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A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Adding Cetuximab to the First-line Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma in Iran; Considering Genetic Screening for Precision Medicine.

Nazila YousefiAlireza SalimiGhader MohammadnezhadSaeed TaheriFarzad Peiravian
Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer (2023)
Although genetic screening in precision medicine reduces costs per outcome, according to the willingness-to-pay threshold of $4349.50 in the Iranian health system, add-on cetuximab to the FOLFIRI regimen is not a cost-effective strategy even with genetic screening and a 20% price reduction.
Keyphrases
  • genome wide
  • metastatic colorectal cancer
  • copy number
  • small cell lung cancer
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • wild type
  • locally advanced
  • health insurance
  • radiation therapy