Figures & data
Figure 1 Markov model depicting the progression of early stage breast cancer patients on adjuvant endocrine therapy.
![Figure 1 Markov model depicting the progression of early stage breast cancer patients on adjuvant endocrine therapy.](/cms/asset/5687bbd1-2dcd-4fd1-bdc2-9d44a48721b2/dbct_a_34866937_f0001_c.jpg)
Table 1 Input Parameter: Baseline Values
Table 2 Cost Parameters
Table 3 Lifetime Costs, Health Outcomes, and Incremental Values per Patient in Different Treatment Arms: Tamoxifen, AI and Switch Therapy
Table 4 Cost of Management of Breast Cancer Recurrence, Contralateral Breast, Adverse Events and Hormone Therapy in Each Treatment Arm: Tamoxifen, Aromatase Inhibitor and Switch Therapy
Figure 2 Cost of management of breast cancer recurrence, contralateral breast, adverse events, and hormone therapy in each treatment arm: tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitor, and switch therapy.
![Figure 2 Cost of management of breast cancer recurrence, contralateral breast, adverse events, and hormone therapy in each treatment arm: tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitor, and switch therapy.](/cms/asset/2709a8c7-6981-4db3-a6c8-bfcd1f215236/dbct_a_34866937_f0002_c.jpg)
Figure 3 Cost-effectiveness plane comparing three treatment arms: tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitor, and switch therapy for five years.
![Figure 3 Cost-effectiveness plane comparing three treatment arms: tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitor, and switch therapy for five years.](/cms/asset/e1e05fae-cfa2-4b53-9617-413966a05044/dbct_a_34866937_f0003_c.jpg)
Figure 4 Probability of aromatase inhibitor and switch therapy being cost-effective at varying willingness to pay thresholds. ₹, Indian national rupees.
![Figure 4 Probability of aromatase inhibitor and switch therapy being cost-effective at varying willingness to pay thresholds. ₹, Indian national rupees.](/cms/asset/0c58b6b7-6223-439a-86fb-e8f6932e8c65/dbct_a_34866937_f0004_c.jpg)
Figure 5 Price threshold analysis at different levels of aromatase inhibitor (AI) cost/year. aICER per QALY gained refers to ICER when AI monotherapy (five-year) is compared with switch therapy.
![Figure 5 Price threshold analysis at different levels of aromatase inhibitor (AI) cost/year. aICER per QALY gained refers to ICER when AI monotherapy (five-year) is compared with switch therapy.](/cms/asset/b692bab5-4d4d-4ee6-8c40-2e8a92296d6a/dbct_a_34866937_f0005_c.jpg)
Table 5 Comparison of Health Outcomes and Cost from Earlier Studies and Present Evaluation