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. 2021 Sep 27;12:743979. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.743979

TABLE 1.

Input parameters.

Parameters Value Range Distribution Source
Rate of Grade 3–4 AEs with RT plus TMZ 54.8% 43.84–65.76% Beta Perry et al. (2017)
Rate of Grade 3–4 AEs with RT alone 11.9% 9.52–14.28% Beta Perry et al. (2017)
Costs in China (¥)
 RT per fractions 840 672–1,008 Gamma Wu et al. (2012)
 TMZ per 20 mg 200 160–240 Gamma Local charge
 AE management 2,700 2,160–3,240 Gamma Wu et al. (2012)
 PD state treatment 1,050 840–1,260 Gamma Wu et al. (2012)
 MRI 600 480–720 Gamma Local charge
 Blood test 200 160–240 Gamma Local charge
 Clinical visit 60 48–72 Gamma Local charge
 PFS supportive care 500 400–600 Gamma Local charge
 PD supportive care 2000 1,600–2,400 Gamma Local charge
Costs in the US ($)
 RT per fractions 1,618 1,295–1942 Gamma Messali et al. (2013)
 TMZ per 20 mg 25 20–30 Gamma Messali et al. (2013)
 AE management 10,430 8,344–12,516 Gamma Guzauskas et al. (2019)
 PD state treatment 2,992 2,394–3,591 Gamma Qian et al. (2017)
 MRI 850 680–1,020 Gamma Qian et al. (2017)
 Blood test 335 268–402 Gamma Qian et al. (2017)
 Clinical visit 734 587–881 Gamma Messali et al. (2013)
 PFS supportive care 138 110–165 Gamma Guzauskas et al. (2019)
 PD supportive care 1,126 901–1,352 Gamma Guzauskas et al. (2019)
Utilities
 PFS 0.887 0.7096–1 Beta Garside et al. (2007)
 PFS with RT 0.824 0.6592–0.9888 Beta Garside et al. (2007)
 PFS with TMZ 0.733 0.5864–0.8796 Beta Garside et al. (2007)
 PFS with RT plus TMZ 0.743 0.5944–0.8916 Beta Garside et al. (2007)
 PD 0.731 0.5848–0.8772 Beta Garside et al. (2007)

AE: adverse event; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; PD: progressive disease; PFS: progression-free survival; RT: radiotherapy; TMZ: temozolomide