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ArticleJournal of market access & health policy2024

The Role of Medical Societies and the Relevance of Clinical Perspective in the Evolving EU HTA Process: Insights Generated at the 2023 Fall Convention and Survey of the European Access Academy.

Elaine Julian, Oriol Solà-Morales, Maria João Garcia, Francine Brinkhuis, Mira Pavlovic, Carlos Martín-Saborido, Robin Doeswijk, Rosa Giuliani, Anne Willemsen, Wim Goettsch and 8 more

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18 authors.

Elaine JulianSecretariat of the European Access Academy (EAA), 4059 Basel, Switzerland.
Oriol Solà-MoralesHiTT Foundation, International University of Catalonia-UIC, 08015 Barcelona, Spain.
Maria João GarciaF. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, 4070 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9009-3826
Francine BrinkhuisUtrecht WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Policy and Regulation, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Mira PavlovicMedicines Development and Training (MDT) Services, 75020 Paris, France.
Carlos Martín-SaboridoMinistry of Health, Government of Spain, 28014 Madrid, Spain.
Robin DoeswijkEuropean Hematology Association (EHA), 2514 AA The Hague, The Netherlands.
Rosa GiulianiGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK.
Anne WillemsenNational Health Care Institute, 1110 AH Diemen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2831-7021
Wim GoettschUtrecht WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Policy and Regulation, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Bernhard WörmannGerman Association of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO), 10178 Berlin, Germany.
Urania DafniEuropean Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), 6900 Lugano, Switzerland.
Heiner C BucherDivision of Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, 4051 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0131-7873
Begoña Pérez-ValderramaOncology Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Sevilla, Spain.
Renato BernardiniDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences (BIOMETEC), Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
Fabrizio GianfrateUniversity of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Carin A Uyl-de GrootErasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Erasmus, University Rotterdam, 3062 Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5808-302X
Jörg RuofMedical School of Hanover, 30625 Hanover, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis work aimed to determine the role and action points for the involvement of medical societies in the European Health Technology Assessment (EU HTA) Methods: An online pre-convention survey was developed addressing four areas related to the EU HTA: (i) medical societies' role; (ii) role of clinical guidelines; (iii) interface with the European Society for Medical Oncology Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (ESMO-MCBS); and (iv) approaching 'best-available evidence' (BAE). A descriptive analysis of questionnaire outcomes was conducted to inform the European Access Academy (EAA) Fall Convention 2023. Within the working groups (WGs), action points were identified and prioritised.

resultsA total of 57 experts from 15 countries responded to the survey. The WGs were attended by (i) 11, (ii) 10, (iii) 12, and (iv) 12 experts, respectively, representing a variety of national backgrounds and stakeholder profiles. The most relevant action points identified were as follows: (i) incorporation of clinical context into population, intervention, comparator, outcomes (PICO) schemes, (ii) timely provision of up-to-date therapeutic guidelines, (iii) ensuring the inclusion of MCBS insights into the EU HTA process, and (iv) considering randomized controlled trials (RCTs) as the gold standard and leveraging regulatory insights if development programs only include single-arm trials.

conclusionsThe involvement of medical societies is a critical success factor for the EU HTA. The identified key action points foster the involvement of patient associations and medical societies.

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best available evidenceclinical guidelinesEU HTAhealth policyhealth technology assessmentmedical societies

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PMID39072306
PMCPMC11270181

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