Abstract
The efficacy of sequential adjuvant trastuzumab (aTZ) after chemotherapy in women with early-stage human epidermal growth factor-2 (HER2/neu)-positive breast cancer reported by the updated Herceptin Adjuvant (HERA) trial appears less favorable than originally reported. Based on these updated results, we estimated the cost-utility (CU) of sequential aTZ relative to chemotherapy alone in terms of incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 641-648 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Value in Health |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2009 |
Keywords
- breast cancer
- cost-utility
- net-benefits
- relative risk
- trastuzumab