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| Author(s): |
Campolina, Alessandro G.
[1, 2, 3]
;
Yuba, Tania Y.
[4]
;
Decimoni, Tassia C.
[4]
;
Leandro, Roseli
[4]
;
Estevez Diz, Maria del Pilar
[2]
;
Novaes, Hillegonda M. D.
[4, 3]
;
de Soarez, Patricia C.
[4, 3]
Total Authors: 7
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Inst Canc Estado Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Inst Canc Estado Sao Paulo, Dept Oncol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Natl Inst Sci & Technol Hlth Technol Assessment I, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Prevent Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
|
| Document type: | Review article |
| Source: | FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH; v. 6, JUL 27 2018. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 1 |
| Abstract | |
Background: A large number of health economic evaluation (HEE) studies have been published in developed countries. However, Brazilian HEE literature in oncology has not been studied. Objective: To investigate whether the scientific literature has provided a set of HEE in oncology capable of supporting decision making in the Brazilian context. Methods: A systematic review was conducted to identify and characterize studies in this field. We searched multiple databases selecting partial and full HEE studies in oncology (1998-2013). Results: Fifty-five articles were reviewed, of these, 33 (60%) were full health economic evaluations. Type of cancers most frequently studied were: breast (38.2%), cervical (14.6%), lung (10.9%) and colorectal (9.1%). Procedures (47.3%) were the technologies most frequently evaluated. In terms of the intended purposes of the technologies, most (63.6%) were treatments. The majority of the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) reported have been below the cost-effectiveness threshold suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO). Conclusions: There has been an increase in the number of HEEs related to cancer in Brazil. These studies may support decision-making processes regarding the coverage of and reimbursement of healthcare technologies for cancer treatment in Brazil. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/22126-3 - Systematic review of economic evaluation studies developed in Brazil from 1980-2012 |
| Grantee: | Patricia Coelho de Soárez |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 15/02713-0 - Policy of technological incorporation in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS): use the cost-effectiveness threshold in national economic evaluation |
| Grantee: | Tania Yuka Yuba |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |