title: Adjuvant endocrine therapy in post menopausal women: pharmacological evaluation using decision analysis approach in a Japanese hospital setting.
abstract: An optimal adjuvant endocrine therapy is yet to be established for post menopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer. The current therapeutic options include initial, switch, and extended adjuvant therapies. We aimed to determine the most cost-effective therapeutic option using the clinical decision analysis method. It was suggested that aromatase inhibitor monotherapy in initial adjuvant therapy is the most cost-effective and optimal adjuvant endocrine therapy for post menopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Takatsu General Hospital, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki City, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: Tadao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D047072:Aromatase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000188:drug therapy; D017698:Postmenopause; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D047072:Aromatase Inhibitors; D013629:Tamoxifen