From: Cost effectiveness analysis of afatinib versus pemetrexed-cisplatin for first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic EGFR mutation positive non-small-cell lung cancer from the Singapore healthcare payer’s perspective
Afatinib arm
Pemetrexed-cisplatin arm
Estimated total time in PD, months
21.17a
23.92a
Mean time receiving second-line treatment, months
5.40c
11.90d
Mean time receiving third-line treatment (BSC), months
15.77b
12.02b