Table 1

Characteristics of cost studies in HCT

StudyPublication yearNo. of study patientsTypes of transplantsCosts/charges (median)Costs/charges adjusted to 2012 USDTime horizon
Societal 
    Frey et al26  2002 Inpatient (n = 26), Outpatient (n = 21) Autologous Inpatient: $40 985 USD Inpatient: $51 639 USD Beginning of HDT to discharge from the facility 
Outpatient: $29 210 USD Outpatient: $36 803 USD 
Hospital/healthcare system 
    Smith et al33  1997 58 Autologous PB: $45 792 USD PB: $68 106 USD Initial transplant hospitalization 
BMT: $59 314 USD BM: $88 217 USD 
    Kline et al19  1998 46 Both autologous and allogeneic Mean charges: $243 550 USD Mean charges: $338 676 USD Initial transplant hospitalization 
    Lee et al21  2000 236 Both autologous and allogeneic Auto: $55 500 USD Auto: $78 379 USD Initial transplant hospitalization 
Allo: $105 300 USD Allo: $148 709 USD 
    Van Agthoven et al62  2002 97 Allogeneic MRD BM: $98 334 USD MRD BM: $179 987 USD 2 y 
MUD BM: $151 754 USD MUD BM: $277 765 USD 
MRD PB: $98 977 USD MRD PB: $181 163 USD 
    Lee et al20  2002 TCD (n = 47), IST (n = 98) Allogeneic TCD: $113 000 USD TCD: $148 740 USD 1 y 
IST: $155 000 USD IST: $204 024 USD 
    Cordonnier et al32  2005 MA (n = 12), NMA (n = 11) Allogeneic MA: €64 600 MA: $109 710 USD 1 y 
NMA: €60 000 NMA: $101 898 USD 
    de Lissovoy et al17  2005 TCD (n = 194); NTCD (n = 202) Allogeneic TCD: $145 115 USD TCD: $185 728 USD 6 mo 
NTCD: $141 981 USD; NTCD: $181 717 USD 
    Svahn et al31  2006 93 Allogeneic €139 414 $214 703 USD 5 y 
    Saito et al24  2007 MA (n = 185), RIC (n = 90) Allogeneic MA:$128 253 USD MA: $153 893 USD 1 y 
RIC:$80 499 USD; RIC: $96 592 USD; 
    Saito et al23  2008 315 Allogeneic $128 800 USD $154 549 USD 1 y 
    Majhail et al35  2009 UCB (n = 173) Allogeneic UCB: $137 654 USD UCB: $145 435 USD 100 d 
MRD (n = 121), MRD: $83 583 USD MRD: $88 308 USD 
    Majhail et al28  2010 MRD (n = 27), MUD (n = 28), UCB (n = 91) Allogeneic Mean cost per day survived MRD: $3446 USD; MUD: $4050 USD; UCB: $4522 USD Mean cost per day survived MRD: $3582 USD 100 d 
MUD: $4214 USD 
UCB: $4700 USD 
Third-party payer 
    Rizzo et al25  1999 Inpatient (n = 115), Outpatient (n = 17) Both autologous and allogeneic Charges inpatient: $157 698 USD Charges inpatient: $214 553 USD 100 d 
Outpatient: $110 879 USD Outpatient: $150 854 USD 
StudyPublication yearNo. of study patientsTypes of transplantsCosts/charges (median)Costs/charges adjusted to 2012 USDTime horizon
Societal 
    Frey et al26  2002 Inpatient (n = 26), Outpatient (n = 21) Autologous Inpatient: $40 985 USD Inpatient: $51 639 USD Beginning of HDT to discharge from the facility 
Outpatient: $29 210 USD Outpatient: $36 803 USD 
Hospital/healthcare system 
    Smith et al33  1997 58 Autologous PB: $45 792 USD PB: $68 106 USD Initial transplant hospitalization 
BMT: $59 314 USD BM: $88 217 USD 
    Kline et al19  1998 46 Both autologous and allogeneic Mean charges: $243 550 USD Mean charges: $338 676 USD Initial transplant hospitalization 
    Lee et al21  2000 236 Both autologous and allogeneic Auto: $55 500 USD Auto: $78 379 USD Initial transplant hospitalization 
Allo: $105 300 USD Allo: $148 709 USD 
    Van Agthoven et al62  2002 97 Allogeneic MRD BM: $98 334 USD MRD BM: $179 987 USD 2 y 
MUD BM: $151 754 USD MUD BM: $277 765 USD 
MRD PB: $98 977 USD MRD PB: $181 163 USD 
    Lee et al20  2002 TCD (n = 47), IST (n = 98) Allogeneic TCD: $113 000 USD TCD: $148 740 USD 1 y 
IST: $155 000 USD IST: $204 024 USD 
    Cordonnier et al32  2005 MA (n = 12), NMA (n = 11) Allogeneic MA: €64 600 MA: $109 710 USD 1 y 
NMA: €60 000 NMA: $101 898 USD 
    de Lissovoy et al17  2005 TCD (n = 194); NTCD (n = 202) Allogeneic TCD: $145 115 USD TCD: $185 728 USD 6 mo 
NTCD: $141 981 USD; NTCD: $181 717 USD 
    Svahn et al31  2006 93 Allogeneic €139 414 $214 703 USD 5 y 
    Saito et al24  2007 MA (n = 185), RIC (n = 90) Allogeneic MA:$128 253 USD MA: $153 893 USD 1 y 
RIC:$80 499 USD; RIC: $96 592 USD; 
    Saito et al23  2008 315 Allogeneic $128 800 USD $154 549 USD 1 y 
    Majhail et al35  2009 UCB (n = 173) Allogeneic UCB: $137 654 USD UCB: $145 435 USD 100 d 
MRD (n = 121), MRD: $83 583 USD MRD: $88 308 USD 
    Majhail et al28  2010 MRD (n = 27), MUD (n = 28), UCB (n = 91) Allogeneic Mean cost per day survived MRD: $3446 USD; MUD: $4050 USD; UCB: $4522 USD Mean cost per day survived MRD: $3582 USD 100 d 
MUD: $4214 USD 
UCB: $4700 USD 
Third-party payer 
    Rizzo et al25  1999 Inpatient (n = 115), Outpatient (n = 17) Both autologous and allogeneic Charges inpatient: $157 698 USD Charges inpatient: $214 553 USD 100 d 
Outpatient: $110 879 USD Outpatient: $150 854 USD 

PB indicates peripheral blood; HDT, high-dose therapy; TCD, T-cell depletion; IST, immunosuppressive therapy; NTCD, non–T cell-depleted; MA, myeloablative; NMA, nonmyeloablative; RIC, reduced intensity conditioning; MRD, matched related donor; UCB, umbilical cord blood; MUD, matched unrelated donor; USD, United States dollar; and €, Euro.