Cost-effectiveness analysis of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with intensive dose of epirubicin and different cycles in patients with locally advanced breast cancer: 4 FE100C versus 6 FE100C.

e11565 Background: There are different combinations of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) to treat locally advanced breast cancer (LABC); treatment with cytostatics drugs make it a costly concern, by establishing economic differences in the consumption of healthcare resources. To compare the cost-effectiveness of two NCT strategies (4FE100C vs. 6FE100C). Methods: It was made a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) of two treatment schemes (4FE100C vs. 6FE100C) in patients with clinical stage III breast cancer, each cohort included 48 patients. Effectiveness parameter: pathologic complete response (pCR). Differential cost: incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) using a Markov’s model. Results are expressed in terms of incremental cost per extra unit of effectiveness. Costs were expressed in Mexican (MXN) pesos ($) as of 2005; these were calculated under the perspective of public healthcare system (SSP, for its acronym in Spanish) denominated IMSS, with a 3 to 4 years analytical horizon. In order to determine ...