Results for 'high-income countries'
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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
Miloš D. Miljković, MD, MSc, Jordan E. Tuia, BA, Timothée Olivier, MD
Association Between US Drug Price and Measures of Efficacy for Oncology Drugs Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration From 2015 to 2020
Cancer drug pricing, Cancer care costs, Cancer drug efficacy, Progression-free survival, Value-based pricing in oncology, FDA anticancer approvals
The US has worse cancer-related outcomes compared to other high-income countries and has the highest cost of cancer care globally. High costs may be attributed to the improved efficacy of expensive new cancer drugs, though the relationship between cost and benefit is debated. A study found a lin…
Oct 31st • 10 mins read
Qiyou Wu, Zhiwei Lian, Xin Wang, Hanchao Cheng, Jing Sun, Hui Yu, Gong Zhang, Fan Wu, Jian Liu and Chuanben Chen
Factors associated with the uptake of biosimilars for breast cancer treatment from the perspectives of physicians and patients-Evidence from China
biosimilar, breast cancer, uptake, physician, patient
In 2021, the trastuzumab biosimilar entered clinical use in the research setting with less than 20% uptake in China, significantly lower than in the EU. Older patients are more likely to adopt biosimilars due to price sensitivity and financial concerns. Only 11.3% of patients switched from …
Jan 12th • 13 mins read