Research Type: Assessment

Menopause: Vasomotor Symptoms

Dec 2022 | Assessment

Interventions of Interest: The independent appraisal committee voted that evidence is not yet adequate to demonstrate a net health benefit for fezolinetant when compared to no pharmacological treatment. Using point estimates from short-term clinical trials, analyses suggest this drug would achieve common thresholds for cost-effectiveness if priced between $2,000 – $2,600 per year for women […]

Hemophilia A and B

Nov 2022 | Assessment

Interventions of Interest: Fair pricing benchmarks suggest upper bounds for price of Roctavian at approximately $1.9 M and for Hemgenix at approximately $2.9 M. Payers should work with manufacturers to develop and implement outcomes-based agreements to address the uncertainty and the high cost of gene therapies for hemophilia. Finally, clinical experts affirm that it would […]

Multiple Sclerosis: CIS, RRMS, and SPMS

Jan 2023 | Assessment

An independent appraisal committee voted that evidence is not adequate to demonstrate a superior net health benefit for ublituximab when compared to other monoclonal antibodies. Analyses suggest ublituximab and all currently available monoclonal antibodies labeled for MS would achieve common thresholds for cost-effectiveness if priced between $16,500- $34,900 per year, a range far lower than […]

Obesity Management

Sep 2022 | Assessment

Interventions of Interest: The independent appraisal committee voted that evidence is adequate to demonstrate that semaglutide provides a net health benefit compared to lifestyle modification alone; however, at current pricing, semaglutide represents “low” long-term value for money. Semaglutide would only achieve common thresholds for cost-effectiveness if priced between $7,500 – $9,800 per year after rebates. […]

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Aug 2022 | Assessment

Interventions of Interest: Relyvrio was removed from the market on April 4, 2024. Read ICER’s commentary on Amylyx’s decision to discontinue the drug here. Final Documents ICER’s Chief Medical Officer, David Rind, MD stated: “The votes of the Midwest CEPAC reflected the remaining uncertainties around the benefits of these therapies and the overwhelming certainty that […]

Alzheimer’s Disease

Mar 2023 | Assessment

Interventions of Interest: The independent appraisal committee voted that currently available evidence is not adequate to demonstrate a net health benefit for lecanemab when compared to supportive care. Using best estimates from current data, ICER analyses suggest lecanemab would achieve common thresholds for cost-effectiveness if priced between $8,900 – $21,500 per year. Final Documents ICER’s […]

Beta Thalassemia

Jun 2022 | Assessment

Interventions of Interest: The independent appraisal committee unanimously determined that the evidence is adequate to demonstrate that beti-cel provides a net health benefit compared to standard clinical management. Given the high costs of standard care, cost-effectiveness modeling finds beti-cel meets commonly accepted value thresholds at an anticipated price of $2.1 million — if that price […]

COVID-19

Dec 2022 | Assessment

Interventions of Interest: We have deemed this a “special assessment” since this is an early snapshot of emerging agents in the COVID-19 pipeline. December 2022 Update Dominant viral variants, vaccination/prior infection status, and evidence on Paxlovid continue to evolve, but ICER is presenting an update based on recent evidence to help inform new discussions on […]

Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia

Mar 2022 | Assessment

Interventions of Interest: Trilaciclib received FDA approval in 2021 to reduce the frequency of chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression in adults receiving certain types of chemotherapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. Plinabulin was under development to prevent chemotherapy-induced neutropenia when it received a complete response letter from the FDA in December 2021 requesting a second […]

Diabetes: Type 2

Jan 2022 | Assessment

Interventions of Interest: Tirzepatide has a novel dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist mechanism of action and is seen as an add-on type 2 diabetes therapy; tirzepatide would achieve common thresholds for cost-effectiveness if priced between $5,500 – $5,700 per year.  At the January 20 virtual meeting, ICER’s independent appraisal committee will review the evidence, […]