%0 Journal Article %T Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Two Chemotherapy Regiments FAC vs. Taxane for Operable Breast Cancer Patients in Indonesia %J Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention %I West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. %Z 1513-7368 %A Saptaningsih, Agusdini Banun %A Nikmah, Umi Sa’adatun %A Aryandono, Teguh %A Dwiprahasto, Iwan %A At Thobari, Jarir %D 2022 %\ 04/01/2022 %V 23 %N 4 %P 1147-1154 %! Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Two Chemotherapy Regiments FAC vs. Taxane for Operable Breast Cancer Patients in Indonesia %K breast cancer %K Chemotherapy %K Cost-Effectiveness %K FAC %K taxane %R 10.31557/APJCP.2022.23.4.1147 %X Background: Breast cancer is the deadliest cancer among women worldwide including Indonesia. Both FAC and Taxane-based chemotherapies are often used for patients with early node-positive breast cancer. However, the study regarding the cost-effectiveness of those regiments is still rare. This study aims to analyze the cost-effectiveness of Taxane versus FAC in the Indonesia setting. Methods: Twenty-four patients with stage I-IIIA breast cancer who had received surgery, FAC or Taxane-based adjuvant chemotherapy, and radiation were included in this study. Health-related quality of life was assessed using INA-BCHRQoL. INA-BCHRQoL was mapped to the EuroQoL 5D (EQ-5D) index calculator to get the utility score. All direct cost was retrieved from electronic medical records and hospital information system. Whereas, a questionnaire was designed to collect information about society cost from patients. ICER was counted to summarize the cost-effectiveness of two chemotherapy regiments (Taxane versus FAC). A sensitivity analysis was done to assess the uncertainty result. Results: The results showed there was no significant difference between the score of quality of life and utility in respondents who received FAC chemotherapy and Taxane-based chemotherapy. However, in terms of cost, Taxane was 6.5 times higher than the FAC group per patient for chemotherapy drugs only. Moreover, the total cost of treatments in Taxane-based chemotherapy was approximately 3.7 times more costly than the counterpart in the FAC arm (p=0.000). Taxane-based chemotherapy dominated with ICER IDR 765.213.092 per QALY gained. Overall, FAC was found more cost-effective compared to the Taxane regiment. Conclusion: FAC represents the value of money compared to Taxane-based for breast cancer patients with stage I-IIIA in Indonesia. %U https://journal.waocp.org/article_90048_3ceb9d8d7b9d4286fc7a6ada5b1b0019.pdf