On July 7, 2014, the Green Park Collaborative (GPC) of the Center for Medical Technology Policy (CMTP) and the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) co-hosted a web conference to explore the evidence needed to demonstrate the effectiveness and value of new drugs to treat chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Representatives from various stakeholder groups, including payers, patients, pharmaceutical industry, health technology assessment organizations, and regulatory bodies, presented and discussed this issue with a particular focus on:
1. The evidence generated for regulatory approval;
2. The evidence preferences of post-approval decision makers; and
3. Strategies to efficiently generate the additional evidence.
Each of the invited speakers gave a brief presentation followed by a question and answer session at the end of the presentations. Audience members had an opportunity to submit questions through a chat feature. The conference was moderated by Dr. Sean Tunis, Founder
and CEO of CMTP. More than 200 participants, including a variety of subject matter experts and stakeholder representatives, attended the web conference.
Video and webinar summary available here: http://www.cmtpnet.org/featured-projects/green-park-collaborative/gpc-usa-meetings/webinars/hepatitis-c-drugs-evidence-to-demonstrate-effectiveness-value
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Tara Cowling, Medlior
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Craig Campbell, London Health Sciences
Sandra Anderson, Innomar Strategies
Brad Alyward, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders
Durhane Wong-Rieger, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders
Real-World Data and Real-World Evidence Webinar
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Tara Cowling, Medlior
Laurie Lambert, CADTH
Craig Campbell, London Health Sciences
Sandra Anderson, Innomar Strategies
Brad Alyward, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders
Durhane Wong-Rieger, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders
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The 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) includes a provision that allows sponsors to request that their drug be designated as a "Breakthrough Therapy". This designation is primarily based on the early clinical finding of substantial efficacy in s serious medical need indication. A Breakthrough Therapy Designation provides fast track program advantages alongside a frequent FDA guidance on an efficient drug development program. The FDA also makes an organizational commitment to involve experienced reviewers and senior management in such guidance. This presentation provides an overview of Breakthrough Therapy Designation and discusses why CMC aspects can lag-behind clinical development and how this may be addressed.
The time has come to seriously work on leveraging End-of-Phase II for setting regulatory specifications.
In this webinar, our panelists explored ethics, transparency, resources, alignment and conflicts in the important relationships between companies and patient groups.
This webinar presented perspectives from subject matter experts from the innovative medicines industry, governance experts, and patient advocates.
Panelists:
Hugh Scott, Executive Director, Strategic Alliances at Innovative Medicines Canada.
Rosy Sasso, acting Director, Ethics and Compliance at Innovative Medicines Canada.
Brian Huskins, the Senior Fellow of Not-For-Profit Governance at the Institute on Governance.
Martine Elias, Director of Access, Advocacy & Community Relations with Myeloma Canada.
Dr. Durhane Wong-Rieger, PhD, President and CEO of the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders.
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In this presentation, Bill Dempster and Johanne Chambers of 3Sixty Public Affairs walk through the different steps in bringing a new medicine through the regulatory review process, health technology assessment and funding, highlighting where patients can make a difference, and how their role is rapidly expanding.
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The time has come to seriously work on leveraging End-of-Phase II for setting regulatory specifications.
In this webinar, our panelists explored ethics, transparency, resources, alignment and conflicts in the important relationships between companies and patient groups.
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Panelists:
Hugh Scott, Executive Director, Strategic Alliances at Innovative Medicines Canada.
Rosy Sasso, acting Director, Ethics and Compliance at Innovative Medicines Canada.
Brian Huskins, the Senior Fellow of Not-For-Profit Governance at the Institute on Governance.
Martine Elias, Director of Access, Advocacy & Community Relations with Myeloma Canada.
Dr. Durhane Wong-Rieger, PhD, President and CEO of the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders.
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Crohn’s Disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the small and large intestine affecting more than 1 million U.S. citizens. According to the CDC, “The majority of Crohn’s patients will require surgery at some point during their lives.” Join us in this discussion of how medical cannabis can help manage Crohn’s symptoms and progression.
