Real life cost of treatment and follow-up of patients with glioblastoma in Belgium : a retrospective patient chart review

Abstract: We calculated the management costs from diagnosis to death of glioblastoma patients treated at the Antwerp University Hospital between 2007 and 2016. Overall, the average cost per patient from the health care payers perspective was 45,165 (95% confidence interval 37,204-54,104). The major cost driving factor was hospitalisation.