Dr. Bines has received honoraria from Astra-Zeneca and has acted as either a consultant or in an advisory role for Bristol Myers-Squibb and Astra-Zeneca.
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Effective but cost-prohibitive drugs in breast cancer treatment†‡
A clinician's perspective
Article first published online: 3 OCT 2008
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23837
Copyright © 2008 American Cancer Society
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Supplement: Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control–Implementation
Volume 113, Issue Supplement 8, pages 2353–2358, 15 October 2008
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Bines, J. and Eniu, A. (2008), Effective but cost-prohibitive drugs in breast cancer treatment. Cancer, 113: 2353–2358. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23837
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Dr. Bines has received honoraria from Astra-Zeneca and has acted as either a consultant or in an advisory role for Bristol Myers-Squibb and Astra-Zeneca.
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 3 OCT 2008
- Article first published online: 3 OCT 2008
- Manuscript Accepted: 24 JUN 2008
- Manuscript Received: 10 JUN 2008
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Keywords:
- breast cancer;
- treatment;
- cost;
- drugs
Abstract
New pharmacologic treatments for early-stage breast cancer have been proven effective, but many of them are cost prohibitive in low economic settings. Differences in breast cancer mortality rates between developed and developing countries may be because of differences in screening and treatment options, some of which may be unavailable or limited by cost constraints in countries with limited resources. It is well recognized that treatment choices have to be made within budgetary constraints, and treatment guidelines that address the need to stratify treatment options by available resources have been published by the Breast Health Global Initiative. Practical treatment choices need to be made based on the best available cost–effective information. This article reviews new and emerging medical strategies that may improve the cost-effectiveness equation. Cancer 2008;113(8 suppl):2353–8. © 2008 American Cancer Society.