Download or read book Integrating Economic Analysis Into Cancer Clinical Trials written by Martin Brown and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical economics is a new and evolving discipline that addresses the economic implications of changes in medical practice. As applied to cancer care, clinical economics assesses the costs and effectiveness of new cancer interventions and can be a valuable endpoint in selected clinical trials. Through the integration of economics into clinical evaluations, information can be developed that contributes to the decisions of patients, clinicians, health care managers, and policymakers as to the most effective allocation of cancer care resources.