Evaluation of the Cost-effectiveness of Doublet Therapy in Metastatic BRAF Variant Colorectal Cancer
Patel KK, Stein S, Lacy J, O’Hara M, Huntington SF. Evaluation of the Cost-effectiveness of Doublet Therapy in Metastatic BRAF Variant Colorectal Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2033441. PMID: 33433598, PMCID: PMC7804917, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.33441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness ratioDoublet therapyStandard chemotherapyColorectal cancerCost-effectiveness modelProbabilistic sensitivity analysesParametric survival modelingBEACON trialEconomic evaluationMAIN OUTCOMECurrent pricingLife yearsIncremental costLifetime costsBest supportive careLines of therapyProlonged overall survivalLarge clinical trialsClinical trial designHigh microsatellite instabilityCumulative costsOverall survivalSupportive care