Cost Effectiveness of First-Line Treatment with Doxorubicin/Ifosfamide Compared to Trabectedin Monotherapy in the Management of Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Italy, Spain, and Sweden
Table 2
Characteristics of chemotherapy regimens incorporated into the model.
Regimen
Mean dose per cycle
Admissions/outpatient clinic attendances per cycle
CYVADIC∧
600 mg/m2 cyclophosphamide
4 outpatient clinic attendances
1 mg/m2 vincristine
30 mg/m2 doxorubicin
250 mg/m2 dacarbazine
Docetaxel
100 mg/m2 docetaxel
1 outpatient clinic attendance
Doxorubicin
75 mg/m2 doxorubicin
1 outpatient clinic attendance
Doxorubicin/ifosfamide
66 mg/m2 doxorubicin
3-4-day admission
8.5 g/m2 ifosfamide
Ifosfamide
12.5 g/m2 ifosfamide
4-day admission or 2 outpatient clinic attendances
Ifosfamide/epirubicin
100 mg/m2 epirubicin
3-day admission
5 g/m2 ifosfamide
Gemcitabine
1,000 mg/m2 gemcitabine
2 outpatient clinic attendances
Gemcitabine/dacarbazine
1,766 mg/m2 gemcitabine
2 outpatient clinic attendances
700 mg/m2 dacarbazine
Gemcitabine/docetaxel
1,000 mg/m2 gemcitabine
2 outpatient clinic attendances
75 mg/m2 docetaxel
Gemcitabine/paclitaxel
1,000 mg/m2 gemcitabine
2 outpatient clinic attendances
125 mg/m2 paclitaxel
Gemcitabine/vinorelbine
1,250 mg/m2 gemcitabine
2 outpatient clinic attendances
25 mg/m2 vinorelbine
Liposomal doxorubicin
50 mg/m2 doxorubicin
1 outpatient clinic attendance
Trabectedin
1.3 mg/m2 trabectedin
2-day admission
Trofosfamide
200 mg/m2 trofosfamide
Oral administration over ~10 days, no hospital attendance
Trofosfamide/etoposide
150 mg/m2 trofosfamide
Oral administration over ~10 days, no hospital attendance
25 mg/m2 etoposide
∧CYVADIC: cyclophosphamide, vincristine, adriamycin, and dacarbazine.