Cost-effectiveness of pertuzumab and trastuzumab biosimilar combination therapy as initial treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in Singapore.
Li-Jen ChengLydia Pui Yee LokeElaine Hsuen LimFiona PearceMohamed Ismail Abdul AzizKwong NgPublished in: Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research (2021)
Although trastuzumab biosimilar reduced the cost of the pertuzumab combination regimen, the ICER remained high and was not cost effective in Singapore's context. As pertuzumab contributed 80% of the overall combination treatment cost, price reductions for pertuzumab will be required to improve the cost-effectiveness of combination treatment to an acceptable level.