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. 2018 Nov 27;37(3):391–405. doi: 10.1007/s40273-018-0745-z

Table 3.

Unit costs and cycle costs

Cost (US$) 95% CI Distribution Source
Unit costs
 Drug acquisition
  Niraparib
   Bottle of 30 100-mg capsules 6584 N/A N/A [31]
   One 100-mg capsule 219.47 N/A N/A Calculation
   Olaparib
   Pack of 120 150-mg tablets 13,886 N/A N/A [31]
   One 150-mg tablet 115.72 N/A N/A Calculation
  Rucaparib
   Pack of 120 300-mg tablets 14,702 N/A N/A [31]
   One 300-mg tablet 122.52 N/A N/A Calculation
 Drug administration
  Oral drugs 0 N/A N/A Assumption
  Intravenous subsequent chemotherapy drugs 143 93–204 Gamma [32]
 Monitoring
  Outpatient visit 78.09 50.54–111.55 Gamma [33, 34]
  CT scan 541.70 350.56–773.77 Gamma [33, 34]
  Blood test 15.23 9.85–21.75 Gamma [33, 34]
 Adverse event
  Anaemia 755.92 489.19–1079.76 Gamma [35]
  Thrombocytopenia 732.30 473.90–1046.02 Gamma [35]
  Neutropenia 867.98 561.71–1239.83 Gamma [35]
  Fatigue 0.00 0.00–0.00 Gamma [36]
  Hypertension 215.37 139.38–307.64 Gamma [35, 36]
  Nausea 678.24 438.92–968.80 Gamma [35]
  Vomiting 678.24 438.92–968.80 Gamma [35]
 Terminal care
  Terminal care 85,904 55,592–122,705 Gamma [37]
 Cycle costs
  Drug acquisition
  Niraparib (200 mg QD) 13,168 N/A N/A Calculation
  Olaparib (600 mg QD) 13,886 N/A N/A Calculation
  Rucaparib (1200 mg QD) 14,702 N/A N/A Calculation
 Monitoring
  gBRCAmut
   Niraparib
    PFD 10,952 N/A N/A Calculation
    PD 1539 N/A N/A Calculation
   RS
    PFD 2772 N/A N/A Calculation
    PD 833 N/A N/A Calculation
   Olaparib
    PFD 10,906 N/A N/A Calculation
    PD 1539 N/A N/A Calculation
   Rucaparib
    PFD 8209 N/A N/A Calculation
    PD 1428 N/A N/A Calculation
  Non-gBRCAmut
   Niraparib
    PFD 7208 N/A N/A Calculation
    PD 894 N/A N/A Calculation
   RS
    PFD 3514 N/A N/A Calculation
    PD 528 N/A N/A Calculation
   Olaparib
    PFD 4817 N/A N/A Calculation
    PD 662 N/A N/A Calculation
   Rucaparib
    PFD 5090 N/A N/A Calculation
    PD 992 N/A N/A Calculation

CI confidence interval, CT computed tomography, PD progressed disease, PFD progression-free disease, QD per day, RS routine surveillance