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. 2007 Nov 27;98(1):25–33. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604092

Table 5. Patient-derived utility coefficients: overall and according to treatment.

Health state N a SHE TTO=1−(1−SHE)1.6
Mean SHE scores within patients with SD-CT (months: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) or DI-EC (months 2, 3)
TOX
 Total sample 284 0.60 0.77
  SD-CT 149 0.60 0.77
  DI-EC 135 0.57 0.74
       
Mean SHE scores within patients reporting grade 3 or higher toxicity with SD-CT (months: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) or DI-EC (months 2, 3)
TOX
 Total sample 96 0.53 0.70
  SD-CT 27 0.51 0.68
  DI-EC 69 0.55 0.72
       
TWiST
 Total sample 292 0.78 0.91
  SD-CT 140 0.80 0.92
  DI-EC 152 0.77 0.90
       
REL
 Total sample 85 0.60 0.77
  SD-CT 51 0.55 0.72
  DI-EC 34 0.64 0.80

Abbreviations: DI-EC=dose-intensive epirubicin cyclophosphamide; SD-CT=standard dose chemotherapy (ACx4-CMFx3); SHE=subjective health evaluation; TTO=time trade-off.

a

Sample size reflects those patients who experienced that health state and who responded to the SHE question at least once during that health state.