Papantoniou, Panagiotis https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5384-4918
Maniadakis, Nikolaos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4103-4181
Article History
Accepted: 9 January 2025
First Online: 23 January 2025
Declarations
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: Part of the article processing charge (APC) fees were covered by the Special Account for Research Grants of the University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
: Panagiotis Papantoniou and Nikolaos Maniadakis have made equal and substantial contributions to this study, from its conceptualization and design to the meticulous analysis of data and its meaningful interpretation and revision.
: Professor Maniadakis and Dr. Papantoniou have no conflicts of interest directly relevant to the content of this article.
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: The data analysis for this study was conducted using Microsoft Excel. The cost-of-control model is available as an electronic supplementary material.
: The data supporting the findings of this study are derived from publicly available sources and referenced within the manuscript. Clinical efficacy data were sourced from the STEP-8 trial, while cost inputs were obtained from the official drug price list published by the Greek Ministry of Health and government Gazette, as detailed in the references. For any further information or data queries, please contact the corresponding author.