1994
The costs of peripheral blood progenitor cell reinfusion mobilised by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor following high dose melphalan as compared with conventional therapy in multiple myeloma
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European Journal of Cancer , Volume 30 - Issue 4 p. 457- 459
In a retrospective study, we calculated the treatment costs of 26 patients, who received either high dose melphalan combined with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF; filgrastim)(n=7) or without G-CSF (n=11) or alternatively, peripheral blood progenitor cell reinfusion (PBPC) mobilised by G-CSF following high dose melphalan. In comparison with the control group, a shortening of the pancytopenic period and platelet recovery was noticed in the PBPC group. This resulted in a reduction in hospital costs, diagnostics, laboratory services, total parenteral nutrition and transfusions. The average costs per treatment in the PBPC group amounted to about US$ 179 08 as compared to US$ 32 223 in the control group, implying a cost reduction of 44% when changing to PBPC reinfusion.
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| Organisation | Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management (ESHPM) |
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Uyl-de Groot, C., Ossenkoppele, G., van Riet, A. A. P. M., & Rutten, F. (1994). The costs of peripheral blood progenitor cell reinfusion mobilised by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor following high dose melphalan as compared with conventional therapy in multiple myeloma. European Journal of Cancer, 30(4), 457–459. doi:10.1016/0959-8049(94)90418-9 |
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