Table 3. Costs per subject and per total... | American Society of Hematology

Table 3.

Costs per subject and per total treatment

	Arm A: rHuEPO + rHuG-CSF			Arm B: supportive care
Treatment	Per subject; n = 30	All subjects; n = 30	Per subject; n = 29	All subjects; n = 29
Transfusions, mean ± SEM	7303 ± 6441	219 077	7886 ± 5616	228 695
Median	6200	—	7148	—
Range	0-20 672	—	0-24 115	—
Consumables and staff	1108	33 242	1372	39 780
RBCs^*	3284	98 516	3975	115 288
Platelets	101	3052	754	21 874
Iron chelators	2378	71 351	1442	41 820
Transportation charges	431	12 916	343	9933
Medication (rHuEPO + rHuG-CSF), mean ± SEM	19 121 ± 14 186	573 625	0	0
Median	9797	—	—	—
Range	219-41 366	—	—	—
Disease follow-up, mean ± SEM	299 ± 869	8983	860 ± 1707	24 940
Median	34	—	86	—
Range	0-4744	—	0-5755	—
Only hospital stays, mean ± SEM	183 ± 870	5498†	690 ± 1634	20 007‡
Median	0	—	0	—
Range	0-4728	—	0-5489	—
Total, mean ± SEM	26 723 ± 13 109	801 686	8746 ± 6731	253 635
Median	27 754	—	7 846	—
Range	219-49 018	—	53-29 223	—

	Arm A: rHuEPO + rHuG-CSF			Arm B: supportive care
Treatment	Per subject; n = 30	All subjects; n = 30	Per subject; n = 29	All subjects; n = 29
Transfusions, mean ± SEM	7303 ± 6441	219 077	7886 ± 5616	228 695
Median	6200	—	7148	—
Range	0-20 672	—	0-24 115	—
Consumables and staff	1108	33 242	1372	39 780
RBCs^*	3284	98 516	3975	115 288
Platelets	101	3052	754	21 874
Iron chelators	2378	71 351	1442	41 820
Transportation charges	431	12 916	343	9933
Medication (rHuEPO + rHuG-CSF), mean ± SEM	19 121 ± 14 186	573 625	0	0
Median	9797	—	—	—
Range	219-41 366	—	—	—
Disease follow-up, mean ± SEM	299 ± 869	8983	860 ± 1707	24 940
Median	34	—	86	—
Range	0-4744	—	0-5755	—
Only hospital stays, mean ± SEM	183 ± 870	5498†	690 ± 1634	20 007‡
Median	0	—	0	—
Range	0-4728	—	0-5489	—
Total, mean ± SEM	26 723 ± 13 109	801 686	8746 ± 6731	253 635
Median	27 754	—	7 846	—
Range	219-49 018	—	53-29 223	—

Costs are given in euros (€ 1 $1.20).—indicates not applicable.

Based on 2 U RBCs at a cost of € 282 for both units.

Corresponding to 2 hospital stays.

Corresponding to 5 hospital stays.