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ITP is an autoimmune disorder by which antibodies are formed against platelets with annual incidence rates in the UK\/USA ranging from 1.13 to 6.62 cases per 100,000 adults. Eltrombopag increases the production of platelets at a rate that outpaces their destruction by the immune system, and has a UK marketing authorisation both for the treatment of adult ITP in splenectomised patients who are refractory to other treatments and as a second-line treatment for adult non-splenectomised patients for whom surgery is contraindicated. Both splenectomised and non-splenectomised patient groups were considered in the analysis. Two economic models were presented, one for a watch-and-rescue treatment scenario and the second for the long-term treatment of patients with more severe ITP. The submission\u2019s evidence was sourced from the relatively high-quality RAISE [RAndomized placebo-controlled Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) Study with Eltrombopag] randomised controlled trial. The study indicated a statistically significant difference in favour of eltrombopag compared with placebo in the odds of achieving the primary outcome of a platelet count of between 50 and 400\u2009\u00d7\u200910<jats:sup>9<\/jats:sup>\/l during the 6-month treatment period (odds ratio 8.2, 99% confidence interval 3.6 to 18.7). In the eltrombopag group, 50\/83 (60%) non-splenectomised patients and 18\/49 (37%) splenectomised patients achieved this outcome. Median duration of response for all patients was 10.9 weeks (splenectomised patients 6 weeks and non-splenectomised patients 13.4 weeks). Patients treated with eltrombopag required less rescue medication and had lower odds of bleeding events than placebo-treated subjects in both patient groups. In the watch-and-rescue economic model, the ERG found that substantial reductions in the cost of eltrombopag are needed for the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) to fall below \u00a330,000. Further analyses found that the ICER varied from \u00a333,561 to \u00a3103,500 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) (splenectomised) and from \u00a339,657 to \u00a3150,245 per QALY (non-splenectomised). Other than bleeding, no adverse events were modelled. In relation to the long-term treatment model, the ERG found that using non-randomised non-comparative data may result in biased estimates of unknown magnitude and direction. None of the treatment sequences resulted in an ICER approaching the recommended threshold of \u00a330,000. The base-case results, using a 2-year time horizon and prescribing eltrombopag as second-line treatment post rituximab, were found to be favourable towards eltrombopag. In conclusion, based on the MS and additional ERG work, eltrombopag appears to be a safe treatment for ITP (although long-term follow-up studies are awaited) and has short-term efficacy. However, there is no robust evidence on long-term efficacy or cost-effectiveness of eltrombopag, and there is a lack of robust direct evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of eltrombopag compared with other relevant comparators. NICE did not recommend eltrombopag for the treatment of chronic ITP within its marketing authorisation for splenectomised or non-splenectomised patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3310\/hta15suppl1-03","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,11]],"date-time":"2021-02-11T18:12:28Z","timestamp":1613067148000},"page":"23-32","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3310\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Eltrombopag for the treatment of chronic idiopathic (immune) thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)"],"prefix":"10.3310","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"D","family":"Boyers","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"X","family":"Jia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M","family":"Crowther","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"D","family":"Jenkinson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"C","family":"Fraser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"G","family":"Mowatt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"6221","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2011,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"key20210211165103783_ref1-bib1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"966","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-2141.2003.04547.x","article-title":"Northern Region Haematology Group. 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