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A comparative costs analysis of brachytherapy and Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy therapies for clinically localized prostate cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2009

Maria Michela Gianino ,
Mario Galzerano ,
Davide Minniti ,
Cinzia Di Novi ,
Barbara Martin ,
Ottavio Davini  and
Silvana Barbaro
Maria Michela Gianino
Affiliation:
University of Turin
Mario Galzerano
Affiliation:
University of Turin
Davide Minniti
Affiliation:
San Giovanni Battista University Hospital
Cinzia Di Novi
Affiliation:
University of Eastern Piedmont
Barbara Martin
Affiliation:
University of Turin
Ottavio Davini
Affiliation:
San Giovanni Battista University Hospital
Silvana Barbaro
Affiliation:
San Giovanni Battista University Hospital
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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study is to perform a comparative costs analysis of brachytherapy (BT) and radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) for clinically localized prostate cancer and to shed light on the difficulties of comparing their relative economic effectiveness.

Methods: A systematic literature review of costing studies available in the Medline, Embase, DARE, and INAHTA databases.

Results: There is a lack of homogeneity among published studies in this field. Differences in the reported costs are related to different environments in which the two techniques (BT and RRP) are applied, and in particular due to the use of different methodology, cost items included, time frames, and different price levels in different settings.

Conclusion: Published studies of costing data of BT and RRP do not provide clear-cut evidence for a conclusion about which treatment may be more effective from an economic point of view.

Keywords

Comparative costs analysisProstate cancer
Type
Research Reports
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , July 2009 , pp. 411 - 414
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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