Evaluation of the treatment costs and duration of topical treatments for multiple actinic keratosis based on the area of the cancerization field and not on the number of lesions.


Journal

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
ISSN: 1468-3083
Titre abrégé: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9216037

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2019
Historique:
received: 03 07 2018
accepted: 19 09 2018
pubmed: 6 10 2018
medline: 7 6 2019
entrez: 6 10 2018
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The cost of topical treatments for actinic keratosis (AK) has historically been evaluated in relation to the number of lesions requiring treatment or simply by the price of a single tube/sachet of the drug used. To demonstrate a new method of costing topical treatments in AK, which takes into account the actual cancerization area treated. In order to evaluate the actual cost of each treatment, the official approval status of the drug was used to estimate the amount of cream needed per one cm Areas which could be treated with a single tube/sachet of Metvix Changing treatment costing strategy in the management of multiple AKs towards costing per cancerization area instead of costing per lesion is a much more accurate representation of the 'real world cost' for AK.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The cost of topical treatments for actinic keratosis (AK) has historically been evaluated in relation to the number of lesions requiring treatment or simply by the price of a single tube/sachet of the drug used.
OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
To demonstrate a new method of costing topical treatments in AK, which takes into account the actual cancerization area treated.
METHODS METHODS
In order to evaluate the actual cost of each treatment, the official approval status of the drug was used to estimate the amount of cream needed per one cm
RESULTS RESULTS
Areas which could be treated with a single tube/sachet of Metvix
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Changing treatment costing strategy in the management of multiple AKs towards costing per cancerization area instead of costing per lesion is a much more accurate representation of the 'real world cost' for AK.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30288788
doi: 10.1111/jdv.15269
doi:

Substances chimiques

3-ingenyl angelate 0
Diterpenes 0
Diclofenac 144O8QL0L1
methyl 5-aminolevulinate 585NM85KYM
Aminolevulinic Acid 88755TAZ87
Imiquimod P1QW714R7M
Fluorouracil U3P01618RT

Types de publication

Comparative Study Evaluation Study Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

312-317

Subventions

Organisme : Galderma

Informations de copyright

© 2018 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

Auteurs

P Calzavara-Pinton (P)

Dermatology Department, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.

N Tanova (N)

Amaris, London, UK.

P Hamon (P)

Galderma, Paris, France.

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