Table 4

The total costs (USD) in the adjuvant treatment of premenopausal patients with stage Ia to IIIa breast cancer in Taiwan

Drug Costs

Surgery

G-CSF Treatment

Blood Testing

Chemo Costs

Total Costs



BSA 1.5 m2

BSA 1.8 m2

BSA 1.5 m2

BSA 1.8 m2


Goserelin

5,532

0

0

0

0

5,532


Chemotherapy

CMF

149

156

438

651

59

492

1,789

1,795

FEC

1,964

1,970

438

651

59

492

3,603

3,610

TE

10,813

12,145

438

651

59

492

12,453

13,785

TEC

10,878

12,210

438

651

59

492

12,517

13,849


BSA, body surface area; CMF, (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil); FEC, (5-fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide); TE (docetaxel, epirubicin); TEC, (docetaxel, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide)

Cheng et al. BMC Cancer 2012 12:33   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-12-33

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