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A REVIEW OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY APPRAISALS: CASE STUDIES IN ONCOLOGY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 December 2012

Koonal Kirit Shah ,
Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz ,
Adrian Towse  and
Emily Nash Smyth
Koonal Kirit Shah
Affiliation:
Office of Health Economics
Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz
Affiliation:
Office of Health Economics
Adrian Towse
Affiliation:
Office of Health Economics
Emily Nash Smyth
Affiliation:
Eli Lilly and Company – Global Health Outcomes
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Pharmaceutical manufacturers, regulators, patients, providers, and payers all have a shared interest in improving health outcomes for patients with cancer. Each plays an important role in helping to achieve this common goal. Pharmaceutical manufacturers seek to develop new medicines that are supported by robust and clinically meaningful evidence of their safety, efficacy, and effectiveness. Regulators authorize these medicines based on evaluations of their safety and efficacy. Patients and providers together make treatment decisions and desire access to the most effective treatment options. Payers appraise new medicines with the goal of ensuring access to those medicines that constitute efficient uses of healthcare expenditure. Profits generated from the sale of the medicines provide a return to the manufacturer, which helps to drive continued research and development in an effort to improve patient health outcomes and societal well-being. Many payers have initiated health technology assessment (HTA) activities to inform decision making in light of the rising costs of health care. Given the financial constraints imposed as a result of the global economic crisis, HTAs are likely to become increasingly important as payers seek value for money solutions to major health problems. Successful collaboration and aligning incentives across stakeholders is critical to ensuring that patients are able to access the most effective medicines.

Keywords

Health technology assessmentPharmaceuticalsOncologyBreast cancerColorectal cancer
Type
POLICIES
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , January 2013 , pp. 101 - 109
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013

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