Disease-phase-specific resource utilization and healthcare costs in metastatic colorectal cancer: a subgroup analysis of the Finnish RAXO study
Resource utilization, costs, and cost drivers varied 8-fold between disease phases. Outpatient care accounted for two-thirds, and inpatient care accounted for one-third of costs.
Authors
- Raija Ristamäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6817-3045)
- Päivi Halonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9760-0840)
- Eetu Heervä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6134-1170)
- Annika Ålgars (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9841-1881)
- Teijo Kuopio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3503-4094)
- Annamarja Lamminmäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7664-4468)
- Aki Uutela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1324-5894)
- Maarit Tuulikki Barlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1469-5654)
- Hanna Stedt
- Leena-Maija Soveri
- Emerik Österlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0973-6332)
- Kaisa Lehtomäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2994-1459)
- Helena Isoniemi
- Bengt Glimelius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5440-791X)
- Raija Kallio
- Pia J. Osterlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7124-3515)
- Tapio Salminen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4116-2260)
- Arno Nordin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5446-0972)
- Timo Muhonen
- Joel Kontiainen
- Sonja Aho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4965-5580)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Department of Social Services (AU)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-11-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2025.2594779
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.13