Cost-utility analysis of isavuconazole compared with the standard of care as a first-line therapy for patients with invasive fungal infection prior to differential pathogen diagnosis in Japan
Assuming a willingness-to-pay threshold of JPY 5 million for additional QALYs, isavuconazole was shown to be cost-effective compared with voriconazole in both the HSCT and chemotherapy models as a first-line therapy for patients with presumptive invasive aspergillosis.
Authors
- Ataru Igarashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6307-6916)
- Yasushi Onishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0032-6994)
- S Inoue
Institutions
- Asahi Kasei (Germany) (DE)
- Tohoku University Hospital (JP)
- Asahi Kasei (Japan) (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Economics
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13696998.2025.2483098
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00