TY - JOUR
T1 - Deficiencies of methods applied in cost effectiveness analysis of hematological malignancies
AU - Batty, Nicolas
AU - Shatzel, Joseph
AU - Wiles, Samuel
AU - Kabalan, Mathew
AU - Sharma, Rohit
AU - Pang, Jonathan
AU - Yi, David
AU - Alatovic, Iris
AU - Saif, Sana
AU - Narasimha, Deepika
AU - LaPenna, Joseph
AU - Troitino, Anthony
AU - Attwood, Kristopher
AU - Weinstein, Michael
AU - Murawski, Eric
AU - Valerio, Mathew
AU - Yin, Yong
AU - Wetzler, Meir
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - Background: As novel therapies in oncology and in particular hematological malignancies impose a high financial burden with a limited increase in life expectancy. Therefore, CEA is important to evaluate the value of new therapies. However, there is a dire need to critically evaluate how valid are such studies. Aims: To review and critically analyze the methodology used to conduct CEAs within the hematologic malignancies disease. Methods: We conducted a PubMed search using the following keywords and combined searches: CEAs, hematological malignancies leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Results: Available data showed that systemic reviews of CEA of hematological malignancies to assess whether reviewers have not sufficiently cited deficiencies in their methodologies, or stated clearly the impact of sponsorship and publication biases. Conclusion: Despite the paucity of the literature, sponsorship bias was found to be a major concern in the validity of these analyses.
AB - Background: As novel therapies in oncology and in particular hematological malignancies impose a high financial burden with a limited increase in life expectancy. Therefore, CEA is important to evaluate the value of new therapies. However, there is a dire need to critically evaluate how valid are such studies. Aims: To review and critically analyze the methodology used to conduct CEAs within the hematologic malignancies disease. Methods: We conducted a PubMed search using the following keywords and combined searches: CEAs, hematological malignancies leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Results: Available data showed that systemic reviews of CEA of hematological malignancies to assess whether reviewers have not sufficiently cited deficiencies in their methodologies, or stated clearly the impact of sponsorship and publication biases. Conclusion: Despite the paucity of the literature, sponsorship bias was found to be a major concern in the validity of these analyses.
KW - Cost effectiveness analysis
KW - Deficiencies
KW - Hematological malignancies
KW - Methodologies
KW - Oncology
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcpo.2014.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jcpo.2014.01.002
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84899995890
SN - 2213-5383
VL - 2
SP - 40
EP - 44
JO - Journal of Cancer Policy
JF - Journal of Cancer Policy
IS - 2
ER -