USA Food and Drug Administration approved a drug or tablet as Hepatitis C medicine. This medicine is manufactured by Gilead Pharmaceutical company. Gilead named it Epclusa & comparatively less expensive as compared to other drug competitors.
Overview of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), how PCORI views Patient-Centered Outcomes Research and how this is related to PCORI’s major funding mechanisms.
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Cancer care is increasingly tailored to individual patients, who can undergo genetic or biomarker testing soon after diagnosis, to determine which treatments have the best chance of shrinking or eliminating tumours.
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● how they are using these new tests,
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● how patients can be better informed on the kinds of tests that are in development or in use across Canada
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M Capital Group (“MCG”) predicts that with, against, despite, and even without the global pandemic, the medical technology (MedTech) industry shows signs of continuous healthy growth, driven by smaller, faster, and cheaper devices, growing demand for home-based applications, technological innovation, strategic acquisitions, investments, and SPAC listings. MCG predicts that this should reflects itself in annual growth of over 6%, well beyond 2028.
According to Chris Mouchabhani, Managing Partner at M Capital Group, “Despite all economic scenarios that one may consider, beyond overall economic shocks, medical technology should remain one of the most promising and robust sectors over the short to medium term and well beyond 2028.”
There is a movement towards home-based care for the elderly, next generation scanning and MRI devices, wearable technology, artificial intelligence incorporation, and online connectivity. Experts also see a focus on predictive, preventive, personalized, participatory, and precision medicine, with rising levels of integration of home care and technological innovation.
The average cost of treatment has been rising across the board, creating additional financial burdens to governments, healthcare providers and insurance companies. According to MCG, cost-per-inpatient-stay in the United States alone rose on average annually by over 13% between 2014 to 2021, leading MedTech to focus research efforts on optimized medical equipment at lower price points, whilst emphasizing portability and ease of use. Namely, 46% of the 1,008 medical technology companies in the 2021 MedTech Innovator (“MTI”) database are focusing on prevention, wellness, detection, or diagnosis, signaling a clear push for preventive care to also tackle costs.
In addition, there has also been a lasting impact on consumer and medical demand for home care, supported by the pandemic. Lockdowns, closure of care facilities, and healthcare systems subjected to capacity pressure, accelerated demand away from traditional inpatient care. Now, outpatient care solutions are driving industry production, with nearly 70% of recent diagnostics start-up companies producing products in areas such as ambulatory clinics, at-home care, and self-administered diagnostics.
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Antibiotic Stewardship by Anushri Srivastava.pptxAnushriSrivastav
Stewardship is the act of taking good care of something.
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) in 2015 to fill knowledge gaps and inform strategies at all levels.
ACCORDING TO apic.org,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
ACCORDING TO pewtrusts.org,
Antibiotic stewardship refers to efforts in doctors’ offices, hospitals, long term care facilities, and other health care settings to ensure that antibiotics are used only when necessary and appropriate
According to WHO,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a systematic approach to educate and support health care professionals to follow evidence-based guidelines for prescribing and administering antimicrobials
In 1996, John McGowan and Dale Gerding first applied the term antimicrobial stewardship, where they suggested a causal association between antimicrobial agent use and resistance. They also focused on the urgency of large-scale controlled trials of antimicrobial-use regulation employing sophisticated epidemiologic methods, molecular typing, and precise resistance mechanism analysis.
Antimicrobial Stewardship(AMS) refers to the optimal selection, dosing, and duration of antimicrobial treatment resulting in the best clinical outcome with minimal side effects to the patients and minimal impact on subsequent resistance.
