Quality of life in cancer clinical trials: researchers, patients and policy makers.

abstract：:The Resonance metallic stent is a new wire-based ureteral stent that was initially developed for patients with malignant ureteral obstruction. Potential advantages over traditional stents include resistance to encrustation and to external compression, allowing for increased dwell times and the maintenance of upper tra...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Polcari AJ,Hugen CM,López-Huertas HL,Turk TM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is a highly curable skin cancer of melanocytes if diagnosed early. Unfortunately, its invasion into the deeper dermis increases the risk of it spreading to the lymph nodes and distant organs. Spread of metastatic melanoma (MM) to other organs is among one of the most dangerous conditions that i...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Hegde UP,Chakraborty N,Mukherji B,Grant Kels JM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Assess the efficiency of biologic treatment for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) which are indicated and financed for this pathology by Spain. METHODS:A Markov model was constructed to simulate the progression in a cohort of patients with moderate to severe UC. The perspective chosen was National ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Trigo-Vicente C,Gimeno-Ballester V,Montoiro-Allué R,López-Del Val A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this special report, the economics of prior authorization is examined with a focus on the break-even rate that requests are denied. Using a simple theoretical model, comparative static results are derived and used to consider the cost-effectiveness implications of future changes in prior authorization policies. ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Grant WC,Yoder DM,Mullins CD

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) is increasing among individuals of all ages. MCC are associated with poor health outcomes. The presence of MCC has profound healthcare utilization and cost implications for public and private insurance payers, individuals, and families. Investigators have used a vari...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Sambamoorthi U,Tan X,Deb A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a public health threat to approximately 44 million individuals in the USA, or 55% of men and women over the age of 50 years. The primary goal of osteoporosis management is to prevent fracture, the most devastating consequence. Risk factors and bone mineral density can be assessed to determine appropria...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Hansen LB

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review examines the national trends in out-of-pocket and high economic burden of prescription drug expenditures by elderly people aged 65 years and older. From 1992 to 2000, prescription out-of-pocket drug expenditures increased at an annual rate of 7%. During this period the proportion of elderly without prescri...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Sambamoorthi U,Akincigil A,Wei W,Crystal S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses are used to determine whether certain groups respond differently to a particular item of a test or questionnaire; however, these do not explain the reasons for observed response differences. Many studies have used external reviews of items, sometimes using blinded reviewers...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Scott NW,Fayers PM,Aaronson NK,Bottomley A,de Graeff A,Groenvold M,Gundy C,Koller M,Petersen MA,Sprangers MA,EORTC Quality of Life Group.,Quality of Life Cross-Cultural Meta-Analysis Group.

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus is the most common cause of bronchiolitis, a lower respiratory tract infection occurring in infancy. It is responsible for several rehospitalizations, substantial morbidity and occasional deaths in the UK every year. Palivizumab is a recombinant monoclonal antibody that has been shown to re...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Embleton ND,Dharmaraj ST,Deshpande S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:During the past few years, medical-economic evaluation of lung cancers (LCs) has become unavoidable. Total management costs have been rising constantly, with values almost doubling every 10 years. The financial impact will be even greater with the new molecules now marketed. The methodology for these studi...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Vergnenègre A,Chouaïd C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports on the 'Assessing Cost-Effectiveness' (ACE) initiative in priority setting from Australia. It commences with why priority setting is topical and notes that a wide variety of approaches are available. In assessing these various approaches, it is argued that a useful first step is to consider what c...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Carter R,Vos T,Moodie M,Haby M,Magnus A,Mihalopoulos C

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2001, the US National Cancer Institute created the Cancer Outcomes Measurement Working Group (COMWG) to assess the state-of-the-science of outcomes assessment in cancer and to make recommendations for moving the field forward. The COMWG focused on methods for assessing patient-reported outcomes (health-related QoL,...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Snyder C,Gotay CC,Lipscomb J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of melanoma has been climbing steadily since the early 1970s. Although melanoma can be successfully cured by surgical excision in its early stages, it is the most common fatal form of skin cancer. The most critical factors in determining the prognosis for patients with melanoma are primary tumor thicknes...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Cormier JN,Xing Y,Ross MI,Cantor SB

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:For optimum results from pharmacological management of overactive bladder, adherence to prescribed medication is required. Overactive bladder treatment has been compromised by low adherence and persistence to medications, losing many people who might benefit from treatment and exposing them to unnecessary ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Wagg A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electronic medical records (EMRs) have become a common source of data for outcomes research. This review discusses trends in EMR data use for outcomes research as well as strengths and limitations, and likely future developments to help optimize value and use of EMR data for outcomes research. EMR-based studies report...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Lin J,Jiao T,Biskupiak JE,McAdam-Marx C

