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. 2019 Jun 3;28(2):857–866. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04824-y

Table 3.

Summary of key model input parameters and distribution for the sensitivity analyses

Item Mean SE Distribution for PSA Source
Utilities
Complete protectionb 0.9 0.18 Beta Cawston 2017 [20]
Complete responsec 0.7 0.14 Beta Cawston 2017 [20]
Incomplete responsed 0.24 0.048 Beta Cawston 2017 [20]
HCRU costa
Cost per patient with severe nauseae $9920 $820 Gamma Burke 2011 [5]

HCRU, healthcare resource use; PSA, probabilistic sensitivity analysis; SE, standard error

aAdjusted to 2018 US dollars

bComplete protection (CP) defined as absence of any of an emetic episode or use of rescue medication and no significant nausea (visual analogue scale [VAS] score < 25 mm)

cComplete response (CR) defined as no emetic episodes or rescue medication with a VAS score ≥ 25 mm

dIncomplete response (IR) if there was no CP or CR

eSevere nausea defined as VAS > 80 mm