Does a standard cost-effectiveness threshold exist? The case of Greece

C Tzanetakos, G Gourzoulidis - Value in Health Regional Issues, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to systematically review the use of cost-effectiveness (CE)
threshold for evaluating pharmacological interventions in Greece. Methods A systematic …

On what basis are medical cost-effectiveness thresholds set? Clashing opinions and an absence of data: a systematic review

D Cameron, J Ubels, F Norström - Global health action, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The amount a government should be willing to invest in adopting new medical
treatments has long been under debate. With many countries using formal cost-effectiveness …

Cost-effectiveness research in cancer therapy: a systematic review of literature trends, methods and the influence of funding

D Al-Badriyeh, M Alameri, R Al-Okka - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To perform a first-time analysis of the cost-effectiveness (CE) literature on
chemotherapies, of all types, in cancer, in terms of trends and change over time, including …

[HTML][HTML] Cost–effectiveness thresholds: pros and cons

MY Bertram, JA Lauer, K De Joncheere… - Bulletin of the World …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cost–effectiveness analysis is used to compare the costs and outcomes of alternative policy
options. Each resulting cost–effectiveness ratio represents the magnitude of additional …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effectiveness versus cost-utility analyses: what are the motives behind using each and how do their results differ?—A Polish example

J Jakubiak-Lasocka, M Jakubczyk - Value in Health Regional Issues, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives We aimed to compare the use of cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-utility
analysis in health technology assessment in Poland. Methods We analyzed all the …

Reimbursement of targeted cancer therapies within 3 different European health care systems

J Mihajlović, C Dolk, K Tolley, S Simoens… - Clinical therapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Targeted cancer therapies (TCTs) are drugs that specifically act on
molecular targets within the cancer cell, causing its regression and/or destruction. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Relative effectiveness assessments of oncology medicines for pricing and reimbursement decisions in European countries

S Kleijnen, I Lipska, TL Alves, K Meijboom, A Elsada… - Annals of oncology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background There is a debate on the added clinical value of new, expensive, anticancer
treatments. Among European decision makers, the relevance of commonly used end points …

[HTML][HTML] Use and misuse of cost-effectiveness analysis thresholds in low-and middle-income countries: trends in cost-per-DALY studies

AA Leech, DD Kim, JT Cohen, PJ Neumann - Value in Health, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine what thresholds are most often cited in the cost-effectiveness
literature for low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), given various recommendations …

Predictors for reimbursement of oncology drugs in Belgium between 2002 and 2013

K Pauwels, I Huys, K De Nys, M Casteels… - Expert Review of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Price setting and reimbursement decisions regarding drugs are competence of
individual member states in Europe. These decisions involve important trade-offs between …

Time to access to novel anticancer drugs and the correlation with ESMO-Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale in Slovenia

U Janzic, L Knez, A Janzic, T Cufer - Expert Review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Timely access to novel anticancer drugs is challenging and value frameworks
such as the European Society of Medical Oncology Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale …