Real-world patient- and caregiver-reported outcomes in advanced breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advanced breast cancer (abc) represents a substantial burden for patients and caregivers. In the present study, we aimed to estimate quality of life (qol), utility, productivity loss, pain, health care resource utilization, and costs for patients with abc, and qol, utility, and productivity loss for their caregivers.

Methods

This multicentre prospective non-interventional study was conducted in Canada. Eligible participants were postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive, her2-negative unresectable abc and their caregivers. Validated questionnaires were used to measure qol, utility, productivity loss, and pain. Patients and caregivers were classified into 4 health states typically used in oncology economic modelling: first-line progression-free (1l-pf),

SUBMITTER: Lambert-Obry V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6092048 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature