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. 2015 Jun 30;4(7):374–385. doi: 10.1002/psp4.48

Table 2.

Overview of summary evaluation metrics

Metric Description
Dose intensity Fraction of the dose compared to the maximum unreduced dose.
Neutropenia Incidence and duration of grade 3 and 4 neutropenia.
Efficacy: survival Median individual predicted overall survival based on PSA disease progression model and other covariates.
Life-years gained (LYG) Median individual differences in overall survival between two competing treatments
Total treatment costs Inline graphic
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) Inline graphic
Quality-of-life (QOL) Inline graphic
Quality-adjusted life years (QALY) Inline graphic

i = individual i.