Does conditional approval for new oncology drugs in Europe lead to differences in health technology assessment decisions?

Clin Pharmacol Ther

Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Published: November 2015

An early access pathway of conditional approval for potentially beneficial medicines is available within the European regulatory framework. However, marketing authorization does not necessarily result in recommendations for public funding by health technology assessment (HTA) agencies. As conditional approval goes along with less than complete data on benefits and risks of a treatment option for a high medical need, this raises the question how HTA decision-making is affected by these uncertainties.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpt.198DOI Listing

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