3 M arm is less costly (-£4881; 95% CI: -£6269; -£3492) and entails (non-significant) QALY gains (0.08; 95% CI: −0.086; 0.230) due to a better significant quality of life. The net monetary benefit was significantly higher in 3 M under a wide range of monetary values of a QALY. The subgroup analysis found similar results for patients in the CAPOX regimen. However, for the FOLFOX regimen, 3 M had lower QALYs than 6 M (not statistically significant). CONCLUSIONS: Overall, 3 M dominates 6 M with no significant detrimental impact on QALYs. The results provide the economic case that a 3 M treatment strategy should be considered a new standard of care.


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Author(s): Robles-Zurita J, Boyd KA, Briggs AH, Iveson T, Kerr RS, Saunders MP, Cassidy J, Hollander NH, Tabernero J, Segelov E, Glimelius B, Harkin A, Allan K, McQueen J, Pearson S, Waterston A, Medley L, Wilson C, Ellis R, Essapen S, Dhadda AS, Hughes R, Falk S, Raouf S, Rees C, Olesen RK, Propper D, Bridgewater J, Azzabi A, Farrugia D, Webb A, Cunningham D, Hickish T, Weaver A, Gollins S, Wasan HS, Paul J

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: British Journal of Cancer

Year: 2018

Volume: 119

Issue: 11

Pages: 1332-1338

Print publication date: 27/11/2018

Online publication date: 13/11/2018

Acceptance date: 09/10/2018

Date deposited: 06/12/2018

ISSN (print): 0007-0920

ISSN (electronic): 1532-1827

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group

URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-018-0319-z

DOI: 10.1038/s41416-018-0319-z


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Funder referenceFunder name
2007–003957-10
23516549
C6716/A9894
G0601705

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