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With still a month left for Oscar-winning Ang Lee's (李安) epic fantasy adventure film, Life of Pi <少年Pi的奇幻漂流>, to reach theaters, critics and moviegoers that received an early screening of the film are already clapping their hands in a standing ovation.
The 3D film was chosen to open the 50th New York Film Festival on Friday, September 28, and is the first 3D film in history to open the festival. It is based on the 2001 fantasy adventure novel of the same name by Yann Martel, which quickly became a global bestseller after its release.
The big-screen adaptation of the novel was once considered to be impossible to make due to the novel's vivid descriptions of a very surreal world. However, with the use of advanced 3D technology and stunning computer graphics, Ang Lee wowed the audiences with the film's spectacular scenic shots, dream-like landscapes and cutting-edge cinematography, marking the film as one of the best 3D experiences since James Cameron's Avatar in 2009.
The film earned critical praise from critics and moviegoers alike. Todd McCarthy of Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Ang Lee achieves an admirable sense of wonder in this tall tale about a shipwrecked teenager stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger." Lou Lumernick of the New York Post exclaimed that the film is "the best-looking film [he has] seen this year." Pete Hammond of Deadline tweeted, "Ang Lee's Life of Pi is a visual masterpiece and instant Oscar contender. Look for multiple nominations including Best Picture."
Many critics reached a consensus that the film is not perfect. The script is not executed flawlessly, and there are times in the film when it feels too empty or too gratuitous – but it is nonetheless a fantastic visual experience, and it is one of Hollywood's most visually-satisfying productions in recent years.
Life of Pi is scheduled to open in theaters on November 21 in North America, Taiwan, and on November 22 in Hong Kong. Although a mainland China release is yet to be scheduled, the film is currently one of mainland China's most anticipated movies of the year.
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Most anticipated Oscar and box office hit?
I predict both so yeah, box office + Oscar hotlist.
This is my MUST WATCH movie since I loved the book and the trailer is awesome!! Definitely will be nominated for Oscars but maybe may not win.
But one thing wrong. From the still in the video I see Richard Parker resting its head on the boy's lap. Ahhh Hollywood must you be so darn sentimental? The book itself is enough!
I highly recommend the book. Awesome book.
It was on the list of my high school required summer reading but I could never get past the first chapter so gave up on it. Couldn't make head or tail of whether it's reality or the author's imagination.
Clamine, the story starts at 3rd chapter or so You have to read through to wonder, and see if you're an optimist or a pessimist. I'd rather believe in Richard Parker.
And I am not gonna watch 3D.
"Definitely will be nominated for Oscars but maybe may not win."
Ooph. Brokeback Mountain all over again.
Anyway, I simply cannot wait – even though 3D does my head in!
I saw the trailer at the theater last week…can't wait to see it.
Ang Lee should consider LF to act this role, the fans will scream!
Did you read Life of Pi? Although LF is a good actor he cant portray an adolescent from a south asia lile Pi.
Haha! Can't imagine RL as Pi. I thought Pi is an Indian boy, no?
Yup, original from south asia. And only ppl in north east india near China look a bit like Chineses. The rest look indian.
if a chinese can act as jap in some movies, why can't LF as Pi?
Pi can be any race. That's why it is called adaptation. Can also be a Chinese guy stranded at sea.
And the guy in the movie is also older than in the book and fairer, but then he could have been north indian.
Now ppl like loyal adaption, or at least close to loyalty.
And Pi is an Indian for a reason :). Like can't change the tiger to be a rabbit.
But human is still human, Fox.
And with Ang Lee the famous director, LF can be transform from a guy of a chinese ehtnic to any ethnic he wants. We're talking about Movie NOT novel.. Dont get carried away ya?
If Son Goku can be a white guy so why can't LF potray Pi?
Lolz and did Son Goku has the supports of ppl?
Btw, I guess you are madly in love with LF as Pi? Even his fans can't support but you are dying to put him as Pi… Bow down.
She's trying too hard
I think you've left out the word "sarcastic" before the word "joke"..
so kcabc is your new clone or what? hehee
LMAO~, and maybe exoidus is your old clone :P? Oh no, Veejay is my new clone, lolz.
sarcastic? It's before my reply, lolz.
