Supply related data in manufacturer dossiers: things are not going smoothly yet

19 April 2022 - The criteria for supply related data established by IQWiG in 2020 were positively received in science.  ...

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Lenvatinib and pembrolizumab in endometrial cancer: patients live significantly longer

19 April 2022 - There is an indication of a considerable added benefit compared to doxorubicin or paclitaxel. Compared to ...

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Prospective measures to combat rising drug prices in Germany

13 April 2022 - This article provides an overview of potential tools being explored in Germany by Health Insurance Funds to ...

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Despite competition, U.S. cancer drug prices rose even as they fell in Germany and Switzerland

24 March 2022 - Even as prices rose substantially in the U.S. over a recent 12 year period, a new ...

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Hansa Biopharma and German payer head association agree on reimbursement price for Idefirix (imlifidase) as desensitisation treatment for highly sensitised kidney transplant patients

15 March 2022 - Hansa Biopharma completes the AMNOG reimbursement process for Idefirix in Germany. ...

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Criticism of study planning: patient-reported endpoints are often collected far too briefly

3 March 2022 - A striking example: abemaciclib in advanced breast cancer. Shortened data on quality of life, symptoms and side ...

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Triple negative breast cancer: survival benefit with sacituzumab govitecan

1 March 2022 - Those affected survive a median of twelve months compared to seven in the control group. Overall, ...

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Pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy: significant additional benefit in advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus

15 February 2022 - Those affected survived a median of 14 months compared to nine in the control group. However, an ...

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Register study on gene therapy with Zolgensma starts

1 February 2022 - Experience from clinical practice with Zolgensma, a gene therapy against certain forms of spinal muscular atrophy in ...

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Method paper: new version 6.1 comes into force

24 January 2022 - The innovations concern, among other things, the procedure for evidence searches for medical guidelines. New concept ...

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The G-BA classifies three drugs as reserve antibiotics

20 January 2022 - The Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) today exempted three drugs classified as reserve antibiotics from the regular early ...

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Immunotherapy with blinatumomab improves the chances of survival in very rare childhood blood cancer

20 January 2022 - The Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) today classified the additional benefit of the active ingredient blinatumomab as significant ...

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Early benefit assessment for new drugs 2021: G-BA sets a record with 146 completed procedures

10 January 2022 - At the beginning of the year, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) took stock of its assessment of ...

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Hyposensitisation with AR101 in peanut allergy: proof of lesser benefit

17 January 2022 - In the patient-relevant outcomes, there are only disadvantages for 4- to 17-year-olds compared to a pure peanut-avoiding ...

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Orphan drugs: privilege of "fictitious" additional benefit not justified

12 January 2022 - Drugs for orphan diseases should also go through a regular benefit assessment procedure when they enter the ...

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