ISPOR 8th Annual European Congress
6-8 November 2005, Palazzo Degli Affari, Florence, Italy

POSTER PRESENTATIONS - SESSION I

Sunday, 6 November 2005: 12:00-20:00

   
· Methods & Concepts    
· Allergy    
· Arthritis    
· Asthma    
· Cancer    
· Fibromyalgia    
· Infection    
· Muscular-Skeletal Diseases    
· Obesity    
· Urinary/Kidney    
· Health    
 
METHODS & CONCEPTS  

PMC1

 

DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW QUESTIONNAIRE TO MEASURE SATISFACTION WITH TREATMENT WITH MEDICINES (SATMED-Q)
Ruíz M1, Pardo A1, Rejas J2, Soto J2, Villasante F3, Aranguren J4
1College of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; 2 Pfizer Spain, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain; 3 Primary Health Center Horcasitas, Madrid, Madrid, Spain; 4 Clínica Madrid, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain

 

PMC2

 

REVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ISOQOL TRANSLATION AND CULTURAL ADAPTATION (TCA) SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG)
Acquadro C
Mapi Research Trust, Lyon, Rhone, France

 

PMC3

 

INTERNATIONAL VARIATION IN CLINICAL INJURY INCIDENCE: REAL OR ARTIFICIAL DIFFERENCES?
Polinder S1, Meeding WJ1, Lyons RA2, Toet H3, Mulder S3, Van Beeck EF1
1ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2 University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, United Kingdom; 3 Consumer Safety Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands

 

PMC4

 

WITHDRAWN

 

PMC5

 

A STANDARD SET OF UNIT COSTS FOR GERMANY
Schweikert B1, Hessel FP2, Hansmeier T3, Wasem J2, Seitz R4, Krauth C5
1Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany; 2 University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, NRW, Germany; 3 Federal Insurance Institution for Salaried Employees, Berlin, Germany; 4 BKK Landesverband Bayern (Association of Company Sickness Funds), Munich, Germany; 5 Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

 

PMC6

 

AFFORDABLE BOOTSTRAPS? EVALUATING FREEWARE OPTIONS FOR ANALYZING INCREMENTAL COST EFFECTIVENESS DATA
McGhan W, Gandhi P, Ruparel P, Peterson A
University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, USA

 

PMC7

 

WITHDRAWN

 

PMC8

 

ESTIMATING COSTS AT THE FAMILY LEVEL
Boudreau DM1, Bonomi AE1, Fishman PA1, Meenan RT2
1Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA, USA; 2 Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR, USA

 

PMC9

 

THE OPTIMAL COST-EFFECTIVENESS RATIO THRESHOLD IN CASE OF CO-MORBIDITIES
Jakubczyk MK1, Niewada M2, Kowalik E3
1Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland; 2 Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 3 Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland

 

PMC10

 

WITHDRAWN

 

PMC11

 

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A CLAIMS-BASED RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL TO PREDICT PHARMACY EXPENDITURES IN A U.S. MEDICAID POPULATION
Cantrell CR1, Martin BC2
1GlaxoSmithKline, RTP, NC, USA; 2 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA

 

PMC12

 

PHARMACOECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN PHARMACEUTICAL SECTORS OF REPUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN MONTENEGRO
Tomic Z1, Sabo A1, Bralic R2, Glomazic Z2, Mikov M1
1Medical Faculty, Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia and Montenegro; 2 Republic Health Department, Podgorica, -, Serbia and Montenegro

 

PMC13

 

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HOSPITAL MALNUTRITION
Ethgen O1, Spaepen E2, Moeremans K2, Annemans L2
1University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; 2 IMS Health, Brussels, Belgium

 

PMC14

 

POPULATION KNOWLEDGE: AN APPROACH TO CLASSIFY A GENERAL POPULATION ACCORDING TO LIFESTYLE, HEALTH BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDE
Auray JP1, Nicoloyannis N2, Dinet J3
1Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France; 2 Université Lumière Lyon 2, Bron, France; 3 Sanofi-Aventis France, Paris, France

 

PMC15

 

DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS AND EFFECTS IN COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF PREVENTION: A DYNAMIC MODELLING ANALYSIS
Van Baal P, Feenstra T, Hoogenveen R, de Wit G
National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands

 

PMC16

 

WITHDRAWN

 

PMC17

 

RASCH ANALYSIS OF THE FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE
Meads DM1, Hampson NE1, Fisk JD2, McKenna SP1, Doward LC1, Mayo KW3
1Galen Research, Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; 2 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 3 Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Basel, Switzerland

 

PMC18

 

PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF A TOUCH SCREEN COMPUTER-BASED VERSION OF THE SF-36
Ramachandran S1, Taber T2, Coons SJ1
1University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; 2 Assist Technologies, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

 

PMC19

 

HOW LONG AGO…?: ASSESSING PATIENT ADHERENCE TO SPECIFIED QUESTIONNAIRE RECALL PERIODS
Coyne KS, Brewster-Jordan J
The MEDTAP Institute at UBC, Bethesda, MD, USA

 

PMC20

 

INDIRECT COMPARISON (OR COMMON-COMPARATOR) METHODS FOR META-ANALYSIS OF SUMMARY DATA
Fitzgerald P, LeReun C, Aristides M
M-TAG, A division of IMS Health Economics and Outcomes Research, London, United Kingdom

 

PMC21

 

EVALUATING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE AND WHOLESALE ACQUISITION COST FOR PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE UNITED STATES
Malone DC, Mahmood M
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA

 

PMC22

 

RELATIVE WEIGHTS ASSIGNED TO PHARMACY PROCEDURES: OPPS METHODS DESIGN AND CONCEPTS
Baker JJ
The Resource Group, Dallas, TX, USA

 

PMC23

 

ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES IN FRANCE: A CHALLENGE FOR HEALTH ECONOMISTS
Späth HM1, Taboulet F2, Carrère MO1
1GRESAC, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France; 2 University Toulouse 3, Toulouse, France

 

PMC24

 

USE OF PHARMACOECONOMICS/HEALTH ECONOMIC TOOL (PE/HE) IN LOCAL HEALTH CARE DECISION MAKING (DM)
Soto H1, Guzman S2, Reynoso N2, Cortes L3
1Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Toluca, Mexico; 2 Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Estado de México, Mexico; 3 Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Mexico

