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Upadacitinib in active Crohn's disease: no additional benefit proven due to a lack of comparative studies
1 August 2023 - Although biologics have been used in Crohn's disease for over 20 years, there are hardly any studies ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2023
"Last hope": Eager Germans are prepared to pay for weight loss drug
25 July 2023 - Frustrated after countless failed diet and exercise attempts, 41 year old Jessica Lenth from Hamburg has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2023
Extension of indications in drug approval: often without proof of additional benefit
6 July 2023 - In a comment in the BMJ, the head of the IQWiG Department for drug assessment advocates approval ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2023
Orphan drugs: early generation of evidence urgently needed
10 May 2023 - A team led by IQWiG authors, together with Rita Banzi from the Italian Mario Negri Institute, analysed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Apr 2023
Olaparib in metastatic prostate cancer: added benefit for certain patients
17 April 2023 - Younger treatment naïve patients benefit. No relevant data were presented for previously treated patients. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2023
Are German drug pricing regulations chasing some drug makers away, causing them to withdraw products from the market?
5 April 2023 - Germany’s pharmaceutical market is the most important one on the European continent. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Mar 2023
Zanubrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: additional benefit for certain patients
15 March 2023 - For adults with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who have not yet received a BTK or BCL2 inhibitor, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2023
Efficient RCTs with real world data for benefit assessments: accelerating evidence-based care
2 March 2023 - Together with colleagues from the Belgian HTA agency KCE, three employees of IQWiG in the BMJ are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2023
Thomas Kaiser becomes the new head of IQWiG
16 February 2023 - The current head of the IQWiG department for drug assessment succeeds Jürgen Windeler, who is retiring after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2023
Germany proposes to fix shortages in certain medicines
15 February 2023 - Germany's health ministry on Tuesday vowed to fix shortages in medicines for children, antibiotics and cancer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2023
Advanced breast cancer: now a significant added benefit for trastuzumab deruxtecan
2 February 2023 - New results from an early-initiated study show advantages in overall survival. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2023
Draft methods (version 7.0): IQWiG is extending the comment period
26 January 2023 - The new deadline is 28 February 2023. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jan 2023
Vutrisiran in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: hint of minor added benefit
17 January 2023 - Vutrisiran is approved for the treatment of patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with stage 1 or ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jan 2023
Pertuzumab and pertuzumab with trastuzumab in breast cancer: now a minor additional clinical benefit
2 January 2023 - Advantages in overall survival and in relapses often only become apparent after a long period of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Dec 2022
Meta-analyses with very few studies: different beta-binomial models in comparison
16 December 2022 - A team led by IQWiG authors compared the usual beta-binomial model for meta-analysis of small study pools ...