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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2020

Study of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) on the access to oncology drugs and predictive biomarkers in Spain.

A Rodríguez-Lescure, F A de la Peña, E Aranda, A Calvo, E Felip, P Garrido, R Vera

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Article in Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Challenges in the measurement and valuation of oncological treatments in Spain: recommendations and call to action.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  3. Geographic equity in oncology clinical trials in Spain: fragmentation, indicators, and evidence.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  4. Access to systemic treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer in Spain: a survey analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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  5. Access to melanoma drugs in Spain: a cross-sectional survey.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

A Rodríguez-LescureMedical Oncology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Spain. alescure@geicam.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6823-5290
F A de la PeñaHaematology and Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain.
E ArandaOncology Department, Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía Hospital, University of Córdoba, Spanish Cancer Network (RTICC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
A CalvoMedical Oncology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
E FelipMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
P GarridoMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón Y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
R VeraMedical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Navarrabiomed, IdISNA, Pamplona, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) has carried out a study to analyse the conditions of access to oncology drugs in clinical practice in Spain. For the first time, the access of predictive biomarkers has also been analyzed.

methodsA questionnaire was sent to 146 hospitals in Spain to collect information on the process of approval of 11 oncology drugs of an unquestionable clinical benefit and five predictive biomarkers of mandatory determination for specific treatments.

resultsResults highlight the still existing differences in the access of oncology drugs, as well as the newly identified differences in the access to predictive biomarkers between Autonomous Communities (AACC) in Spain, as well as between different hospitals within the same Autonomous Community. Conclusions The SEOM considers it necessary to reduce the differences identified, increase homogeneity, and improve conditions of access to oncology drugs and biomarkers, and makes proposals to address these issues.

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Drug ApprovalMedical OncologySocieties, MedicalAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorClinical Decision-MakingHumansNeoplasmsSpainSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorAccessBarriersBiomarkerDrugEquityOncologySpain

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PMCPMC7578161

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