Results for 'payer decisions'
Melissa H. Roberts & Gary T. Ferguson
Real-World Evidence: Bridging Gaps in Evidence to Guide Payer Decisions
Real world evidence, RWE, payer decisions, RWD
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are preferred by payers for health technology assessments and coverage decisions, but they may not reflect real-world clinical practice. Real-world evidence (RWE) from observational studies can fill evidence gaps not addressed by RCTs and is valuable for payer …
Jun 18th • 6 mins read
Envision Pharma Group
Medical affairs: The power behind redefining commercialization
Medical affairs commercialization, integrating science in pharma, redefining medical affairs roles, strategic medical affairs leadership, early engagement with payers, pharmaceutical commercialization strategies, upskilling in medical affairs, medical aff
In March 2024, Envision Pharma Group held a Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) Americas roundtable with leaders discussing the role of science in commercialization strategies and the importance of integrating robust scientific understanding into the commercial journey. Envision revisite…
Aug 2nd • 3 mins read
Diana Brixner, PhD, RPh [email protected], Joseph Biskupiak, PhD, MBA, Gary Oderda, PharmD, MPH, Douglas Burgoyne, PharmD, FAMCP, Daniel C Malone, RPh, PhD, FAMCP, Bhakti Arondekar, PhD, MBA, and Alexander Niyazov, PharmD, RPh, MPH
Payer perceptions of the use of real-world evidence in oncology-based decision making
real world evidence, RWE, RCT, randomized controlled trials, payer, perceptions, FDA
US payers find real-world evidence (RWE) useful for improving costs and outcomes in oncology, and for making formulary decisions. Payers prioritize comparative effectiveness evidence but also value other RWE types such as total cost of care, burden of illness, treatment patterns, and economic…
Aug 1st • 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
Consolacion Molto, Ariadna Tibau, Aida Bujosa, Jose Carlos Tapia, Abhenil Mittal, Faris Tamimi & Eitan Amir
Association between control group therapy and magnitude of clinical benefit of cancer drugs
control group therapy, clinical benefit scales, ESMO-MCBS, ASCO-VF, randomized trials
The study investigated the impact of control group therapy on various clinical benefit scales like ASCO-VF, ESMO-MCBS, NCCN Evidence Blocks, and ASCO-CRC. Researchers analyzed cancer drugs approved between 2012 and 2021 using data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) listed on Drugs@FDA. Sig…
Dec 9th • 20 mins read
Meena N Murugappan, PharmD, MPH, PhD(c), Bellinda L King-Kallimanis, PhD, Gregory H Reaman, MD, Vishal Bhatnagar, MD, Erica G Horodniceanu, MPH, Najat Bouchkouj, MD, Paul G Kluetz, MD
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Pediatric Cancer Registration Trials: A US Food and Drug Administration Perspective
cancer, pediatrics, product labeling, united states food and drug administration, childhood cancer, denosumab, surrogate endpoints, adverse event, patient self-report, pediatric oncology, selumetinib, benefit-risk assessment, tisagenlecleucel, statistica
PROs have been feasible to collect from patients as young as 7 years old and were included in trials from 2013 onward. PROs were used as exploratory endpoints in four product applications but not included in product labeling. To include PRO data in FDA labeling, early interaction with the FDA, c…
Apr 30th • 12 mins read
Envision Pharma Group
AI-powered real-world evidence: Strategically enhancing value and access
Oncology, Clinical Development, Targeted Therapy, Immunotherapy, Genomic Profiling, CAR-T Cell Therapy, Precision Medicine
Real-world evidence (RWE) complements traditional randomized controlled trials by providing insights from diverse data sources, helping healthcare decision-makers with coverage, reimbursement, and treatment guidelines. Artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) are pivotal…
Aug 22nd • 5 mins read