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Table 6. Estimated Cost of Drugs for Multiple Myeloma
Approximate Drug
Cost per Year
1
(in U.S. Dollars) Comment
Drugs
alidomide 60,000
Lenalidomide 168,000
Pomalidomide 192,000
Bortezomib 50,000
Ixazomib 111,000
Carfilzomib 130,000 260,000 (at 56 mg/ m
2
)
Daratumumab 120,000
Elotuzumab 120,000
Panobinostat 96,000
Cyclophosphamide 5,800
Melphalan IV 10,000 Per transplant
Dexamethasone 3,400
Regimens
VRd 220,000
KRd 300,000
VCd 60,000
DRd 290,000
D-VRd 340,000
D-KRd 590,000
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Source for calculating costs: parenteral drug prices: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-
Fee-for-Service-Part-B-Drugs/McrPartBDrugAvgSalesPrice/2017ASPFiles.htm (accessed Feb 12,
2018); oral drug prices: GoodRx.com (accessed February 12, 2018).