Lolz, and in the end, you are still madly in love with LF, lolz.
Nah, I am Fox's long lost sister. Hi Fox! Should I send you picture of my parents so we can compare?
"I think you've left out the word "sarcastic" before the word "joke".."
Because I think "lame" is a better choice.
@kcabc: Wave hands, you are my sister of same father but different daddy.
Is that so? *hug*
I think ppl can see who's blindly inluv with LF here, hehe..
With just one sentence of casting LF as Pi, the convo can turned into a lenghty conversation/replies..hehe.. I guess whoever say "LF" in their statement have to think twice before posting or else, they will end up getting so much replies from extreme LF fans hehe.
You started and are enjoying that convo Veejay. Can't help it, LF is just so attractive.
That's why I said that you are enjoying the replies because you want to see this, and I'm a good girl so why I don't make you happy?
=)) the most extreme fan here, nobody can grab this title from you. Lolz, you start yourself and act like you are an outsider, what does it call?
Providing that you even dun noe what is Life of Pi and who is Pi, LMAO~.
How can you expect her to care about Pi?? The only one she cares is LF. I'm blindly inluv with him, and she's revealingly inluv with him.
Any good novel can be flexible. Whilst a tiger can't be a rabbit, a tiger can certainly be a lion or a leopard. It is symbolic, not literal. Same with Pi. If Shakespeare's works can be adapted to any century or race, I don't see why Life Of Pi can't. And if age can be adjusted, I don't see why LF can't be cast as Pi except I don't think I can take 2 hours of his chok look. He needs dialogue, not just facial expression which the other Raymond as in Raymond Lam can do.
ROLF~. Maybe next time I will claim that you are the old clone of Veejay, kcabc
WTH!! I meant Raymond WONG can do.
It isn't the matter of who can act Pi now but the matter that Veejay is dying to see LF as Pi and Fox dun want to see LF as Pi! Lolz.
As long as he is still Pi, not Pee.
Look like the word Chok has been overused. Every expression LF makes can be called Chok, should replace the word Chok by LF already LOL.
Hey Fox, I want to see the second one, not Pi =)))
@kcabc: You want to see Raymond Wong's Pee or Funn Lim want to see Raymond Wong's Pee
Oh I mean Pi :P, Lolz.
Thank you all for some good laugh in the morning. I laughed so hard over this convo.
LOL, I was merely saying LF can be casted as Pi since its a movie and his little fans will scream their lungs out except me, Funn and probably Exoidus LOL!! but u went on replying saying "oh that's not funny at all, Pi must Pi and Lf can't cast as Pi cuz Pi is so original" and that's what u think only.. In movies, you can cast anyone u like as Lead Role. But you simply like putting words into my mouth, accusing me for liking or madly inluv with LF? rofl.. I think whoever are here long enough will know the truth
It is pronounced as Pie I believe.
And why LF fans against this casting? I mean he will spend first half half naked and then later half fully naked. Unless you can't stand the sight of a naked LF.
Well, I dont think I can stand watching LF half naked for even 1 minute
I bet LF would beg for a role in this movie as he would gain international exposure. Too bad Ang Lee is a professional and won't cast a overhyped actor with mediocre acting skills.
Besides for the billions of viewers that isn't a fan seeing this unfit half-naked body would turn this movie into poison and make them vomit blood, LOL
Ermmm what about Him Law?
Seriously, if there is ONE TVB actor that acts as Pi as in stranded in the middle of the sea with a tiger as a companion and the increasingly lack of clothes as his predicament, who do you want to see in it? Any actor, young, old, can act, can't act… WHO?!
I just like movie adaptations to be faithful to the book. Like if Katniss is said to have black hair and olive skinned, don't make her BROWN HAIR AND LIGHT SKINNED. Like Harry potter has a lightning bolt scar, you don't give him a heart shaped scar. So Pi is South Asian. And so he should remain so.
I personally want to see Raymond Wong. Maybe not naked Raymond Wong. Then he can legitimately use 100 cans of spray tan and imagine the camera up close to his "sui wong wong" eyes, a tear, NO 2 tears sliding down his pale hollowed cheeks. I will cry for him!!