According to the 2019 report, in the US, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year, and more than 35000 people die. In addition to this, it also mentioned that 223,900 cases of Clostridoides difficile occurred in 2017, of which 12800 people died. The report did not include viruses or parasites
VISION
Being proactive
Supporting optimal animal and human health
Exploring ways to reduce overall use of antimicrobials
Using the drugs that prevent and treat disease by killing microscopic organisms in a responsible way
GOAL
to prevent the generation and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Doing so will preserve the effectiveness of these drugs in animals and humans for years to come.
being to preserve human and animal health and the effectiveness of antimicrobial medications.
to implement a multidisciplinary approach in assembling a stewardship team to include an infectious disease physician, a clinical pharmacist with infectious diseases training, infection preventionist, and a close collaboration with the staff in the clinical microbiology laboratory
to prevent antimicrobial overuse, misuse and abuse.
to minimize the developme
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CHAPTER 1 SEMESTER V - ROLE OF PEADIATRIC NURSE.pdfSachin Sharma
Pediatric nurses play a vital role in the health and well-being of children. Their responsibilities are wide-ranging, and their objectives can be categorized into several key areas:
1. Direct Patient Care:
Objective: Provide comprehensive and compassionate care to infants, children, and adolescents in various healthcare settings (hospitals, clinics, etc.).
This includes tasks like:
Monitoring vital signs and physical condition.
Administering medications and treatments.
Performing procedures as directed by doctors.
Assisting with daily living activities (bathing, feeding).
Providing emotional support and pain management.
2. Health Promotion and Education:
Objective: Promote healthy behaviors and educate children, families, and communities about preventive healthcare.
This includes tasks like:
Administering vaccinations.
Providing education on nutrition, hygiene, and development.
Offering breastfeeding and childbirth support.
Counseling families on safety and injury prevention.
3. Collaboration and Advocacy:
Objective: Collaborate effectively with doctors, social workers, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated care for children.
Objective: Advocate for the rights and best interests of their patients, especially when children cannot speak for themselves.
This includes tasks like:
Communicating effectively with healthcare teams.
Identifying and addressing potential risks to child welfare.
Educating families about their child's condition and treatment options.
4. Professional Development and Research:
Objective: Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in pediatric healthcare through continuing education and research.
Objective: Contribute to improving the quality of care for children by participating in research initiatives.
This includes tasks like:
Attending workshops and conferences on pediatric nursing.
Participating in clinical trials related to child health.
Implementing evidence-based practices into their daily routines.
By fulfilling these objectives, pediatric nurses play a crucial role in ensuring the optimal health and well-being of children throughout all stages of their development.
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2. ABOUT CMTP AND ICER
The Center for Medical Technology Policy (CMTP) has extensive experience convening stakeholder groups to
discuss value, and evidence and methodological standards. CMTP’s work on such standards is conducted under the
umbrella of the Green Park Collaborative-USA (GPC-USA), a neutral forum to support dialogue and consensus
among stakeholders on methodological standards for clinical research, focusing on “real-world” effectiveness and
value, and emphasizing evidence expectations of payers, informed by the views of patients and clinicians. Visit us
online at: http://www.cmtpnet.org/
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) is an independent non-profit health care research
organization dedicated to improving the interpretation and application of evidence in the health care system. ICER
directs two core programs: the California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF), and the New England Comparative
Effectiveness Public Advisory Council (CEPAC). For more information about ICER, please visit ICER’s
website, www.icer-review.org.
