Table 2.

First joint utility function, U₁(m, QOL), of mean survival time (m, in months) and quality of life (QOL) combinations for patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma, defined by U₁(m, good QOL) = (1 − e^−m·0.5) · 100 and U₁(m, poor QOL) = (1 − e^−m·0.5) · 85, given that U₁(0, good or poor QOL) = 0.

	Mean Survival Time (Months)
QOL	1	2	3	4	12	18	24	30	36
Good	39	63	78	86	100	100	100	100	100
Poor	33	53	66	74	85	85	85	85	85