Cost-Effectiveness of Cetuximab for Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

BACKGROUND:Costly biologicals in palliative oncology are emerging at a rapid pace. For example, in patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma addition of cetuximab to a palliative chemotherapy regimen appears to improve survival. However, it simultaneously results in higher costs. We...

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Main Authors: Vincent T Janmaat, Marco J Bruno, Suzanne Polinder, Sylvie Lorenzen, Florian Lordick, Maikel P Peppelenbosch, Manon C W Spaander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4839693?pdf=render