Table III.
Summarized results for the studies with “clinical benefit” and “overall response” as outcome
| Study | Δ Clinical benefit in 100 patients | Δ Overall response in 100 patients | Δ Cost (USD) in 100 patients | ICER Cost per one more OR in 100 patients | Consideration based on comparing ICER with threshold | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic | Brand | Generic | Brand | Brand | Generic | |||
| Paridaens et al., 2008 [27] (EXE-TAM) | NR | 14.4 | 31800 | 62300 | 2208 | 4326 | HCE | HCE |
| Campos et al., 2009 [25] (EXE-ANA) | N sig | N sig | NAv in Iran | 46100 | NA | NA | NA | Dominated |
| Kaufmann et al. 2000 [26] (EXE-MA) | N sig | N sig | 18600 | NAv in Iran | NA | NA | Dominated | Dominated |
OR – overall response, N sig – not significant, NA – not applicable, NAv – not available, USD – United States dollar, HCE – highly cost effective, ICER – incremental cost-effectiveness ratio