 

PMC25

 

ANALYSIS OF QUALITY OF LIFE DATA FROM DIFFERENT UTILITY INSTRUMENTS – AN EXAMPLE USING IMPUTATION
Fitzgerald P, Tilden D, Aristides M
M-TAG, A division of IMS Health Economics and Outcomes Research, London, United Kingdom

 

PMC26

 

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A DUTCH VERSION OF THE LONDON HANDICAP SCALE
Groothuis-Oudshoorn CG1, Chorus AM2, Detmar SE2, Hosli EJ2, Beekum W2, Verrips G2
1Roessingh Research and Development, Enschede, Netherlands; 2 TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, Netherlands

 

PMC27

 

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TREATMENT SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE FOR IRON OVERLOAD (IO) PATIENTS ON CHELATION THERAPY (CT)
Abetz L1, Baladi JF2, Jones P2, Rofail D1
1Mapi Values, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom; 2 Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, East Hanover, PA, USA

 

PMC28

 

ITEM RESPONSE BIAS IN INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITY DAILY LIVING SCALE IN ASIAN OLDER ADULTS
Niti M1, Ng TP1, Chiam PC2, Kua EH1
1National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; 2 Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

 

   

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ALLERGY  

PAL1

 

DETERMINING THE MINIMAL CLINICALLY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE FOR THE ESPRINT-15 QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PATIENTS WITH ALLERGIC RINHITIS
Baro E1, On Behalf of Esprint Study Investigators .2
13D Health Research, Barcelona, Spain; 2 Esprint Study Investigators Group, Barcelona, Spain

 

PAL2

 

ATTRIBUTES FOR PREFERENCE OF NEW FAST DISSOLVING TABLET (FDT) FORMULATION OF EBASTINE IN PATIENTS WITH ALLERGY
Roger A1, Fortea J2, Artes M3, Montilla L3
1Centre Roger Barri d'Asmologia i Al.lèrgia, Barcelona, Spain; 2 Laboratorios Almirall, Barcelona, Spain; 3 Adelphi Targis, S.L, Barcelona, Spain

 

PAL3

 

DEVELOPMENT, PILOT TESTING, SCORING AND VALIDATION OF A MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING SPECIFIC IMMUNO-THERAPY
Arnould B1, Benmedjahed K2, Fadel R3, Bos C3, Fontaine JF4, Haddad T5, Mathelier Fusade P5, Rufin P5, Saint Martin F6, Zekri J7, Viala M2
1Mapi Values, Lyon, Rhone, France; 2 Mapi Values, Lyon, France; 3 Stallergènes, Antony, France; 4 Private practice, Reims, France; 5 Private practice, Paris, France; 6 Private practice, Villebon sur Yvette, France; 7 Private practice, Toulouse, France

 

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ARTHRITIS  

PAR1

 

COSTS AND EFFECTS OF CELECOXIB IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS IN THE NETHERLANDS
Al M1, Janssen M2, Monteban HC3
1Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2 Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, Netherlands; 3 Pfizer bv, Capelle a/d IJssel, Netherlands

 

PAR2

 

METAL ON METAL (MOM) HIP RESURFACING (BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING (BHR)) IN YOUNG PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HIP DAMAGE – A COST UTILITY ANALYSIS
Richardson JB1, Band T2, Barnes DC1, Buckland AG3, Posnett J4
1RJAH Orthopaedic & District Hospital NHS Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom; 2 Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ltd, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 3 Abacus International, Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; 4 Smith & Nephew Wound Management, Hull, United Kingdom

 

PAR3

 

PRODUCTIVITY BENEFITS FROM CONTROLLED-RELEASE VS SHORT ACTING OPIOIDS FOR TREATMENT OF PERSISTENT MODERATE TO SEVERE OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA) PAIN OF THE HIP/KNEE
Marshall DA1, Strauss ME2, Pericak D1, Buitendyk M1, Codding C3, Torrance G1
1Innovus Research Inc, Burlington, ON, Canada; 2 Purdue Pharma L.P, Stamford, CT, USA; 3 Oklahoma Sports, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

 

PAR4

 

OSTEOARTHRITIS: CHONDROITIN SULFATE LONG TERM UTILIZATION IS COST-SAVING.
Taieb C1, Huichard C2, Labed D2, Myon E3
1Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; 2 IMS Health, Puteaux, France; 3 Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France

 

PAR5

 

OSTEOARTHRITIS: CHONDROITIN SULFATE LONG TERM UTILIZATION REDUCES CONSUMPTION OF COXIBS, NSAIDS & ANALGESICS.
Taieb C1, Labed D2, Huichard C2, Myon E1
1Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; 2 IMS Health, Puteaux, France

 

PAR6

 

GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) EVENTS, MEDICATION USE AND HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR NEW USERS OF CYCLOOXYGENASE (COX)-2 INHIBITORS AND NONSELECTION NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDS)
Gilmore A1, Seelig M2, Lalla A1, Legorreta A3
1Health Benchmarks, Inc, Woodland Hills, CA, USA; 2 David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Woodland Hills, CA, USA; 3 UCLA School of Public Health, Woodland Hills, CA, USA

 

PAR7

 

WITHDRAWN

 

PAR8

 

COST COMPARISON OF THE COMBINATION TRAMADOL PLUS PARACETAMOL VERSUS NSAIDS PLUS PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS IN THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN THE NETHERLANDS
Liedgens H1, Nuijten MJ2, Poulsen Nautrup B1
1Gruenenthal GmbH, Aachen, Germany; 2 Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands

 

PAR9

 

A MODEL TO ESTIMATE HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX MARK 3 UTILITY SCORES FROM WOMAC INDEX SCORES IN PATIENTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE
Marshall D1, Grootendorst P2, Pericak D1, Bellamy N3, Feeny D4, Gooch K5, Frank C6, Torrance G1
1Innovus Research Inc, Burlington, ON, Canada; 2 University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; 4 University of Alberta and Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, AB, Canada; 5 Institute of Health Economics, Calgary, AB, Canada; 6 University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

 

PAR10

 

ARE THEY RELEVANT? A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH CORE SETS FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN SINGAPORE
Xie F1, Thumboo J2, Fong KY2, Lo NN2, Yeo SJ2, Yang KY2, Li SC1
1National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; 2 Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

 

PAR11

 

VALIDITY STUDIES AND SATISFACTION THRESHOLD OF THE ARTHRITIS TREATMENT SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE (ARTS)
Ruíz M1, Rejas J2, Campillo M3, Monfort J3, Fernández S2, Soto J2, Pardo A1
1College of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; 2 Pfizer Spain, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain; 3 Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

 

PAR12

 

IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH UTILITY IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS TREATED WITH ADALIMUMAB (HUMIRA®)
Anis AH1, Guh D2, Melilli LE3
1University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2 Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 3 Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA

 

PAR13

 

THE DIRECT MEDICAL COST OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN HONG KONG
Lee VWY, Li EK, Tam LS, Chan CW, Chan LH, Ng TS, Lee KK
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China

 

PAR14

 

EVALUATION OF ACCESS TO HIGH-COST MEDICINES IN AUSTRALIA USING NATIONAL CLAIMS DATA
Lu CY, Williams K, Day R
University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

 

PAR15

 

TARGETED ACCESS TO HIGH-COST MEDICINES IN AUSTRALIA: EARLY ANALYSIS FROM A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Lu CY, Ritchie J, Williams K, Day R
University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

 

PAR16

 

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN USING RCT DATA TO ESTIMATE COST-EFFECTIVENESS: RESULTS FROM AN ANALYSIS OF ETANERCEPT USE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Farahani P, Goeree R, Gaebel K, Levine M
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

 

PAR17

 

BURDEN OF ILLNESS, COSTS AND OUTCOMES OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN HUNGARY
Péntek M1, Kobelt G2, Szekanecz Z3, Poór G4, Czirják L5, Rojkovich B6, Genti G1, Polgár A7, Kiss CG5, Lepp-Gazdag A8, Brodszky V8, Májer I8, Gulácsi L8
1Flór Ferenc County Hospital, Kistarcsa, Hungary; 2 European Health Economics, Speracedes, France; 3 University of Debrecen Medical and Health Sciences Center, Debrecen, Hungary; 4 National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary; 5 Hungarian Brothers of St. John of God and University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary; 6 Polyclinic of the Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, Budapest, Hungary; 7 National Medical Center, Budapest, Hungary; 8 Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

 

PAR18

 

PATIENT COMPLIANCE IN THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WITH BIOLOGIC DMARDS AND PREDICTING FACTORS: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Schmidt E1, Kielhorn A2
1Analytica International GmbH, Loerrach, Germany; 2 F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland

 

PAR19

 

CRITERIA-BASED INTERPRETATION OF SF-36 IMPROVEMENTS FROM ADALIMUMAB PLUS METHOTREXATE (MTX) COMBINATION THERAPY VS. MTX ALONE IN EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA)
Cifaldi M1, Sterz R2, Dietz B2, Chmiel J1, Spencer-Green GT3
1Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA; 2 Abbott GmbH and Co KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany; 3 Abbott Laboratories, Parsippany, NJ, USA

 

PAR20

 

EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM ADALIMUMAB THERAPY ON HEALTH UTILITY AND FATIGUE IN PATIENTS WITH LONG-STANDING, SEVERE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) - RESULTS FROM A 3-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY
Mittendorf T1, Sterz R2, Von der Schulenburg J1, Kupper H2, Cifaldi M3, Dietz B2
1University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany; 2 Abbott GmbH and Co KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany; 3 Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA

 

   

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ASTHMA  

PAS1

 

WITHDRAWN

 

PAS2

 

FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE/ SALMETEROL COMBINATION IMPROVES HEALTH OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN WITH POORLY CONTROLLED ASTHMA IN IRELAND
Hill P1, Hughes J2, Grant D3, Sawyer W3, Reeves P3
1Blackpool Health Centre, Cork City, Cork, Ireland; 2 GlaxoSmithKline Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; 3 Fourth Hurdle Consulting Ltd, London, United Kingdom

 

PAS3

 

ASTHMA CONTROL IN SPAIN. DOES TREATMENT PROFILE AND SEASON MATTER?
Fueyo A1, Ruiz-Cobos MA2, Ancochea J2, Badia X3
1Glaxosmithkline, Madrid, Spain; 2 Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain; 3 Health Outcomes Research Europe, Barcelona, Spain

 

PAS4

 

THE COST OF ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS OF DIFFERENT SEVERITY LEVELS
Dewilde S1, Rapatz G2, Turk F2
1The MEDTAP Institute at UBC, Brussels, Belgium; 2 Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland

 

PAS5

 

IMPACT OF MONTELUKAST THERAPY ON ASTHMA-RELATED HEALTHCARE RESOURCES USE IN MILD TO MODERATE ASTHMATIC PATIENTS WITH SEASONAL ALLERGIC RHINITIS IN SPAIN
Pinto Blázquez JA1, Blasco Redondo R2, Sazonov Kocevar V3, Badia X4, Guilera M4, Caloto MT5, Nocea G5
1Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain; 2 Centro de Medicina Deportiva, Junta de Castilla y León, Valladolid, Spain; 3 Merck & Co, Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA; 4 Health Outcomes Research Europe, Barcelona, Spain; 5 Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Madrid, Spain

 

PAS6

 

CLINICAL OUTCOME OF CHRONIC ASTHMA
Reissell E1, Haukka J1, Minkkinen S1, Laitinen T1, Salonoja M1, Pirskanen A1, Palmu P1, Rehn M1, Honkanen H1, Lahtinen T1, Lindqvist A2, Kunnas T1
1Geneos Ltd, Helsinki, Finland; 2 Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

 

PAS7

 

THE HUMAN IMPACT OF SEVERE PERSISTENT ALLERGIC ASTHMA: RESULTS FROM A MULTINATIONAL STUDY
Turk F
Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland

 

PAS8

 

ASTHMA RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IS CORRELATED WITH ASTHMA CONTROL AMONG RESPIRE STUDY PARTICIPANTS
Moisan J1, Jobin MS1, Dorval E2, Guénette L1, Bolduc Y3, Turcotte M4, Grégoire JP1
1Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada; 2 Merck Frosst Canada, Kirkland, QC, Canada; 3 Clinique médicale d'Alma, Alma, QC, Canada; 4 Centre de santé et de services sociaux du Piekouagami, Alma, QC, Canada

