Results for 'patient-reported outcomes'
Building a Healthcare Alliance for Resourceful Medicine Offensive Against Neoplasms in Hematology Added Value Framework for Hematologic Malignancies: A Comparative Analysis of Existing Tools
clinical value framework, hematology, Healthcare Alliance for Resourceful Medicine, Offensive Against Neoplasms in hematology, patient-reported outcomes, HARMONY, analysis
Current Value Frameworks (VFs) have limitations and do not meet HARMONY's ambitions for assessing the therapeutic/clinical value of innovative health technologies. There is a need for a cross-stakeholder agreement on the definition of "value," which varies among patients, clinicians, and payers. …
May 17th • 12 mins read
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
Clinical benefit of immune checkpoint inhibitors approved by US Food and Drug Administration
Randomized trials, Clinical benefits, Immune checkpoint inhibitors, Cancer, Food and drug administration agency
The study evaluates the clinical benefits of immune checkpoint inhibitors using the ESMO-MCBS and ASCO VF scales. 18 indications for these inhibitors were approved based on RCTs conducted between 2011 and 2018. All indications meet the ESMO-MCBS 1.1 threshold for meaningful bene…
Aug 31st • 16 mins read
Outcome measures for oncology alternative payment models: practical considerations and recommendations
This paper focuses on synthesizing existing research on quality measures in oncology, particularly outcome-based quality measures which are underutilized. A set of "core outcome measures" is proposed for future oncology alternative payment models (APM). The study design includes a literature rev…
Dec 1st • 10 mins read
Estimation of Study Time Reduction Using Surrogate End Points Rather Than Overall Survival in Oncology Clinical Trials
bevacizumab, metastatic breast cancer, RR, PFS, FDA, oncology clinical trials
The use of Response Rate (RR), Progression-Free Survival (PFS), and Overall Survival (OS) in clinical trials leading to FDA approval is associated with different study durations: RR: Median study duration of 25 months (range, 11-54 months). PFS: Median study duration of 31 months (range, 10-…
Apr 1st • 10 mins read
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