Cyclosporine versus tacrolimus: cost-effectiveness analysis for renal transplantation in Brazil

• Main Authors: Augusto Afonso Guerra Júnior (Author), Grazielle Dias Silva (Author), Eli Iola Gurgel Andrade (Author), Mariângela Leal Cherchiglia (Author), Juliana de Oliveira Costa (Author), Alessandra Maciel Almeida (Author), Francisco de Assis Acurcio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the cost-effectiveness of treatment regimens with cyclosporine or tacrolimus, five years after renal transplantation. METHODS This cost-effectiveness analysis was based on historical cohort data obtained between 2000 and 2004 and involved 2,022 patients treated with cyclosporine...