 

PAS9

 

THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE MINI-ASTHMA QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE: EXAMINATION OF RESPONSIVENESS TO CHANGE
Caloto MT1, Prieto L2, Hinojosa M3, Colás C4, Feo F5, Nocea G1
1Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Madrid, Spain; 2 Hospital Universitario Dr Peset, Valencia, Spain; 3 Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; 4 Hospita Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain; 5 Hospital Alarcos, Ciudad Real, Spain

 

   

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CANCER  

PCN1

 

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ADOPTING PEMETREXED PLUS CISPLATIN FOR MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA INTO SCOTTISH CLINICAL PRACTICE
Chetty M1, Cordony A2, Davey P2, Karampela K1, Le Reun C2, Watt M1
1Eli Lilly and Company, Basingstoke, United Kingdom; 2 M-TAG Pty Ltd, Chatswood, Australia

 

PCN2

 

LEAD TIME IN THE EVALUATION OF HISTORICAL SURVIVAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Martins R1, Ramsey SD2, Blough D3
1Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, USA; 2 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA; 3 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

 

PCN3

 

POPULATION-BASED BUDGET IMPACT MODEL OF APREPITANT (EMEND) IN HIGHLY EMETOGENIC CISPLATINE-BASED CHEMOTHERAPY
Le Lay K1, Francesconi C1, Briand Y2, Souchet T2, Launois R3
1REES France, Paris, France; 2 Merck Sharp & Dohme – Chibret, Paris, France; 3 REES France, Paris, Paris, France

 

PCN4

 

COST OF CARE AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CETUXIMAB IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER IN SPAIN
Rubio M1, Badia X1, Mercadé J2
1Health Outcomes Research Europe, Barcelona, Spain; 2 Merck Farma y Química, Mollet del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain

 

PCN5

 

THE COST OF SECOND-LINE TREATMENT OF OVARIAN CANCER IN POLISH SETTINGS
Macioch T1, Niewada M2, Golicki D1, Kamiñski B3, Jakubczyk M4
1Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Woj. Mazowieckie, Poland; 2 Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 3 Warsaw School of Economics, Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland; 4 Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland

 

PCN6

 

POPULATION-BASED BUDGET IMPACT MODEL OF APREPITANT (EMEND) IN MODERATELY EMETOGENIC CHEMOTHERAPY (MEC)
Francesconi C1, Le Lay K1, Souchet T2, Briand Y2, Launois R1
1REES France, Paris, France; 2 Merck Sharp & Dohme – Chibret, Paris, France

 

PCN7

 

COST ANALYSIS OF 3-YEARS FOLLOW-UP OF A TRASTUZUMAB TREATED COHORT
Le Lay K1, Devaux M1, Lotz JP2, Tsé C2, Brault D2, Launois R1
1REES France, Paris, France; 2 Service d’Oncologie Médicale – Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France

 

PCN8

 

INITIATION OF TRANSDERMAL OPIOID THERAPY IN CANCER PATIENTS WITH MODERATE OR SEVERE MALIGNANT PAIN – TREATMENT PATTERNS AND COSTS IN A GERMAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Paessens B1, Ehlken B2, Lippert B2, Berger K2, Steffen A1, Bernard R1, Ihbe-Heffinger A1
1Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; 2 MERG, Medical Economics Research Group, Munich, Germany

 

PCN9

 

COST COMPARISON ANALYSIS OF INTRAVENOUS VERSUS COMBINED INTRAVENOUS-ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY IN ADVANCED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Skowron A, Brandys J
Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Malopolska, Poland

 

PCN10

 

THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF POST-OPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY AFTER BREAST CONSERVATION SURGERY IN STAGEI-II BREAST CANCER IN SWEDEN
Persson U1, Borg S1, Ferras-Nunes J2, Franzen S3, Genell A4, Malmström P5, Wallgren A2, Östlund A6, Alvegård T5
1IHE, The Swedish Institute for Health Economics, Lund, Sweden; 2 Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; 3 West Health Care Region, Gothenburg, Sweden; 4 Onkologiskt centrum, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Gothenburg, Sweden; 5 Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; 6 West Health Care Region, Gothenburg, Borås, Sweden

 

PCN11

 

ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF BORTEZOMIB IN THE TREATMENT OF RELAPSED AND REFRACTORY MULTIPLE MYELOMA PATIENTS IN CANADA
Yoong K1, Bagust A2, Haycox A2, Mujica-Mota R2, Dhawan R3
1Janssen-Ortho Inc, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 2 University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom; 3 Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services LLC, Raritan, NJ, USA

 

PCN12

 

IMPACT OF ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY WITH DOCETAXEL FOR EARLY BREAST CANCER: COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS (CEA) OF A DOCETAXEL, DOXORUBICIN AND CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE REGIMEN (TAC) VERSUS 5-FLUOROURACIL, DOXORUBICIN AND CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (FAC) IN FRANCE
Miadi-Fargier H1, Le Pen C1, Woronoff-Lemsi MC2, Guastalla JP3, Pivot X2, Roché H4, Pinguet F5, Favier B3, Gligorov J6, Debrix I6, Spielmann M7, Antoine EC8, Cadilhac M9, De Pouvourville GA10
1AREMIS Consultants, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; 2 CHU de Besançon – Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France; 3 Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France; 4 Institut Claudius Regaud, Toulouse, France; 5 CRLC Val d’Aurelle, Montpellier, France; 6 Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France; 7 Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; 8 Clinique Hartman, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; 9 Sanofi-Aventis, Paris, France; 10 INSERM, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France

 

PCN13

 

COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF HEPATIC ARTERY INFUSION FOR METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER (CALGB 9481)
Weeks JC1, Romanus D1, Herndon II JE2, Schrag D3, Mayer RJ1, Kemeny N3
1Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA; 2 CALGB Statistical Center, Durham, NC, USA; 3 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

 

PCN14

 

COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ARANESP® (DARBEPOETIN ALFA) ADMINISTERED ONCE EVERY THREE WEEKS COMPARED TO ONCE EVERY WEEK
Demarteau N, Annemans L
IMS Health, Brussels, Belgium

 

PCN15

 

PHARMACOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF EXEMESTANE VERSUS TAMOXIFEN AS ADJUVANT THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH EARLY-STAGE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER
Gil JM1, Lluch A2, González P3, Del Castillo A3, Canorea F3, Rubio-Terrés C4
1Institut Catalá d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; 2 Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; 3 Pfizer, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain; 4 HERO Consulting, Madrid, Spain

 

PCN16

 

ADDING RITUXIMAB TO STANDARD CHEMOTHERAPY APPEARS DOMINANT VS. CHEMOTHERAPY ALONE IN ADVANCED STAGE NHL – INTERIM RESULTS FROM A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL (RCT)
Hieke K1, Herold M2
1Neos Health, Binningen, Switzerland; 2 Helios Kliniken, Erfurt, Germany

 

PCN17

 

THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CETUXIMAB IN COMBINATION WITH IRINOTECAN FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH EGFR-EXPRESSING METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER AFTER FAILURE OF IRINOTECAN-INCLUDING CYTOTOXIC THERAPY IN SCOTLAND
Tilden D1, Thurley D2, White J2, Aristides M1
1M-TAG, A division of IMS Health Economics and Outcomes Research, London, United Kingdom; 2 Merck Pharmaceuticals UK, London, United Kingdom

 

PCN18

 

LETROZOLE (FEMARA) IS A COST-EFFECTIVE TREATMENT IN THE EXTENDED ADJUVANT SETTING IN WOMEN WITH EARLY BREAST CANCER: AN APPLICATION TO CANADA
El Ouagari K, Talbot W
Novartis Pharma, Dorval, QC, Canada

 

PCN19

 

AUSTRALIAN COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ANASTROZOLE VS TAMOXIFEN IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH EARLY BREAST CANCER BASED ON THE 5-YEAR COMPLETED TREATMENT ANALYSIS OF THE ATAC TRIAL
Benedict A1, Theodoratou D1, Maclean A2, Norris S3, Campbell S3, Mernagh P3
1MedTap Institute at UBC, London, United Kingdom; 2 AstraZeneca Pty Ltd, North Ryde, NSW, Australia; 3 Health Technology Analysts Pty Ltd, Balmain, NSW, Australia

 

PCN20

 

ORAL AND INTRAVENOUS CHEMOTHERAPY FOR FIRST LINE TREATMENT OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) IN THE UK NHS SYSTEM
Le Lay K1, Myon E2, Hill S3, Riou França L1, Scott D4, Sidhu M4, Dunlop D5, Launois R1
1REES France, Paris, France; 2 Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; 3 Pierre Fabre Ltd, Winchester, Hampshire, England; 4 Fourth Hurdle Consulting Ltd, London, United Kingdom; 5 Beatson Oncology Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom

 

PCN21

 

TREATMENT COST OF COLORECTAL CANCER CHEMOTHERAPIES IN GERMANY
Hieke K1, Grothey A2
1Neos Health, Binningen, Switzerland; 2 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA

 

PCN22

 

COSTS OF COMMON TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR INDOLENT FOLLICULAR NON-HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA
Van Agthoven M1, Hagenbeek A2, Uyl-de Groot CA1
1Erasmus MC – University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands; 2 University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, UT, Netherlands

 

PCN23

 

ECONOMIC ASPECTS AND DRIVERS OF FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA IN CANCER – A MULTICENTRE RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS IN BELGIUM
Moeremans K, Caekelbergh K, Spaepen E, Annemans L
IMS Health, Brussels, Belgium

 

PCN24

 

ESTIMATING THE COST OF INFORMAL CAREGIVING IN LUNG CANCER PATIENTS. THE HABIT STUDY
Mangone M1, Busca R2, Ciobanu A1, Negrini C2
1AstraZeneca S.p.a, Basiglio, Milan, Italy; 2 Pbe Consulting, Milan, Milan, Italy

 

PCN25

 

INFLUENCE OF THE PORTION OF MEDICAL EXPENSE PAID INDIVIDUALLY ON PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS CANCER TREATEMENT IN JAPAN
Saito S
1, Shimozuma K2
1Kochi Women’s University, Kochi, Japan; 2 University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, Kobe, Japan

 

PCN26

 

CUTANEOUS CANCER TREATMENT AND COSTS IN GERMANY
Nijhuis T1, Radny P2
1Quintiles Consulting, Hoofddorp, Netherlands; 2 University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

 

PCN27

 

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BISPHOSPHONATES FROM THE PAYERS PERSPECTIVE IN BRAZIL
Calabró AA
Novartis Biociências, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

 

PCN28

 

DOCUMENTATION OF PHARMACY COST IN THE PREPARATION OF CHEMOTHERAPY INFUSIONS IN ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY-BASED ONCOLOGY PRACTICES
Brixner D, Nickman N, Oderda GM
University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

 

PCN29

 

PER-PATIENT COST OF HOSPITAL CARE FOR ADVANCED BREAST CANCER IN THE UK BASED ON A PATIENT-LEVEL RESOURCE UTILISATION DATASET
Wolowacz S
1, Roskell N1, Christie A2, Kerr G3, Cameron D3
1RTI Health Solutions, Manchester, United Kingdom; 2 Sanofi-Aventis, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom; 3 Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

 

PCN30

 

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DRUG COST OF BREAST, CERVICAL AND COLORECTAL CANCER IN HUNGARY
Boncz I1, Sebestyen A2, David T1
1National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP), Budapest, Hungary; 2 National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP), Pécs, Hungary

 

PCN31

 

COST EFFECTIVENESS MODEL OF IV BISPHOSPHONATES IN THE PREVENTION OF BONE COMPLICATIONS IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS WITH BONE METASTASES: A GERMAN INPATIENT PERSPECTIVE
Botteman M1, Hay J2, Stephens JM1, Barghout V3, Quednau K4
1Pharmerit North America LLC, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 3 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Florham Park, NJ, USA; 4 Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany

 

PCN32

 

COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF LETROZOLE VERSUS TAMOXIFEN AS INITIAL ADJUVANT THERAPY IN HORMONE-RECEPTOR POSITIVE POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH EARLY BREAST CANCER IN THE UK
Karnon J1, Delea TE2, Papo NL3, Barghout V4, Thomas SK5, Johnston SR6
1University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 2 Policy Analysis Inc, Brookline, MA, USA; 3 Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd, Camberley, United Kingdom; 4 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Florham Park, NJ, USA; 5 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; 6 Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom

