Oncologic Urology OUTCOMES OF MAXIMAL ANDROGEN BLOCKADE IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS AT A HEALTH AREA WITH TYPE 2 REFERENCE HOSPITAL (2ND PART). QUALITY OF LIFE: APPLICATION OF EORTC QLQ-PR25 INSTRUMENT AND GLOBAL RESULTS. QUALITY-OF-LIFE ADJUSTED SURVIVAL. PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENSES AND COST-UTILITY
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METHODS: Basal, 12-month, 24 –month and 36-month application of the health-related quality of life measurement instrument EORTC QLQ-C30 to the population sample (n= 111), as well as a control sample (n= 100). Comparative study of outcomes: between groups; between different time measurements in MAB patients; and inter-categories/ -intervals of some variables in patients with hormonal deprivation therapy (third year of follow-up). Analysis of health-related quality of life global outcomes (QLQ-C30 + QLQ-PR25). Description of the pharmaceutical expenses in androgen blockade patients. Cost-utility analysis by means of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) obtained using preference-based weighted index from the EUROQOL 5-D tool.
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