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Table 2 Cost for in US$ chemotherapy, hospitalization, test and surgery per patient

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of long-course oxaliplatin and bolus of fluorouracil based preoperative chemoradiotherapy vs. 5x5Gy radiation plus FOLFOX4 for locally advanced resectable rectal cancer

Cost item

SCRT

LCCRT

Radiotherapy

 Physician Consultation

14.7

14.7

 CT Simulation

470 + 5.3

470 + 5.3

 Physics planning

177

177

 Treatment and positioning

3032

4928

 Number of fractions delivered

5

28

Drug (Direct)

 Frequency

FOLFOX4

5-fluorouracil: 325 mg/m2/day leucovorin: 25 mg/m2/day

 For the DFS state/m

39.31

38.16

 For the PD state/m

79.33

57.95

 Total cost

7064.01

5670.94

Hospitalization

 Caregiver (nurse)

52/day

52/day

 Tests

  

 Surgery

2963.97

2645.13

 Perioperative

  

 AE

6.12

5.49

 Base+Follow Up

396.25 + 3357.58

330.04 + 3357.58

  1. Abbreviations: SCRT Short-course radiotherapy, LCCRT Long-course chemoradiotherapy, CT Computed tomography, PD Progressive disease, DFS Disease-free survival, AE Adverse event