Cost Type | Period ($/month) | ||
Treatment | Post-Regimen | Pre-Death | |
Number applicablea | 273 | 223 | 142 |
Number with any healthcare cost during study period | 273 | 137 | 116 |
Nursing home | $0 ± 0 | $120 ± 1254 | $878 ± 5708 |
Hospice | $1 ± 20 | $153 ± 1116 | $1369 ± 3196 |
Emergency room visits | $1 ± 6 | $0 ± 4 | $0 ± 2 |
Hospitalizations | $233 ± 1733 | $561 ± 2212 | $1784 ± 4662 |
Post-ipilimumab systemic therapy | Not applicable | $1080 ± 3715 | $757 ± 3761 |
Specialist referrals | $2 ± 13 | $3 ± 12 | $2 ± 10 |
Radiotherapy | $89 ± 527 | $146 ± 532 | $211 ± 875 |
Surgeries | $190 ± 2294 | $89 ± 388 | $124 ± 1652 |
Laboratory tests during ipilimumab induction | $175 ± 343 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Total mean monthly costs (p < 0.0001) | $690 ± 3126 | $2151 ± 4729 | $5123 ± 9389 |