Early Adoption of Biosimilar Growth Factors in Supportive Cancer Care

JAMA Oncol. 2018 Dec 1;4(12):1779-1781. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.5090.

Abstract

This retrospective observational analysis of health claims data compares the safety, effectiveness, and cost of biosimilar filgrastim and filgrastim.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals / administration & dosage*
  • Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals / economics
  • Chemoprevention / economics
  • Chemoprevention / methods
  • Chemoprevention / statistics & numerical data
  • Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia / economics
  • Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia / epidemiology
  • Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia / prevention & control*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Costs
  • Early Medical Intervention / economics
  • Early Medical Intervention / methods
  • Early Medical Intervention / standards
  • Female
  • Filgrastim / economics
  • Filgrastim / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / administration & dosage*
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / economics
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms / economics
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Palliative Care / economics
  • Palliative Care / methods*
  • Palliative Care / standards
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Filgrastim