Aiyahhhh lightning bold is ESSENTIAL to the plot. Indian boy is not, because any colour can be Hindu and not be Indian.
Katniss.. isn't she supposed to skinny, starving? The actress looked pretty robust in the movie.
But the most on spot casting? Twilight and I still hated the movie AND the books.
Nonon, the scar is essential to the plot, but not the shape, BUT it should remain the SAME, and not take on the shape of the london subway map like Dumbledore's scar. It's what you visualise when you read the book you know? in my mind, I've been thinking about a poor indian boy, bc Patel is an indian last name!? It's the same as Parvati Patel from HP, so it should be indian right? They can cast a pakistan or indian etc, I don't care as long as they look the part.
And I agree Twilight has the best cast, even though it's the worst book+movie EVERRRRRRRR.
haha Exoidus, you're the only person who understand the hidden meaning of my messsage. Some fans thought I m so inlove with LF until I wanted to see LF so badly as Pie role. Ang Lee will never cast LF as Pie or in any of his movies since AL knows the quality of LF very well which is not up to his standard yet hehe.. but fans mistaken my sentence, thinking I want to see him badly..lol.
Because if he acts in something like L'Amant I will agree, but for a role like Pi, it must be an Indian guy because the guy in the novel is an Indian guy for some reasons. I said it many times. Like you can't pull a leopard instead of the tiger in Life of Pi because the survivor fight of Pi and the tiger won't be the same if the tiger is a leopard. Moreover, it's an adaption of Life of Pi so I want to see Pi, not Pee or Pie. You can make your Life of Pee or Pie with whoever you want :P.
The whole convo is showing that I'm a fan and I dun want, but Veejay forced LF to be Pi. LMAO~, and when I teased back Veejay, nobody can understand for Veejay until exoidus come. So according to Veejay's theory, if kcabc is my new clone, am I wrong to say exoidus is Veejay's old clone? Lolz, lolz. And as for you are a fan, ok, I'm teasing you, don't need to jump like this. Haha maybe if you don't want to be called a fan, next time you shouldn't start a convo like this. Meh~, you start, you continue and you are yelling at ppl for why they want to make you happy :P.
It will be a reasonable convo if LF did beg Ang Lee to act Pi, but all are in Veejay's imagination, so wat can do with it? No LF, no Raymond Wong, no HimHim, just the boy chosen by Ang Lee. So stop your day dream and enjoy this Pi. Here, we have Pi, not Pee or Pie.
"Nonon, the scar is essential to the plot, but not the shape,"
The shape is essential to the plot because harry in 1st book does not know why the scar is there but he likes the shape of it which is of a thunderbolt. Now where the scar is is of course not essential.
"Twilight has the best cast, "
That's not what I mean. I mean Twilight movies has a cast that are most suited, that is because they are like the book and as annoying as the books.
I'm a Ray fan but even I say he can't do Pi. The first TVB name that came to mind was actually Fred Cheng. Am I crazy?
Pi is Pi and don't cast any Txb actor in. Not match at all. Pi must be an Indian or south Asia guy, that's all I can say.
So this lame joke can be stopped in here. But of course if Veejay or exoidus wanna continue, I don't mind to continue with them :).
Haha. Lam Fung can't fit in that role, sorry buddy. I agree with Fox.
my comment was merely a sarcastic joke if you didnt get it by chance
I understand that you want to joke, Veejay, but you had a failed one.
It's a lame joke actually
so I get it now, can't joke about LF at all eh?
Can but you have to find a good way to joke, or your joke will be teased back :P. You know, joke is also an art.
Yeah, lame jokes can still make people laugh, but at the person who make that joke.
hehe, like how others laughed at you being blindly inluv with LF.
Apparently I'm not the only one who didn't get the 'sarcastic joke'
I think the one who is blindly in love with him is you? Lolz, nobody is talking about him in here but you miss him so much to mention of him in here. I bet you are enjoying the good feeling of having replies :P.
This second one is still lame Veejay.
The old Lam Fung can, before the chok, before ps and he was pretty tan back then…just check the pics in ps tab.
Only if they use a real tiger as Richard Parker.
In such a case, LF's fans would not be the only ones screaming. LOL!!
I understand you're being sarcastic but I don't understand why you and exoidus have to bring up LF in almost any situations (those not link to him at all) just to bash him.
