Two different chemotherapy regimens can be used for the treatment of breast cancer. the treatment with doxorubicin is known to show a remission rate 40% of the time. this treatment costs $1,000. the other treatment, with docetaxel, shows a remission rate 25% of the time and costs $850. the two treatment plans are as follows:
plan a: treatment with doxorubicin—if not effective, treatment with docetaxel.
plan b: treatment with docetaxel—if not effective, treatment with doxorubicin.
if you are the patient, which statement is the best choice?
a. based on the probability of overall remission rate, plan a should be selected over plan
b. based on the probability of overall remission rate, plan b should be selected over plan
c. based on the cost of the first treatment alone, plan a should be selected over plan b.
d. based on the overall cost of treatment, plan b should be selected over plan a. e. based on the probability of survival rate and the cost of treatment, both plans are equivalent, so either can be selected.