Hospital-based or home-based administration of oncology drugs?

_Objective:_ To investigate resource use and time investments of healthcare professionals, patients and their family and to compare healthcare and societal costs of one single hospital-based and one single home-based subcutaneous administration of trastuzumab in The Netherlands. _Method:_ We conducted a bottom-up micro-costing study. Patients diagnosed with HER2þ early or metastatic breast cancer were recruited in four Dutch hospitals. For healthcare costs, data were collected on drug use, consumables, use of healthcare facilities, time of healthcare professionals, and travelling distance of t... Mehr ...