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Cost effectiveness of pharmacogenetic testing for uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 before irinotecan administration for metastatic colorectal cancer.
Cancer - 1 Sept 2009
Gold Heather Taffet, Hall Michael J, Blinder Victoria, Schackman Bruce R
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BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to examine the cost effectiveness of using a pharmacogenetic test for uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase 1A1*28 (UGT1A1*28) variant homozygosity before administering irinotecan to patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. METHODS: A decision-analytic model from the Medicare payer perspective followed hypothetical patients who were treated with combined...
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