Results for 'Canada'
Shubham Sharma, J Connor Wells, Wilma M Hopman, Joseph C Del Paggio, Bishal Gyawali, Nazik Hammad, Annette E Hay, Christopher M Booth
Cancer, Clinical Trials, and Canada: Our Contribution to Worldwide Randomized Controlled Trials
cancer, clinical trials, research funding, Canada, high-income countries
This document reviews Canadian involvement in oncology randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from 2014-2017, comparing them to those from other high-income countries (HICs). Canada contributed to 155 (24%) of 636 HIC-led RCTs. Canadian RCTs focused more on palliative care (72%) compared to 62% in …
Apr 13th • 10 mins read
Cheryl Ho, MD, Howard J. Lim, MD, Dean A. Regier, PhD
Canadian Regulatory and Health Technology Assessment for Malignant Hematology and Oncology Indications Compared With the US Food and Drug Administration Accelerated Approval Program
canada, oncology, malignant, hematology, HTC
Canadian regulatory approvals align with FDA decisions, but submission numbers to Health Canada (HC) and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) processes are lower in Canada. There is a nearly 3-year delay between Accelerated Approval (AA) and funded access to treatment for Canadians. HTA in Canada …
Jun 5th • 6 mins read
Marc Clausen MA, Chloe Mighton MS, Ruhi Kiflen MPH, Agnes Sebastian MSc, Wei Fang Dai MPH, Rebecca E. Mercer PhD, Jaclyn M. Beca MSc, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai PhD, Kelvin K.W. Chan MD PhD, Yvonne Bombard PhD
Use of real-world evidence in cancer drug funding decisions in Canada: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ perspectives
RWE, RCT's, Canada, drug funding, Canadian Real-World Evidence, Data
The study emphasizes the need for a cultural shift, enhanced data infrastructure, investment in capacity building, and stakeholder collaboration for effective use of Real-World Evidence (RWE) in drug funding decisions. Cancer drug costs are escalating, with some offering substantial benefit…
Nov 4th • 12 mins read
Kelvin Chan, Seungree Nam, Bill Evans, Claire de Oliveira Alexandra Chambers, Scott Gavura, Jeffrey Hoch, Rebecca E Mercer, Wei Fang Dai, Jaclyn Beca, Mina Tadrous, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai
Developing a framework to incorporate real-world evidence in cancer drug funding decisions: the Canadian Real-world Evidence for Value of Cancer Drugs (CanREValue) collaboration
RWD, Canadian Real World Evidence, cancer drug, funding, framework
Oncology therapy is becoming more expensive, challenging the affordability and sustainability of drug programs globally. Health technology assessment organizations use clinical trials for drug funding decisions, which may not reflect real-world outcomes. The Canadian Real-world Evidence for Valu…
Jan 7th • 8 mins read
Doreen A. Ezeife MD, Francois Dionne PhD, Aline Fusco Fares MD, Ellen Laura Rose Cusano MD, Rouhi Fazelzad BSc, MISt, Wenzie Ng BSc, MPharm, RPh, Don Husereau BSc Pharm, MSc, Farzad Ali BPharm, MSc, Christina Sit MSc, Barry Stein B.Com BCL, LLB, Jennifer
Value assessment of oncology drugs using a weighted criterion-based approach
anticancer therapy, multicriteria decision analysis, value assessment, value assessment framework
The rising cost of anticancer therapy has led to efforts to quantify the overall value of new cancer treatments. Multicriteria decision analysis is used to incorporate multiple criteria and perspectives into value assessment. A diverse, multistakeholder group developed a drug assessment framewor…
Dec 20th • 15 mins read