 

PCN33

 

COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS OF CHEMOTHERAPY IN ADVANCED OR RECURRENT GASTRIC CANCER: ORAL FLUOROPYRIMIDINE TS-1 VERSUS CONVENTIONAL INTRAVENOUS CHEMOTHERAPY
Sakamaki H1, Ikeda S1, Yajima S1, Ikegami N1, Tanaka K2, Murayama J2
1Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 2 Showa University Hospital, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

 

PCN34

 

COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ANASTROZOLE OVER TAMOXIFEN IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH EARLY BREAST CANCER FROM A UK NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE PERSPECTIVE: THE 5-YEAR COMPLETED TREATMENT ANALYSIS OF THE ATAC TRIAL
Brown R1, Benedict A1, Mansel R2
1MedTap Institute at UBC, London, United Kingdom; 2 University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom

 

PCN35

 

A COST UTILITY ANALYSIS OF FULVESTRANT VERSUS EXEMESTANE IN THE SECOND LINE TREATMENT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH ADVANCED BREAST CANCER IN GREECE (PRELIMINARY RESULTS)
Pangali M1, Christodoulopoulou A1, Ardavanis A2, Barbounis V2, Galani E3, Skarlos D3
1AstraZeneca SA, Athens, Greece; 2 Saint Savvas Hospital, Athens, Greece; 3 Henry Dunan Hospital, Athens, Greece

 

PCN36

 

A COST UTILITY ANALYSIS OF FIRST-LINE CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMENS IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC BREAST CANCER AFTER ANTHRACYCLINE FAILURE
Le Lay K1, Riou França L1, Avoinet S2, Chemali N2, Launois R1
1REES France, Paris, France; 2 Lilly, Suresnes Cedex, France

 

PCN37

 

IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE REFORMS AND CHANGING PAYMENT MECHANISMS ON HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS IN GERMANY
Hieke K1, Grothey A2
1Neos Health, Binningen, Switzerland; 2 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA

 

PCN38

 

ASSESSING THE IMPACT ON STAFF RESOURCE AND PATIENT WAITING TIME OF A SWITCH FROM IV TO ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY: TIME AND MOTION MODEL FOR HTAS
Taylor H1, Burcombe R1, Hill S2, Cadwallader S2, James R1
1Kent Oncology Centre, Maidstone, United Kingdom; 2 Pierre Fabre Ltd, Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom

 

PCN39

 

APPLICATION OF AN ALGORITHM FOR DEFINING RETROSPECTIVE COHORTS OF COLORECTAL CANCER (CRC) PATIENTS TREATED WITH DIFFERENT FIRST-LINE CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMENS +/- BEVACIZUMAB TO ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS DATA
Cisternas MG1, Mrad R2, Noe LL1, Miller DP1, Guyan C1
1Ovation Research Group, Highland Park, IL, USA; 2 F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland

 

PCN40

 

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ALGORITHM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF COLORECTAL CANCER (CRC) PATIENTS ACCORDING TO FIRST-LINE CHEMOTHERAPY +/- BEVACIZUMAB, AND INITIATION OF SECOND-LINE THERAPY USING ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS RECORDS
Cisternas MG1, Mrad R2, Noe LL1, Miller DP1, Guyan C1
1Ovation Research Group, Highland Park, IL, USA; 2 F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland

 

PCN42

 

MODELLING THE EFFECT OF A NOVEL THERAPEUTIC AGENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF UTILITY IN REFRACTORY MULTIPLE MYELOMA PATIENTS
Mujica-Mota R1, Bagust A1, Haycox AR1, Dhawan R2
1University of Liverpool Management School, Liverpool, UK, United Kingdom; 2 Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services LLC, Raritan, NJ, USA

 

PCN43

 

CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF SCIENTIFIC POSTERS COMPARING ANEMIA TREATMENTS IN CANCER PATIENTS: APPLYING ISPOR TASK FORCE GUIDELINES ON METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY OF RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES
Demarteau N, Moeremans K, Annemans L
IMS Health, Brussels, Belgium

 

PCN44

 

HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE EVALUATIONS IN PROSTATE CANCER: WHO’S BEING STUDIED?
Ramsey SD1, Zeliadt S1, Hall IJ2, Ekwueme DU2
1Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA; 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

 

PCN45

 

MULTILINGUAL VALIDATION OF THE FACT-LEUKEMIA IN 7 LANGUAGES
Eremenco SL, Arnold BJ, Cella D
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL, USA

 

PCN46

 

WHAT ARE THE PSYCHOSOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF AN ABNORMAL SCREENING-MAMMOGRAPHY?
Brodersen J, Thorsen H
University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

PCN47

 

VALIDATION OF THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE UCLA PROSTATE CANCER INDEX: RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF A HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURE.
Ibarz R1, Cavada E2, Casado A1, Casimiro C2, and the CAVIPROS Study Group .3
13D Health Research, Barcelona, Spain; 2 Abbott Laboratories S.A, Madrid, Spain; 3 CAVIPROS Study Group, Barcelona, Spain

 

PCN48

 

WITHDRAWN

 

PCN49

 

HEALTH STATE DESCRIPTIONS FOR METASTATIC BREAST CANCER: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Narewska J1, Nafees B1, Lloyd A1, Watkins JR2
1MEDTAP Institute at UBC, London, United Kingdom; 2 Eli Lilly and Company Limited, UK, Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom

 

PCN50

 

A PILOT STUDY ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IMPACT OF ADVERSE EVENTS EXPERIENCED BY ADVANCED NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING SECOND-LINE CHEMOTHERAPY
Tilden D1, Hill G1, Watt M2, Bhalla S3
1M-TAG, A division of IMS Health Economics and Outcomes Research, London, United Kingdom; 2 Eli Lilly and Company, Basingstoke, United Kingdom; 3 Eli Lilly and Company, Surrey, United Kingdom

 

PCN51

 

DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SCALE TO ASSESS PATIENT PERCEPTIONS OF CANCER-RELATED FATIGUE: THE PERFORM PROJECT
Baro E1, Gasquet JA2, Herdman M3, Sánchez J2, Colillas N3
13D Health Research, Barcelona, Spain; 2 Amgen, Barcelona, Spain; 3 3D Health Research, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

