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A systematic literature review of revealed preferences of decision-makers for recommendations of cancer drugs in health technology assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2022

Yitong Wang Open the ORCID record for Yitong Wang [Opens in a new window] ,
Tingting Qiu ,
Mateusz Nikodem ,
Clément Francois  and
Mondher Toumi
Yitong Wang*
Affiliation:
Public Health Department, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
Tingting Qiu
Affiliation:
Public Health Department, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
Mateusz Nikodem
Affiliation:
Health Economics and Outcomes Research Department, Creativ-Ceutical, Kraków, Poland
Clément Francois
Affiliation:
Public Health Department, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
Mondher Toumi
Affiliation:
Public Health Department, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
*
*Author for correspondence: Yitong Wang, E-mail: yitong.wang@etu.univ-amu.fr
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Abstract

Objectives

This review intends to provide an overview of revealed preferences of decision-makers for recommendations of cancer drugs in health technology assessment (HTA) among the different agencies.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed in MEDLINE and EMBASE databases from inception to July 2020. The studies were eligible for inclusion if they conducted a quantitative analysis of HTA’s previous decisions for cancer drugs. The factors with p-values below the significance level of .05 were considered as the statistically significant factors for HTA decisions.

Results

A total of nine studies for six agencies in Australia, Belgium, France, South Korea, the UK, and Canada were eligible to be included. From the univariable analysis, improvements in clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness were found as significant factors for the agencies in Belgium, South Korea, and Canada. From the multivariable analysis, cost-effectiveness was found as a positive factor for the agencies in the UK, South Korea, and Canada. Few factors related to characteristics of disease and technology were found to be significant among the included agencies.

Conclusions

Despite the different drug reimbursement systems and the socioeconomic situations, cost-effectiveness and/or improvement on clinical outcomes seemed to be the most important factors for recommendations of cancer drugs among the agencies.

Keywords

FactorsHealth technology assessmentDecision-makersCancer drugs
Type
Assessment
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , 2022 , e36
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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