One of my most fave books. Definitely will find to watch it.
although I haven't got the time to read the book yet, Im eager to watch it too
Maybe you should read the book :D. I want to watch the movie because I think the book is hard to adaption, although it's a very good book.
I always thought Ang Lee is good with storytelling but visuals is a bit of a problem because that would be Zhang Yimou's forte. But I am really looking forward to this movie after I saw the trailer. I too thought the book is not adaptable, not with an unknown actor but the trailer looks awesome. But to hell with 3D. 3D is overhyped.
Finally, the long awaited movie that could be viewed as a representative work of Asia.
A welcomed intrusion to the current line-up of movies that is dominated by HK trash.
Did you see Ting Fung's interview today…he said "hk's movie industry is really going down, the quality is not there, the golden era is over, with the loss of Anita Mui, Gor Gor, Fei Fei…hk has no real stars, there are some small movie stars, some small singers but no superstars". And I totally agree with him.


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Sor was marching again, but this time it was to the sure certainty of war, not the ambiguous potential. On this occasion, he would be drawing his weapon for a meaningful reason: protecting his family, his city, and his queen. Of course, Lea would not be leading the charge. She would remain in the city, under the direct protection of her corps of specially trained guards, until such time as her evacuation was necessary.
Sor did not know the plan, nor did Tui or anyone else in the immediate vicinity. They had been ordered to march, and that was enough. They knew the quatics were near and bloodshed was likely before nightfall. But the full details of what was happening had not been confided to the troops, although the man who led them, General Gav, was aware of the scope of the campaign.
Surprise was not their aim, nor could it have been given the flatness of the Vorti plains. The army marched openly and loudly, which would give ample warning to the enemy of their approach. Of course, the reverse would be true. The quatics and humans would be facing each other across a vast open space before the first blow was struck.
Sor couldn't be certain, but he didn't think all of Vorti's army had left the city. That likely meant a two- or three-pronged attack. There were a large number of men on the move, but there didn't seem to be any more than had marched to answer Tsab's distress call, and the battle commanders had been holding back substantial reserves to protect the city. Perhaps that was the case now, although Sor's personal opinion was that the more men they had for the first assault, the better their chance of victory.
"What do you think they'll look like?" asked Tui, having to shout over the clanking clamor made by the moving armor-clad men.
"They're supposed to be ten feet high and hideous. Something like a cross between a snake and a giant man. My father said the biggest challenge in this battle will be overcoming fear."
"I won't be scared," vowed Tui. "No matter how ugly they are. You haven't seen my sister - now she's ugly."
Sor didn't say so, but he thought Tui might be underestimating the impact of the quatics' appearance. Based on the descriptions he'd heard, he was nervous about the prospect of seeing one, not to mention engaging one in a fight. But the adrenaline and excitement of the situation more than compensated for any disadvantages. However much the quatics resembled the incarnations of monsters designed to frighten little children, they were still flesh and blood. A well-aimed sword thrust could kill them as easily as it could an ordinary man.
"Still, we've got apaths on our side," continued Tui. "Even if I did look like a giant lizard, I don't think I'd want to face Eya on a battlefield. They say her stare can freeze a man in his steps or..."
"It's okay," laughed Sor. "In fact, I agree with you. She can be ferocious. When I was little, I was scared to death of her. I never wanted to go to the palace. As much as I enjoyed playing with Lea, I dreaded Eya."
"Actually, it's always the chancellor who has frightened me," said Tui. "He never says or does much, but you know he's dangerous. And he's been alive forever."
"Wil is one of the nicest men I know. It's hard to believe some of the stories about him in the old days - how he tried to take the kingdom from Lea's father and did some hideous things to a nobleman and his henchmen. Wil says not to believe everything you hear, although he won't talk about the specifics. According to him, his life before he came back to Vorti was that of a different person."
"He's still against the nobility, though."
Sor nodded, understanding dawning. He hadn't forgotten Tui's claims to be a descendant of one of Vorti's extinct noble lineages. According to the stories, the only thing Wil and King Sor had agreed about was the evil of the titled class. "I think he approves of the current policy, and will back it if Lea asks for his advice."
