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Retrospective Analysis Finds Treatment of Cancer Chemotherapy Patients With Epoetin Alfa Associated With Lower Drug Cost Than Darbepoetin Alfa
May 26th, 2009
Data from a study of managed-care cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and newly treated with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) found that the cumulative ESA cost with Epoetin alfa (EPO) was 29 percent lower than treatment with darbepoetin alfa (DARB). The analysis, published in the Spring issue of the Journal of Medical Economics, was sponsored by Centocor Ortho Biotech Services, LLC. The retrospective cohort study of 10,928 patients investigated the current real-world dosing patterns and associated ESA costs in an adult cancer chemotherapy population. The data showed that the cumulative ESA cost was $4,321 for patients receiving EPO vs. $6,089 for DARB...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-05-26)
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