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) 50th Anniversary Conference was held on the 15-16 March in Brussels, Belgium. More than 1100 participants (including EORTC members and staff, national research organizations, health authorities, patient advocacy groups, European Commission, cancer ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Bean J,Bottomley A,Meunier F

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to reassess the effectiveness of condoms in reducing heterosexual transmission of HIV. METHODS:Medline, Scopus, and the ISI Web of Science databases were searched up to June 2014. Eligible studies were synthesized using random-effects models. RESULTS:Twenty-fiv...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Giannou FK,Tsiara CG,Nikolopoulos GK,Talias M,Benetou V,Kantzanou M,Bonovas S,Hatzakis A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a lack of knowledge about methods for valuing health intervention-related costs and monetary benefits in the education and criminal justice sectors, also known as 'inter-sectoral costs and benefits' (ICBs). The objective of this study was to develop methods for obtaining unit prices for the valuat...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Drost RM,Paulus AT,Ruwaard D,Evers SM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pharmacoeconomics Section of the Pharmaceutical Association of Serbia organised a one day international conference on the value of innovation in decision-making in health care in Central and Eastern Europe. The focus of the conference was on reimbursement decisions for medicines using health technology assessment ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Novakovic T,Martin AP,Parker M,Ferrario A,Vukovic S,Łanda K,Duba J,Dankó D,Kotsopoulos N,Godman B,Ristic J,Stefanovic D,Tesic D

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in American men, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is its common screening procedure. In May 2012, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended against PSA-based screening. These recommendations contradict the current recommendations of other organizati...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Garg V,Gu NY,Borrego ME,Raisch DW

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the cost-effectiveness of single pill fixed dose triple combination therapy vs. free triple combination therapy for the prevention of cardiovascular events among patients with hypertension. METHODS:A Markov model with a five year cycle was constructed. Two decision models incorporating strict and m...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Wang X,Chen H,Ej E,Wu J,Serna O,Paranjpe R,Abughosh S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Otitis media (OM) is an inflammation of the middle ear. It is very common and associated with serious complications, including hearing loss. This study aimed to estimate the treatment costs of OM in Australia and the associated burden of disease (in disability-adjusted life-years). METHODS:Little Australia-w...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Taylor PS,Faeth I,Marks MK,Del Mar CB,Skull SA,Pezzullo ML,Havyatt SM,Coates HL

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This article is part of the series "How to Prepare a Systematic Review (SR) of Economic Evaluations (EE) for Informing Evidence-based Healthcare Decisions" in which a five-step-approach for conducting a SR of EE is proposed. Areas covered: This paper explains the data extraction process, the risk of bias a...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Wijnen B,Van Mastrigt G,Redekop WK,Majoie H,De Kinderen R,Evers S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rates of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa are increasing worldwide. The multidrug-resistant (MDR) phenotype in P. aeruginosa could be mediated by several mechanisms including multidrug efflux systems, enzyme production, outer membrane protein (porin) loss and target mutations. Currently, no internationa...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Hirsch EB,Tam VH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most national guidelines for pharmacoeconomic research prescribe discounting, mostly of money and health against the same rate. There is much debate on whether this is adequate. Two theoretical arguments, the consistency argument of Weinstein and Stason, and the paralyzing paradox of Keeler and Cretin, are mostly resp...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Klock RM,Brouwer WB,Annemans LJ,Bos JM,Postma MJ

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare reform in any nation is an evolving process. Brought about by demographic, technological, social, cultural, economic and political factors, all healthcare systems are continually confronting issues related to cost, access and quality. This paper examines other countries' approaches to healthcare in the ongo...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： O'Rourke TW,Iammarino NK

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis is the single most important cause of disability and limitation of activity of elderly people in the UK. Although joint replacement is now commonplace for hips and increasingly so for knees, pharmacological management continues to be important. In this context, it is necessary to identify valid and acce...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Walters SJ,Lloyd-Jones M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin diseases are among the most common health problems worldwide and are associated with a considerable burden. The burden of skin disease is a multidimensional concept that encompasses psychological, social and financial consequences of the skin disease on the patients, their families and on society. Chronic and inc...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Basra MK,Shahrukh M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main analytic problems for assessing the equality of means of healthcare costs are the skewed and heteroscedastic nature of the distribution of healthcare costs and the occurrence of persons with zero cost values. Without taking these special features into consideration, any statistical method may lead to the wron...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Zhou XH,Ramsey S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic review was conducted of the full economic evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of peginterferon alfa-2b (PEG-IFN alfa-2b) plus ribavirin (RBV) in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC). A total of 439 references were screened and 11 studies were included. The studies employed decision analytic Markov...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Shepherd J,Jones J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00