 

PCN52

 

ASSESSING QOL IN PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER (MCRC) TREATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY
Miller KL1, Johnson LL1, Colwell HH1, Bhattacharyya SK2, Deeter RG2, Mathias SD1
1Ovation Research Group, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2 Amgen, Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

 

PCN53

 

MONITORING AND SECURING QUALITY IN ONCOLOGICAL CARE – THE 2004 LONGITUDINAL PASQOC® RESULTS
Behrens M1, Kleeberg UR2, Heiden I3
1GlaxoSmithKline GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, Germany; 2 Hamburg Cancer Society, Hamburg, Germany; 3 Picker Institute, Hamburg, Germany

 

   

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FIBROMYALGIA  

PFM1

 

FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME: A PORTUGUESE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY
Branco J1, Saraiva F2, Taieb C3, Myon E3
1Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal; 2 Hospital Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal; 3 Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

 

PFM2

 

FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME: AN ITALIAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY
Zoppi M1, Branco J2, Taieb C3, Matucci Cerinic M1, Myon E3
1Univ Florence, Firenze, Italy; 2 Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal; 3 Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

 

PFM3

 

CROSS-SURVEY OF FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT OF FIBROMYALGIA
Blotman F1, Branco J2, Barros H3, Thomas E1, Taieb C4, Myon E4
1Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France; 2 Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal; 3 ON-DOR, Porto, Portugal; 4 Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

 

PFM4

 

DIAGNOSIS OF FIBROMYALGIA AND HEALTHCARE RESOURCE USE IN PRIMARY CARE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Myon E1, Wessely S2, Annemans L3, Spaepen E3, Taieb C1
1Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; 2 GKT School of Medicine & Institute of Psychiatry, London, England; 3 IMS Health, Brussels, Belgium

 

PFM5

 

CROSS-SURVEY OF FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE RHEUMATOLOGISTS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT OF FIBROMYALGIA
Blotman F1, Branco J2, Barros H3, Thomas E1, Taieb C4, Myon E4
1Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France; 2 Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal; 3 ON-DOR, Porto, Portugal; 4 Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

 

PFM6

 

CROSS-SURVEY OF FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF FIBROMYALGIA
Blotman F1, Branco J2, Barros H3, Thomas E1, Taieb C4, Myon E4
1Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France; 2 Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal; 3 ON-DOR, Porto, Portugal; 4 Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

 

   

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INFECTION  

PIN1

 

ASSESSING THE EXTERNAL VALIDITY OF DROTRECOGIN ALFA (ACTIVATED) CLINICAL TRIALS IN AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY USING PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING TO REDUCE RECRUITMENT BIAS
Riou França L1, Payet S1, Le Lay K1, Vallet B2, Dhainaut JF3, Launois R1
1REES France, Paris, France; 2 Huriez Hospital, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France; 3 Paris V University, Paris, France

 

PIN2

 

ECONOMIC IMPLICATION OF HEPATITIS B VIRAL (HBV) LOAD REDUCTION FOR ENTEVAVIR IN HEPATITIS B E ANTIGEN-POSITIVE CHRONIC HEPATITIS B (CHB) PATIENTS
Yuan Y1, Iloeje U2, Cross A2, Hay J3
1Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Plainsboro, NJ, USA; 2 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Wallingford, CT, USA; 3 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

 

PIN3

 

COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF COMBINED THERAPY WITH PEGINTERFERON ALFA 2A (40KD) (PEGASYS®) AND RIBAVIRIN (COPEGUS®) IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC C HEPATITIS (CHC) AND PERSISTENTLY NORMAL ALT LEVELS (PNALT)
Rubio Terres C1, Álvarez Sanz C2, Patel KK3
1HERO CONSULTING, Madrid, Madrid, Spain; 2 Roche Farma S.A, Madrid, Madrid, Spain; 3 Hoffmann-La Roche, Nutley, NJ, USA

 

PIN4

 

COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENTS FOR COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA (CAP)
Martin M1, Quilici S1, Garau J2, File TM3, Kubin M4
1Innovus Research (UK) Ltd, High Wycombe, United Kingdom; 2 Hospital Mutua de Terassa, Barcelona, Spain; 3 Summa Health System, Akron, OH, USA; 4 Bayer Healthcare AG, Wuppertal, Germany

 

PIN5

 

DYNAMIC MODELLING FOR ESTIMATING THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF A CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS SCREENING PROGRAM
De Vries R1, Postma MJ1, De Jong - van den Berg LT1, Van Bergen J2
1University of Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; 2 Foundation for STI Control, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands

 

PIN6

 

INFECTIONS CAUSED BY RESISTANT CANDIDA SPECIES: COST-MINIMIZATION ANALISYS OF ANTIFUNGAL THERAPY IN BRAZIL
Guerra AL1, Monaco MF2, Follador W2
1Pfizer Laboratories Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2 Pfizer Laboratories Brazil, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

PIN7

 

WITHDRAWN

 

PIN8

 

INCREASED MANAGEMENT NEEDS AND CARE COSTS FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS WITH CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA
O'Brien JA, Duran PA
Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA

 

PIN9

 

A COST UTILITY ANALYSIS OF PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A (40KD) VERSUS PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2B (12KD) FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS C (CHC) IN THE UK
Latimer NR1, Lewis GJ2
1NERA Economic Consulting, London, London, United Kingdom; 2 Roche Products ltd, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

 

PIN10

 

ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENT OF ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA AND ITS PHARMACOECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN SLOVAKIA
Banasova K1, Foltan V2, Hupkova H3, Trupl J4
1Comenius University, Faculty of pharmacy, Bratislava, Slovak Republic; 2 Comenius University, Faculty of pharmacy, Bratislava, Slovakia, Slovak Republic; 3 H-LABOR, Bratislava, Slovakia, Slovak Republic; 4 State Oncology Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia, Slovak Republic

 

PIN11

 

A RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOME IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN AN INNER-CITY HOSPITAL
Sakalis E1, Pan L2, Wong SL3
1Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA; 2 Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA; 3 Pfizer Inc, Syosset, NY, USA

 

PIN12

 

