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Cost-effectiveness of KRAS testing in metastatic colorectal cancer patients in the United States and Germany.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jul 2012
Vijayaraghavan Arthi, Efrusy Molly B, Göke Burkhard, Kirchner Thomas, Santas Christopher C, Goldberg Richard M
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to determine the cost-effectiveness of testing for KRAS mutations before administering EGFR inhibitors such as cetuximab and panitumumab for patients with advanced metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in the United States and Germany. We developed a lifetime Markov model of costs and survival associated with treating mCRC patients to assess the impact of KRAS testing before...
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