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Cost effectiveness of personalized therapy for first-line treatment of stage IV and recurrent incurable adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Journal of oncology practice - 1 Sept 2012
Handorf Elizabeth A, McElligott Sean, Vachani Anil, Langer Corey J, Bristol Demeter Mirar, Armstrong Katrina, Asch David A
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PURPOSE: Patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation-positive stage IV adenocarcinoma have improved survival with tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatments, but the cost effectiveness of personalized first-line therapy using EGFR mutation testing is unknown. METHODS: We created a decision analytic model comparing the costs and effects of platinum combination chemotherapy with personalized...
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