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ArticleDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2018

The management of type 2 diabetes with fixed-ratio combination insulin degludec/liraglutide (IDegLira) versus basal-bolus therapy (insulin glargine U100 plus insulin aspart): A short-term cost-effectiveness analysis in the UK setting.

Russell Drummond, Samuel Malkin, Michelle Du Preez, Xin Ying Lee, Barnaby Hunt

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Article in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Costs and where to find them: identifying unit costs for health economic evaluations of diabetes in France, Germany and Italy.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2020
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  7. Clinical Use of IDegLira: Initiation to Titration After Basal Insulin.Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Russell DrummondGlasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
Samuel MalkinOssian Health Economics and Communications, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1306-7784
Michelle Du PreezNovo Nordisk Ltd, Gatwick, UK.
Xin Ying LeeNovo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.
Barnaby HuntOssian Health Economics and Communications, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5420-279X
Glasgow Royal Infirmary · GBNovo Nordisk (Denmark) · DKNovo Nordisk (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

Novo Nordisk
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate the cost-effectiveness of IDegLira versus basal-bolus therapy (BBT) with insulin glargine U100 plus up to 4 times daily insulin aspart for the management of type 2 diabetes in the UK.

methodsA Microsoft Excel model was used to evaluate the cost-utility of IDegLira versus BBT over a 1-year time horizon. Clinical input data were taken from the treat-to-target DUAL VII trial, conducted in patients unable to achieve adequate glycaemic control (HbA1c <7.0%) with basal insulin, with IDegLira associated with lower rates of hypoglycaemia and reduced body mass index (BMI) in comparison with BBT, with similar HbA1c reductions. Costs (expressed in GBP) and event-related disutilities were taken from published sources. Extensive sensitivity analyses were performed.

resultsIDegLira was associated with an improvement of 0.05 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) versus BBT, due to reductions in non-severe hypoglycaemic episodes and BMI with IDegLira. Costs were higher with IDegLira by GBP 303 per patient, leading to an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of GBP 5924 per QALY gained for IDegLira versus BBT. ICERs remained below GBP 20 000 per QALY gained across a range of sensitivity analyses.

conclusionsIDegLira is a cost-effective alternative to BBT with insulin glargine U100 plus insulin aspart, providing equivalent glycaemic control with a simpler treatment regimen for patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on basal insulin in the UK.

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AdultBlood GlucoseBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringCost-Benefit AnalysisDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug CombinationsDrug CostsGlycated HemoglobinHumansInsulin AspartInsulin GlargineInsulin, Long-ActingLiraglutideTreatment OutcomeUnited KingdomBlood GlucoseDrug CombinationsGlycated HemoglobinInsulin Aspartinsulin degludecInsulin GlargineInsulin, Long-ActingLiraglutidecostcost-effectivenessdiabetes mellitusGLP-1 receptor agonisthypoglycaemiaIDegLirainsulinUK

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PMID29797389
PMCPMC6175071
OpenAlexW2803524699

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