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Cost-effectiveness of 21-gene assay in node-positive, early-stage breast cancer.
The American journal of managed care - 1 Jan 2011
Vanderlaan Burton F, Broder Michael S, Chang Eunice Y, Oratz Ruth, Bentley Tanya G K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess impact on health outcomes and healthcare expenditures of adopting a 21-gene assay for women with early-stage, minimally node-positive, estrogen receptor-positive (N (1-3)/ER) HER2-negative breast cancer. STUDY DESIGN: We adapted a deterministic decision-analytic model to estimate costs and quality-of-life outcomes associated with chemotherapy, adverse events, supportive care, recurrence, and...
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