Cost-effectiveness of hypothetical new cancer drugs in patients with advanced small-cell lung cancer: results of a markov chain model
Author(s) -
Carin A. Uylde Groot,
Joseph McDonnell,
Guul ten Velde,
David Radice,
Harry J.M. Groen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
therapeutics and clinical risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1178-203X
pISSN - 1176-6336
DOI - 10.2147/tcrm.2006.2.3.317
Subject(s) - medicine , etoposide , lung cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , cisplatin , modalities , oncology , quality adjusted life year , health care , cost effectiveness , intensive care medicine , chemotherapy , risk analysis (engineering) , social science , nursing , sociology , economics , economic growth
In the last decade, a number of new treatment modalities have been developed for patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The clinical effects are encouraging, but little is known about the costs and cost-effectiveness of new drugs.
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