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ArticleInternational journal of technology assessment in health care2025

Reframing early health technology assessment through a lifecycle lens: Commentary on "defining early health technology assessment: building consensus using Delphi technique".

Ramiro Gilardino, Nicole Mittmann, Debjani Mueller, Franz Pichler

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Article in International journal of technology assessment in health care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Ramiro GilardinoSchool of Public Health, https://ror.org/0081fs513University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9238-7729
Nicole MittmannCanada's Drug Agency - L'Agence des medicaments du Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
Debjani MuellerHealth Technology Assessment Unit, https://ror.org/00g0p6g84University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7796-982X
Franz PichlerConfluence Health Consulting, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1765-8487

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The article "Defining Early Health Technology Assessment: Building Consensus Using Delphi Technique" offers a useful definition of early HTA (eHTA) as an assessment to inform development, research, or investment decisions. From a lifecycle HTA (LC-HTA) perspective, we emphasize that eHTA should be viewed as part of a broader, continuous evidence and decision-making process rather than a stand-alone activity. Integrating eHTA within LC-HTA strengthens alignment across phases of technology development, supports anticipatory evidence planning, and promotes adaptive reassessment over time-enabling more coherent, learning-oriented HTA systems.

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ConsensusDelphi TechniqueTechnology Assessment, BiomedicalDecision MakingHumansdrug Innovationhealth policyhealth technology assessmentlifecycle

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PMID41054202
PMCPMC13078105

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