Table 1 Unit price for different drugs, cost of protocols by cycle and cost of individual whole treatment (values given in Moroccan dirhams and US dollars).
From: Estimation of the cost of treatment by chemotherapy for early breast cancer in Morocco
Cost in MAD | Cost in USD | |
|---|---|---|
Drug (presentation form) | Unit price | Unit price |
Doxorubicin (50 mg) | 257 | 33.41 |
Cyclophosphamide (1000 mg) | 56 | 7.28 |
Docetaxel (80 mg) | 4,384 | 569.92 |
Trastuzumab (150 mg) | 6,000 | 780.00 |
Protocol | Cost by cycle | Cost by cycle |
AC60 | 650 | 84.50 |
Docetaxel | 8,500 | 1,105.00 |
Trastuzumab | 12,000 | 1,560.00 |
Sub-group therapy | Individual cost of whole treatment | Individual cost of whole treatment |
Chemotherapy based on anthracycline without taxane | 3,900 | 507.00 |
Sequential chemotherapy combining anthracycline and taxane | 27,450 | 3,568.50 |
Sequential Chemotherapy and Trastuzumab (targeted therapy) | 23,1450 | 30,088.50 |