Table 2.
Associated monthly costs for gastrointestinal stromal tumors and recurrence
From [22] with permission from the American Medical Association.
aCalculated as (0.59 × [4 × $99 + 4 × $331 + 2 × $39] + 0.41 × [2 × $99 + 2 × 331 + 2 × $39])/12.
bCalculated as (0.41 × $7,030) + (0.59 × $2,062).
Abbreviations: BSC, best supportive care; CPT, current procedural terminology; CT, computed tomography scan; GE, gastroenterologist; GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumor; GP, general practitioner.