Tui grunted, but made no further comment. Instead, he asked, "So, how do you intend to celebrate the victory?"
"Don't you think it's a little premature to think about that? The battle hasn't started."
"Look Sor, it's never too early to think about parties. And when this is over, we're going to be heroes. Assuming we can avoid getting our arms and legs ripped off in the middle of the fight."
"I think when it's over, I'll check my family to make sure they're all right, then go out to a tavern and have a few ales."
"You can't be serious???" gasped Tui in mock horror. "That's what you do if we lose! I tell you what - I'll grab Eli, you grab Mika, and we'll find some convenient loft to have a real celebration. Eli will be less coy under those circumstances, and I don't think you'll have any problem with Mika - not after Midsummer's Day." He winked.
Sor took the bait. "What exactly did happen?"
"It's not my place to tell, you understand. That's up to Mika - or one of about ten men. It makes for an interesting story, though. Ask her about it next time you see her."
"If she's such an easy mark, why haven't you tried her?"
"Who says I haven't?" At the look of shock on Sor's face, Tui quickly added, "Okay, okay, so I haven't. But she's not my type. I don't fancy her and, frankly, she doesn't fancy me. Eli's curves are a lot more pronounced. You would have noticed that if your eyes hadn't been on Mika."
"You're imagining things. We've only met each other twice."
Tui smiled. "That's a naive thing to say. All it takes is once. Anyone who saw you two in the common room yesterday would have known twice is more than enough."
Sor wanted to protest, but he was afraid Tui might be right. He couldn't deny his attraction to the strange girl who claimed her family was from across the ocean. But there was an antidote to Mika, and her name was Lea. This new infatuation couldn't hold a candle to Sor's abiding love for Vorti's young queen.
While the two youths were talking, the army ground to a halt. Ahead, near the front, officers were yelling orders that were slowly being relayed backwards. There seemed to be a lot going on that Tui and Sor, near to the back, couldn't decipher. But one thing was clear: the enemy was in sight. The first engagement of the battle of Vorti was about to begin.
I, Lea of Vorti, having no issue to follow me on the throne, do hereby declare that in the event of my death, Eya of Vorti shall succeed me. Should she die before an official coronation allows her to name a successor, Chancellor Wil of Vorti shall come to the throne, followed by, in due order, Reg of Vorti, Gav of Falnora, and Dus of Vorti. In the event that none of these survive, a general election shall be held to determine Vorti's next ruler. Under no circumstances is Guc of Tsab to assume the throne, and he shall be declared ineligible to stand in any election.
"It seems fine," observed Lea, before taking a quill and signing her name, then sealing the furled scroll with her wax-imprinted seal.
"Sad business, Your Majesty," remarked the chamberlain. "No one so young should be forced to name a successor. Your father resisted the notion for decades."
Handing the scroll back to the chamberlain, Lea turned away from the westward view to observe the others who had joined her atop the palace walls to await the quatics' approach. Most of Vorti's core battle commanders were present - Generals Dus, Yon, and Bar - as well as Lea's faithful ex-tutor, Jav. A dozen or so minor court functionaries were also present, but the queen ignored them. Those toadies would be wherever they thought it was safest.
Notable by their absence were a number of Lea's chief advisors. Wil was obviously not present, although none other than the queen, Eya, Reg, and Gav knew the reason for his absence. Neither the regent nor her brother were there, either, since the battle plan called for them to be elsewhere.
"Well, Your Majesty, I hope we all live to see the sunrise tomorrow," whispered Jav, having come to her side to offer his support. With everyone else involved in conversations of varying importance, no one except the old chancellor noticed how lonely, and alone, the queen was.
"What about sunset tomorrow, Jav. That's what I'm really worried about."
Jav smiled, compressing the wrinkles around his mouth. "At this stage in a battle, you take it one sunrise or sunset at a time. If we're all still here tomorrow morning, then we can start worrying about tomorrow night."
"Good advice, I suppose. It's all going to be so difficult, though. In all the years this city has stood, no ruler has ever ordered an evacuation. I'm going to be the first."
"No one has ever faced a situation like this before. Not even your father with the dwarves, and that was bad enough. The last time our race saw this kind of danger was in the days of Garvad. No, my little queen, you are sacrificing the stone and mortar of this city to save the men and women. What the quatics tear down can be built up again. Ruined buildings can be reconstructed, but dead people can't be brought back."
