TABLE IV.

Disaggregated within-trial and beyond-trial costs in 2006 Canadian dollars, discounted by 5%

Cost category	Costs
	folfox	5fu/lv	Incremental
Within-trial costs
Study chemotherapy	15,665	1,757	13,908
Outpatient visits	638	661	−23
Lab tests	236	244	−8
Radiologic evaluations	1,837	1,889	−52
Neutropenia	2,553	226	2,328
Neuropathy	0	0	0
Diarrhea	13	11	2
Nausea and vomiting	10	3	6
Serious adverse events	1,677	1,041	636
Relapse treatment	3,074	4,175	−1,100
Relapse follow-up	429	618	−189
TOTAL	26,133	10,623	15,509
Beyond-trial costs
Relapse	200	297	−97
Follow-up	1,106	998	108
Other	287	398	−111
LIFETIME TOTAL	27,726	12,317	15,409

folfox = folinic acid, 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin; 5fu = 5-fluorouracil; lv = leucovorin.