HER-2 Testing and Trastuzumab Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Elkin EB, Weinstein MC, Winer EP, Kuntz KM, Schnitt SJ, Weeks JC. HER-2 Testing and Trastuzumab Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 22: 854-863. PMID: 14990641, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.04.158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBreast NeoplasmsCohort StudiesCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CostsFemaleGenes, erbB-2Genetic TestingHealth Care CostsHumansMarkov ChainsNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingQuality of LifeSurvival RateTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioMetastatic breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsTrastuzumab therapyCancer patientsFavourable incremental cost-effectiveness ratioTest characteristicsMetastatic breast cancerCost-effectiveness ratioEffectiveness of treatmentPositive test resultsNegative test resultsPositive resultsCost-effectiveness analysisTreatment strategiesBreast cancerHypothetical cohortTreatment candidatesHercepTest resultsPatientsClinical practiceFISH confirmationProtein overexpressionLifetime costsHercepTest