Abstract 135: Extended Thromboprophylaxis With Betrixaban is Cost-effective in Acutely Ill Medical Patients

Objectives: The APEX trial demonstrated that prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) with betrixaban from hospital admission through post-discharge (35-42 days) in acutely ill medical patients reduced VTE events, including symptomatic VTEs, without significant increase in major bleeding versus standard-duration prophylaxis (6-14 days) with enoxaparin. Based on these data, betrixaban has been approved by the FDA for prophylaxis of VTE in adult patients hospitalized for an acute medical illness who are at risk for thromboembolic complications. Here, we analyzed the cost-effectiveness of this new thromboprophylaxis regimen with betrixaban versus standard-duration thromboprophylaxis with enoxaparin. Methods: We adopted our previously published decision-tree model to compare two thromboprophylaxis strategies from a US health care provider perspective among a hypothetical cohort of 10,000 acutely ill medical patients who are at risk of VTE: betrixaban (160 mg loading dose followed by 80 mg once daily for 35 days; $396) versus enoxaparin (40 mg daily for 9 days; $284). To estimate VTE-related deaths within 35 days that might have been averted by thromboprophylaxis, the model incorporated a clinical care path, including primary and secondary VTE prophylaxis as well as treatment of thromboprophylaxis-related adverse events. Parameter values and costs were estimated for each node in the decision tree based on publically available health data. All costs were converted to 2017 USD based on the US medical care consumer index. Results: For the base-case scenario, among a hypothetical cohort of 10,000 acutely ill medical patients at increased VTE risk, betrixaban was estimated to reduce risk of death by 0.16% and save nearly $1.8M (or $178.27 per patient treated). One-way sensitivity analyses indicated that betrixaban would dominate enoxaparin assuming: a) the cost of 35-day betrixaban was Conclusions: Based on the rates of clinical events reported in the APEX study, extended-duration thromboprophylaxis with betrixaban from hospital admission through post-discharge in acutely ill medical patients is likely to prevent additional deaths and reduce costs compared with standard-duration thromboprophylaxis with enoxaparin.