"You sound like Wil."
"At one time or another, we had the same job. Where is he, by the way? I would think his magic would come in handy at a time like this. Preparing, is he?"
"Sort of. He's out looking for help," said Lea. Help that would not come - not even in the form of her faithful chancellor, who was lost somewhere in Fels.
"Too bad. He's the kind of man you want around in a struggle. We never would have beaten the dwarves without him. And, of course, his return helped seal one of the rips in your father's soul."
"Wil doesn't like talking about his relationship with Father."
"It doesn't surprise me. There were a lot of terrible things said and done on both sides. In the end, I think Wil left Vorti because he was afraid."
"Everyone was afraid of my father," said Lea.
Jav shook his head. "Not of Sor. Of what Sor had become. Of what power and loss could do to a man. No one knows exactly what went on between them the night your father exterminated the nobility, but Wil once said he'd never known what it was like to look into the eyes of a man without a soul until he looked into Sor's that night. That was a very dark time."
"I wish I was ruling two or three-hundred years ago. Nothing happened back then. Kings were born, got married, had children, ruled a peaceful city, then died. It went on like that for centuries, until Kan assassinated Rel XVI."
"But the line of Rels had grown corrupt. Once, they were good rulers, but in the end, they were hated despots. As for what's happened over the last one-hundred years - I think history is like that. There are long periods when nothing happens, then it all takes place in one relatively short burst. The last one was when Garvad ruled Devforth. He did a great number of things and fought more than one war in his time on this world. Then, after he relinquished rulership of the Old City, peace came to Devforth. The modern cities rose up and the only wars were skirmishes."
Lea sighed. "Thanks for the history lesson. I should never forget you were my teacher. I suppose if I'd paid more attention in the past, you wouldn't have to be telling me this now."
"Reminding you," replied Jav with a smile. "You were a more apt history student than you give yourself credit for. And I think you'll be a better Queen than you imagine, as well."
"If there's any Vorti left to rule over."
"Stones and mortar, Lea. Remember: it's the people, not the buildings."
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Prolly the best domestic German style pilsner I have ever tasted.
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On Saturday, April 30th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., DEA and local law enforcement partners will hold their second "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" at sites nationwide. During this timeframe any pharmaceutical (prescription or over-the-counter) drug may be dropped off at the locations listed below. The service is free and anonymous—no questions asked. All efforts will be made to protect the anonymity of those disposing of the medications and no requests for identification will be made by police. Intravenous solutions, injectables, syringes and aerosol inhalers will not be accepted. Once collected, the drugs will then be turned over to the DEA and destroyed.
A number of area police departments will be participating in this prescription drug collection effort to include the: Plymouth Police Department at 334 Main Street in Plymouth, NH.
Last September, Americans turned in over 242,000 pounds—121 tons—of prescription drugs at nearly 4,100 sites operated by more than 3,000 of the DEA's state and local law enforcement partners. Approximately 2,500 pounds of prescription drugs were collected in New Hampshire alone during the last initiative.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to theft, misuse, and abuse. According to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, rates of prescription drug abuse are alarmingly high—more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends.
"The overwhelming public response to the DEA's first nationwide Take-Back event not only rid homes of potentially harmful prescription drugs, but was an unprecedented opportunity to educate everyone about the growing prescription drug abuse problem," said DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart. "Studies have shown that, for many, prescription drugs are the very first drugs they abuse—and all too often they aren't the last. That is why we are committed to helping Americans keep their homes safe by ridding their medicine cabinets of expired, unused, and unwanted drugs."
