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Financial consequences of a payment-by-results scheme in Catalonia: gefitinib in advanced EGFR-mutation positive non-small-cell lung cancer.
Journal of medical economics - 1 Jan 2017
Clopes Ana, Gasol Montse, Cajal Rosana, Segú Luis, Crespo Ricard, Mora Ramón, Simon Susana, Cordero Luis A, Calle Candela, Gilabert Antoni, Germà Josep R
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BACKGROUND: In 2011 the first payment-by-results (PbR) scheme in Catalonia was signed between the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), the Catalan Health Service, and AstraZeneca (AZ) for the introduction of gefitinib in the treatment of advanced EGFR-mutation positive non-small-cell lung cancer. The PbR scheme includes two evaluation points: at week 8, responses, stabilization and progression were evaluated, and...
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