3. WEB CONFERENCE CO-HOSTS
CENTER FOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY POLICY
GREEN PARK COLLABORATIVE
Sean Tunis, MD, MSc
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Elisabeth (Els) Houtsmuller, PhD
Vice President and Senior Research Director
INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC REVIEW
Steve Pearson, MD, MSc
President
4. HEPATITIS C DRUGS
• New treatment options for hepatitis C appear to have significant
advantages in terms of safety, effectiveness, and patient burden
• Evidence needs for decision-making by patients, clinicians, and payers
5. HEPATITIS C DRUGS: GPC FOCUS
• GPC Purpose: provide multi-stakeholder forum to support dialogue and
consensus on methodological standards for generating evidence of
effectiveness and value
• Forward-looking: maximize relevance, quality and efficiency of future
research to inform key decision makers (patients, clinicians, and payers)
• Intent of webinar is NOT to debate critical issues of current coverage
policies, evidence requirements for breakthrough drugs or accelerated
approval, or pricing of medications
6. WEB CONFERENCE AGENDA
Hepatitis C Drugs - Evidence to Demonstrate Effectiveness & Value
Noon Introduction and Overview
Sean Tunis and Els Houtsmuller, CMTP
12:10 PM Speaker Presentations (5 minutes each)
Poonam Mishra, FDA
Gregg Alton, Gilead
Steven Pearson, ICER
Donna Cryer, Global Liver Institute
Michele Manos, Public Health Consultant
David Ross, VA
Mark Godwin, UnitedHealthcare
12:50 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Sean Tunis, CMTP
1:10 PM Q&A with Audience (please use the chat feature to submit questions)
Moderator: Sean Tunis, CMTP
1:30 PM Adjourn
7. WEB CONFERENCE AGENDA CONT’D
• Speakers will focus on what types of additional evidence would be most
helpful to inform decisions by patients, payers and providers
• We welcome suggestions from speakers on potential strategies and
approaches that would enable the production of new evidence most
efficiently
8. SPEAKERS
Poonam Mishra, MD
Medical Officer, Division of Antiviral Products
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Gregg Alton, JD
Executive Vice President
Corporate and Medical Affairs
Gilead
Steven Pearson, MD, MSc
President
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review
Donna Cryer, JD
President & CEO
Global Liver Institute
Michele Manos, PhD, MPH, DVM
Public Health Consultant (former
Director of the Kaiser Permanente Viral Hepatitis
Registry)
David Ross, MD, PhD, MBI
Director
HIV, HCV, and Public Health Pathogens Programs
Office of Public Health/Clinical Public Health
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Mark Godwin, PharmD
Manager of Clinical Pharmacy
UnitedHealthcare
9. BACKGROUND
• Chronic hepatitis C affects estimated 130-150 million worldwide; 3.2 million in US.
• Associated with serious liver problems; leading cause of liver cancer and liver
transplantation.
• In recent years, hepatitis C has surpassed HIV/AIDS as a cause of death.
• Treatment: up to 48 weeks of therapy; serious side effects, risk of drug-drug
interactions, and burdensome dosing requirements.
10. BACKGROUND
• Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) approved through breakthrough drug pathway
• must be intended to treat a serious condition, and
• must have preliminary clinical evidence that the drug may demonstrate substantial
improvement on a clinically significant endpoint over available therapies.
• Approval based on high rates of viral clearance and relatively low risks of side effects
• Shorter treatment duration, for some patients without interferon
• Additional all-oral Hepatitis C medications expected to receive approval through
breakthrough pathway later this year
11. SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
Poonam Mishra, MD U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Gregg Alton, JD Gilead
Steve Pearson, MD, MSc ICER
Donna Cryer, JD Global Liver Institute
Michele Manos, PhD, MPH, DVM Public Health Consultant
David Ross, MD, PhD, MBI U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Mark Godwin, PharmD UnitedHealthcare
12. Hepatitis C Drugs – Evidence to
Demonstrate Safety and Efficacy
Poonam Mishra, MD
Medical Officer
Division of Antiviral Products
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
CMTP/ICER Web Conference
July 7, 2014
13. Disclaimer
The views expressed in this presentation are
those of the speaker and not necessarily official
policy of the Food and Drug and Administration
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14. Primary Efficacy Endpoint
• Primary Endpoint: Sustained Virologic Response
(SVR)
– Lack of detection of HCV RNA in blood 12 weeks
after completing treatment (SVR12)
– SVR correlated with improved clinical outcomes
such as decreased HCC, hepatic events,
fibrosis, all-cause mortality
– Considered a virologic cure of chronic HCV
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15. Rationale for HCV Trial Designs
• Single-arm trials using a historical control
• Immediate-versus-deferred placebo controlled
• Dose or treatment duration comparison
• Once interferon-free DAA regimens become
available - an active-controlled superiority or
noninferiority trial design may be preferred
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16. Specific Populations
• Evaluation of DAA HCV regimens in patient
populations with unmet medical need, such as:
– Pre- and post- liver transplant subjects
– Subjects with decompensated cirrhosis
– Subjects with bleeding disorders
– Subjects using intravenous drugs
– Subjects on opioid maintenance therapy
– Subjects with renal insufficiency
– HCV/HIV-1 co-infected subjects
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17. Post-Approval
• Optimizing regimen/duration for “harder-to-treat”
