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. 2008 Nov 18;99(12):1984–1990. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604790

Table 5. Key results for second and third line use of fulvestrant.

  Second line use of fulvestrant
  Third line use of fulvestrant
 
  Cohort A (with fulvestrant) Cohort B (without fulvestrant) Difference ICER* Cohort A (with fulvestrant) Cohort B (without fulvestrant) Difference ICER
NSAI (anastrazole/ letrozole) £1233 £1233 £0   £1260 £1260 £0  
Fulvestrant £2037   £2037   £755 £755 £0  
Exemestane £472 £725 −£253   £1296   −£400  
Docetaxel £4151 £4572 −£421   £4345 £4745 −£400  
Capecitabine £1120 £1302 −£182   £1198 £1382 −£182  
BSC £2713 £3593 −£880   £2802 £3857 −£1055  
Cost per patient £11 725 £11 424 £301   £11 055 £11 424 −£370  
Mean survival (months) 22.3 21.7 0.56   22.34 21.87 0.468  
Life years per patient 1.86 1.81 0.05   1.86 1.82 0.04  
QALYs per patient 1.18 1.14 0.04   1.178 1.142 0.036  
Incremental cost per LYG     £6500     Cohort A dominant
Incremental cost per QALY gained     £7300     Cohort A dominant

LYG=life years gained; QALYs=quality-adjusted life years; ICER=incremental cost effectiveness ratio. *ICER values may not be directly derived from the figures presented in the table due to rounding errors. ICER values presented the nearest hundred pounds.