Internet pharmaco-economic studies in metastatic colorectal cancer

• Published in: Critical reviews in oncology/hematology Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 63 - 77
• Main Authors: Launois, R., Portafax, C., Le Lay, K., Mègnigbêto, A., Perrocheau, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.04.2001; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Antineoplastic agents; Biological and medical sciences; Budgetary forecast; Chemotherapy; Clinical Protocols; Colorectal Neoplasms - drug therapy; Colorectal Neoplasms - economics; Colorectal Neoplasms - secondary; Cost; Cost effectiveness ratio; Fees, Pharmaceutical; Humans; Internet - utilization; Markov Chains; Medical sciences; Metastatic colorectal cancer; Multicenter Studies as Topic - economics; Multicenter Studies as Topic - methods; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Regimens; Regimens; Cost effectiveness ratio; Cost; Budgetary forecast; Metastatic colorectal cancer; Antineoplastic agent; Human; Drug combination; Rectal disease; Malignant tumor; Forecasting; Colonic disease; Chemotherapy; Treatment; Health economy; Rectum; Digestive diseases; Intestinal disease; Advanced stage; Budget; Colon; Internet; Therapeutic protocol; Web site; Public health; Cost efficiency analysis

An interactive Web site has been developed: http://smbh7.smbh.univ-paris13.fr, which uses a Markov model to calculate the management costs for metastatic colorectal cancer. This site allows drug usage costs, daily tariff costs per site, local ISA point values and the cost to the society of the chemo...