ASSESSEMENT OF THE EFFECT OF DROTRECOGIN ALPHA (ACTIVATED) TREATMENT OF SEVERE SEPSIS ON BLEEDING EVENTS WITH COUNT MODELS
Payet S1, Riou França L1, Le Lay K1, Dhainaut JF2, Vallet B3, Launois R1
1REES France, Paris, France; 2 Paris V University, Paris, France; 3 Hopital Claude Hurlez, Lille, France

 

PIN13

 

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON THE SHARE OF ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY COST IN RELATION OVERALL DIRECT TREAMENT COSTS OF MOST FREQUENT NOSOCOMIAL AND COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTIONS IN ADULTS
Dietrich ES1, Mielke A2, Saalbach KP3, Frank U4
1National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, Berlin, AK, Germany; 2 Federal Institute for drugs and Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany; 3 Omnicare, Gütersloh, Germany; 4 Institute of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology, Freiburg, Germany

 

PIN14

 

IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE OF HEALTH STATES INDUCED BY CHRONIC HEPATITIS B INFECTION: ESTIMATES FROM INFECTED AMERICANS
Levy A1, Tafesse E2, Iloeje U3, Mukherjee J2, Briggs A4
1Oxford Outcomes, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; 2 BMS, Wallingford, CT, USA; 3 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Wallingford, CT, USA; 4 University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

 

PIN15

 

IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE OF HEALTH STATES INDUCED BY CHRONIC HEPATITIS B INFECTION: ESTIMATES FROM UNINFECTED AND INFECTED PERSONS IN THE UK
Ossa DF1, Briggs A2, Tafesse E3, Iloeje U4, Mukherjee J3, Lozano-Ortega G5, Levy A6
1Oxford Outcomes, Oxford, United Kingdom; 2 University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom; 3 BMS, Wallingford, CT, USA; 4 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Wallingford, CT, USA; 5 Oxford Outcomes, Vancouver, Britis Columbia, Canada; 6 Oxford Outcomes, Vancouver, Bristis Columbia, Canada

 

PIN16

 

MEDICAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NON-ADHERENCE TO ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS
Merito M1, Ammassari A2, Trotta MP3, Bonaccorsi A1, Antinori A3, D'Arminio Monforte A4
1Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy; 2 Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Roma, Italy; 3 Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive, Roma, Italy; 4 Università di Milano, Milano, Italy

 

PIN17

 

COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ENFUVIRTIDE ADDED TO AN OPTIMISED THERAPY VS. AN OPTIMISED THERAPY ALONE IN PATIENTS WITH H.I.V./AIDS
Serrano D1, Badia X1, Álvarez Sanz C2, García Pulgar M3, Green J4
1Health Outcomes Research Europe Group, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain; 2 Roche Farma S.A, Madrid, Spain; 3 Roche Farma S.A, Madrid, Madrid, Spain; 4 Hoffmann-La Roche Inc, Nutley, NJ, USA

 

PIN18

 

DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH CARE COSTS IN AMBULATORY PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS
Lopez-Bastida J1, Oliva Moreno J2, Perestelo Perez L1, Serrano Aguilar P1
1Canarias Health Service, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; 2 University Carlos III of Madrid, Getafe, Madrid, Spain

 

PIN19

 

INCORPORATING COMPLIANCE RATES INTO THE COST OF TREATING HIV/AIDS IN TWO AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Becker RV, Benner J
ValueMedics Research, LLC, Falls Church, VA, USA

 

PIN20

 

STUDY VALIDATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE MINI-HIV
Badia X, Perulero N, Roset M
Health Outcomes Research Europe, Barcelona, Spain

 

PIN21

 

SELF ASSESSED HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG HIV PATIENT IN UK
Shafie AA1, Salek S1, Evans RH2, Freedman AR2, Birley H3, Browning M3, Cohen D4
1Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom; 2 University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom; 3 Cardiff Royal Infirmary, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom; 4 University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

 

PIN22

 

COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS OF A HYPOTHETICAL VACCINATION PROGRAM AMONG THE CURRENTLY TARGETED POPULATION IN THE NETHERLANDS IN CASE OF AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC
Meijboom M1, Buskens E1, Li-McLeod J2
1PharMerit, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2 Baxter BioScience, Westlake Village, CA, USA

 

PIN23

 

COST-EFFECTIVENESS MODEL OF PALIVIZUMAB IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Nuijten MJ1, Lebmeier M2, Wittenberg W3
1MEDTAP International, Jisp, Netherlands; 2 University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 3 Department Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Ludwigshafen, Germany

 

PIN24

 

ADDING A QUADRIVALENT (6, 11, 16 & 18 TYPES) HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE TO THE EXISTING UK CERVICAL SCREENING PROGRAMME IS POTENTIALLY COST-EFFECTIVE
Kulasingam S1, Benard S2, Barnabas R3, Myers E1
1Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; 2 Sanofi Pasteur MSD, Lyon, France; 3 Cancer Research UK, Oxford, United Kingdom

 

PIN25

 

PRELIMINARY COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF A POTENTIAL PROPHYLACTIC STHAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS VACCINE (STAPHVAX) IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS IN GERMANY
Staginnus U1, Russell S2
1Premor Associates, New York, NY, USA; 2 Premor Associates, Madrid, Spain

 

PIN26

 

COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVENTING OF RECURRENT UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH NON-SPECIFIC IMMUNOSTIMULATING BACTERIAL EXTRACT
Zaniolo O1, Pradelli L1, Eandi M2
1Advanced Research Srl, Torino, Italy; 2 University of Turin, Torino, Italy

 

PIN27

 

COST-MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS OF VORICONAZOLE AND LIPOSOMAL AMPHOTERICIN B FOR THE TREATMENT OF INVASIVE CANDIDA AND ASPERGILLOSIS INFECTIONS IN SPAIN
Aguado JM1, Díaz C1, González P2, Fernández I2, Viudes A2
1Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; 2 Pfizer S.A., Spain, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain

 

PIN28

 

RESOURCE USE AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF PAP III, PAP IIID AND PAP IV IN THE PRE-HPV VACCINE ERA IN GERMANY
Petry KU1, Hillemanns P2, Germé M3, Littlewood KJ3, Benard S4, Breugelmans JG4
1Frauenklinik im Klinikum der Stadt Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany; 2 Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, Jena, Germany; 3 Mapi Values, Houten, Netherlands; 4 Sanofi Pasteur MSD