Evaluating the Indirect Costs of Care Associated with Salvage Chemotherapy for Relapsed and Refractory Aggressive-Histology Lymphoma: A Subset Analysis of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) LY.12 Clinical Trial
oleh: Anca Prica, Annette E. Hay, Michael Crump, Nicole Mittmann, Lois E. Shepherd, Ralph M. Meyer, Kevin I. Imrie, Nancy Risebrough, Marina Djurfeldt, Bingshu E. Chen, Matthew C. Cheung
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| Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2021-03-01 |
Deskripsi
We conducted an analysis of indirect costs alongside the LY.12 randomized trial in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Lost productivity data for Canadian patients and caregivers in the trial were collected at baseline and with each chemotherapy cycle pre-transplant, using an adapted Lost Productivity questionnaire. Mean per patient indirect costs were CAD 2999 for patients in the GDP arm and CAD 3400 in the DHAP arm. A substantial majority was not working or had to reduce their workload during this treatment time. Salvage chemotherapy for R/R aggressive NHL is associated with significant indirect costs to patients and their caregivers.