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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
The 5-year completed treatment analysis of the Anastrozole and Tamoxifen-Alone or in Combination (ATAC) trial showed the superiority of anastrozole over tamoxifen for reduction of disease progression in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) early breast cancer (EBC). The objective was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of anastrozole versus tamoxifen in this setting. A health economic model was developed comparing the natural history of EBC patients treated with anastrozole or tamoxifen. The perspective of the Belgian health care system was taken. Disease progression from EBC was obtained from the ATAC trial and further progression beyond the clinical trial from published literature. Resource use data were obtained from the ATAC study and from published local retrospective data. Anastrozole was cost-effective versus tamoxifen, provided that a time horizon of at least 9 years is taken. This sensitivity to time horizon is inherently associated with the adjuvant setting due to the different evolution of costs and outcomes over time. Costs are incurred solely during the first 5 years, whereas outcomes are cumulated beyond adjuvant treatment. In conclusion, provided that a sufficient time horizon is taken and that long-term model predictions are confirmed from further follow-up from the ATAC study, anastrozole is a highly cost-effective adjuvant therapy compared to tamoxifen.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1048-891X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16 Suppl 2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
576-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Canada, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Cost-Benefit Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Nitriles, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Quality-Adjusted Life Years, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Receptors, Estrogen, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Receptors, Progesterone, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Tamoxifen, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:17010076-Triazoles
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Cost-effectiveness of anastrozole compared to tamoxifen in hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer. Analysis based on the ATAC trial.
pubmed:affiliation
Health Economics and Disease Management, Brussels, Belgium and Public Health Department, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. KMoeremans@be.imshealth.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article