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Cost-utility analysis for advanced breast cancer therapy in Germany: results of the fulvestrant sequencing model
- Michael Patrick Lux,
- M. Hartmann,
- C. Jackisch,
- G. Raab,
- A. Schneeweiß,
- K. Possinger,
- J. Oyee,
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Therapy decisions in advanced breast cancer (ABC) increasingly require assessment not only of treatment efficacy but also of cost-effectiveness. To this end, we performed a cost-utility analysis by comparing treatment sequences including/omitting fulvestrant in a hypothetical population of hormone receptor-positive (HR+) postmenopausal women with ABC. The analysis was performed from the German health care perspective. Using a first-order sequential Markov model, expected costs and utilities were calculated over a time horizon of 10 years for cohorts of patients with HR+ ABC, previously treated for at least 5 years using adjuvant endocrine therapies. Utilities were primarily quantified in terms of quality adjusted life years (QALY). "Base-case" estimates of state transition rates, resource utilization, and other model parameters were derived from published evidence and expert assessment. The impacts of uncertainties in all key model parameters were evaluated by sensitivity analysis. Costs and benefits were discounted at 3% annually. Including second-line fulvestrant in the treatment sequence led to greater estimated health gains (0.021 QALY) and cost savings of €564 ($745, £380) per patient, i.e. the fulvestrant-containing sequence was "dominant". The prediction of a cost savings was robust with respect to variations in all key parameters. The probability of acceptable cost-effectiveness for the fulvestrant sequence was 72% at a willingness to pay (WTP) of €30,000/QALY ($39,621/QALY, £20,198/QALY); the probability was even higher at lower WTP and substantially exceeded 50% for any realistic WTP. In a representative population of women with HR+ advanced breast cancer, inclusion of fulvestrant in the treatment sequence provides a cost-effective alternative from the German health care perspective. A high probability of cost-effectiveness is maintained under variations in all key parameters. The results reflect a tendency for patients receiving fulvestrant at an early stage to maintain high quality of life for a longer interval.
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- Title
- Cost-utility analysis for advanced breast cancer therapy in Germany: results of the fulvestrant sequencing model
- Journal
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
Volume 117, Issue 2 , pp 305-317
- Cover Date
- 2009-09-01
- 10.1007/s10549-008-0294-9
- Print ISSN
- 0167-6806
- Online ISSN
- 1573-7217
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Breast cancer
- Cost-effectiveness
- Fulvestrant
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Michael Patrick Lux (1)
- M. Hartmann (2)
- C. Jackisch (3)
- G. Raab (4)
- A. Schneeweiß (5)
- K. Possinger (6)
- J. Oyee (7)
- N. Harbeck (8)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Universitäts-Brustzentrum Franken (UBF), Frauenklinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Universitätsstrasse 21-23, 91054, Erlangen, Germany
- 2. Apotheke, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany
- 3. Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Klinikum Offenbach GmbH, Offenbach, Germany
- 4. Frauenarztpaxis mit Schwerpunkt Gynäkologische Operationen und Brustkrebschirurgie, Munich, Germany
- 5. Klinik für Allgemeine Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe mit Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- 6. Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Hämatologie und Onkologie (CCM), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- 7. Mapi Values, Bollington, UK
- 8. Frauenklinik und Poliklinik, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany


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MONDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Medicare costs for treating U.S. heart attack patients have swollen significantly, with much of the additional expenses accrued in the year after hospital discharge, according to a new 10-year analysis.
Fewer patients were hospitalized for heart attack in 2008 than in 1998, and more of them survived. But per-patient costs paid by Medicare, the federally funded insurance program for the elderly, rose almost 17 percent over the decade, according to the study.
Rising costs are the price one pays for better care and longer lives, said Devon Herrick, a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, who was not involved in the study.
"Care for heart attack patients has improved during the past 15 years, but keeping patients alive longer comes at a cost," he said.
The 2008 heart attack patients were older and sicker, but more of the marginal patients survived compared with 15 years earlier, Herrick said. "Many of these would not have survived a decade or two ago," he said. "This illustrates the cost of incremental improvements in medical care; we're paying more, but we're getting more."
The study, published Sept. 23 in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, highlights the difficulty of controlling the nation's medical costs, said the study's lead researcher, Donald Likosky, an associate professor in the Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy at the University of Michigan Medical School. Medicare currently limits spending within 30 days of a heart attack, but spending isn't limited after that first month, which accounted for most of the additional expenses, he said.
Most of the added costs were for nursing homes, hospice, home health care, medical equipment and outpatient care, which nearly doubled during the study, Likosky said.
"Given that heart attack expenditures predominantly grew between the 31- to 365-day period, our findings suggest that efforts should focus on revising the current method for reimbursing care, including extending the current bundled payment beyond 30 days," he said.
Dr. Ashish Jha, author of an accompanying journal editorial, sees these cost increases as a sign of a broken system that needs fixing.
"The study, as well as other recent evidence, should be a wake-up call for federal policy makers," Jha, of the Harvard School of Public Health, said in a statement.
"Most of Medicare's current efforts to curtail unnecessary spending, including readmissions and bundled payments, are focused on the first 30 days after admission," Jha said. "Only a few programs extend the focus to 90 days."
For the study, Likosky's team compared Medicare data for more than 105,000 patients hospitalized for a heart attack in 1998 and 1999 with more than 212,000 patients hospitalized in 2008. Medicare patients are 65 and older.
Per-patient costs rose about $6,100 -- or 16.5 percent -- the researchers found.
Of the total increase, about 26 percent was incurred within 30 days of the date of hospitalization, and about 74 percent came between 31 days and one year after.
Patient spending by Medicare increased nearly $1,600 within the first month after hospitalization and more than $4,500 in the 31 days to one year after, the researchers found.
Patient deaths between 31 days and one year after leaving the hospital dropped from 36 percent in 1998-'99 to 31.7 percent in 2008.
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For more information on heart attacks, visit the American Heart Association.
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Red Rolling Hood
Red Rolling Hood, is a platformer/puzzle game where the player plays the role of Red, a little girl who needs to adventure in a magical and isane forest in order to save her grandmother from the claws of the big bad wolf.
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Sega used T-series codes to identify officially licensed third party developers. ROM headers of games developed by a third party (except those that Sega contracts out, such as Nextech) usually contain a field stating the T-series code. For example, the sixteen bytes at offset $110 (hex) of Sega Mega Drive game ROMs would usually look like one of
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Barry Keppard, AICP
Barry Keppard joined the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in 2010. He has led work for the implementation of the MetroFuture Plan through a combination of public health, land use, environmental and transportation planning work. Prior to joining the Public Health Division, Mr. Keppard was a Senior Regional Planner with the Environmental Division.
Current Activities
Mr. Keppard has been managing project work under the Community Transformation Grant for Middlesex County through the Compact Development task. In this role, he has worked with Mass in Motion coordinators, municipal planning and health staff and officials, and other stakeholders. He organized a successful workshop that brought together municipal planners and public health staff in Middlesex County, and provided technical assistance for planning and public health projects in the MetroWest region and the City of Everett. Most recently, he has directed a collaborative effort to survey municipalities about their knowledge of Complete Streets and is working to revise local subdivision and site plan regulations to increase opportunities for physical activity.
Mr. Keppard's direct work on public health issues is complimented by a portfolio of regional planning projects and a management record that spans other planning focus areas. He managed multiple component parts of the 495/MetroWest Compact project that brought together local, regional and state partners to create a regional strategic investment plan for the corridor. He was the coordinator for the South Shore Coalition subregion of MAPC and has over the past two years strengthened the capacity of the group to engage and act on regional planning and policy issues.
Past Experience
Mr. Keppard's previous professional work as a Planner for the City of Springfield, MA, involved the initiation of a city wide active living program. Working with representatives from the state and city public health departments, the American Heart Association, Springfield College, and the Mason Square Health Center, he created internal and external relationships and developed projects to increase physical activity, improve nutrition and reduce smoking.
Additionally, prior to joining MAPC, Mr. Keppard was a Transportation Planner with the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association (TMA) in New Jersey, where he worked closely with municipal, county, and state officials, as well as area businesses, to develop commuter alternatives. Following this, Mr. Keppard was with the engineering firm Michael Baker Jr., Inc. where he worked on projects for the office's primary client, the New Jersey Department of Transportation. His projects included the development of municipal bicycle and pedestrian plans, a long-range smart growth study and mobility assessments for context-sensitive design projects.
Education and Professional Affiliations
Mr. Keppard holds a Master of Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Ursinus College. He is a certified planner by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
Areas of Expertise
Mr. Keppard has expertise in public health and regional planning, smart growth transportation corridor and neighborhood studies, bicycle and pedestrian planning, transportation demand management, community development, and environmental planning. His expertise also includes ArcGIS and Microsoft Visio.