subgroups identified in Phase 3 trials
• Tailoring an optimal regimen based on patient
characteristics to identify patients who can be
effectively treated with shorter regimen
• Data on populations underrepresented in Phase
3 trials
• “Real-world” effectiveness and safety data
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18. HEPATITIS C DRUGS -
EVIDENCE TO DEMONSTRATE
EFFECTIVENESS & VALUE
Gregg Alton, JD
Executive Vice President
Corporate and Medical Affairs
Gilead
19. Steven D. Pearson, M.D., M.Sc.
President
Institute for Clinical and Economic
Review
20. The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF)
• Major program of ICER
• Funded by Blue Shield of California Foundation
• ICER and UCSF faculty produce evidence reviews on
effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and budget impact
• Independent panel of clinicians and public members meets in
public to discuss the review, to vote on the evidence
• With input of Policy Expert Roundtable, recommendations
made for applying evidence to improve practice and policy
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21. CTAF Deliberation on New Drugs for Chronic
Hepatitis C
• Evidence limitations noted
– Criticism of size and the lack of randomized trials against active
comparators or placebo
– Existing trials of relatively short duration, thus not able to capture
development of viral resistance
– Concern about ability to identify subpopulations who benefit
more/less from treatment
– Concern that outcomes with clinical trial patients (and clinicians) will
not reflect real-world outcomes
22. CTAF Deliberation on New Drugs for Chronic
Hepatitis C
• Votes
– Evidence is adequate to demonstrate superiority of the new drugs
with nuance for certain subpopulations and regimens
– New drugs represent a “low value” to Medicaid health systems
because the budget impact would displace other care and/or limit
access
23. Most Important Evidence Needed
1. Basic epidemiology of untreated HCV in diverse populations – how to identify
patients who will do “well” with watchful waiting
– Long-term patient databases
2. Long-term outcomes of patients achieving SVR: do cancer rates revert to
baseline?
– Long-term patient databases
3. Real-world SVR rates with enough patient information to facilitate robust
indirect comparisons
– Observational data
4. RWE on side effects and viral resistance
– Observational data
5. Prospective trials of monitoring for patients who opt for no treatment: liver
biopsies vs. non-invasive approaches
– Pragmatic RCTs vs. observational designs
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27. M. Michele Manos, PhD, MPH, DVM
Public Health Consultant
Formerly:
DirectorofKaiserPermanenteViralHepatitisRegistry
Dr. Manos has received viral hepatitis research funding from
Gilead Sciences, Vertex, and Merck.
28. Selecting the “right” HCV drug regimens:
things we need to know
What are the real-world attributes of specific drug regimens?
Things are not what they seem in clinical trials. Large population based studies
in non-academic settings are crucial.
(E.g. crude SVR rates are about 50% with TVR and BOC)
Data from baby boomers (now age 50-70) are essential, as that group should
be the (urgent) main target.
• SVR rates
• by age, disease, race, Rx history, host and viral genetics
• Side effects (prevalence, severity, cost, d/c rate)
• which side effects are attributable to IFN versus RBV?
• Duration of treatment (flexibility, effectiveness)
• Long term relapse rates
• in the absence of immune stimulation (IFN), do we risk suppression
rather than cure?
29. Selecting the “right” HCV drug regimens:
(more difficult)thingswe need to know
Can we quantitate the long term benefits of treatment?
Again, this should be assessed in community-based settings.
• How do they vary by patient characteristics?
• Does everyone benefit?
• Does impact “drop off” at some age or disease state?
Who needs treatment, and when?
• Factors considered: disease status, additional risk factors, age
• Is there an “ideal” time to treat? A breakpoint in natural history?
• Is there a subset of patients who will never progress, and thus
less requirement for therapy?
• Is there an upper age limit for treatment?
30. Selecting the “right” HCV drug regimens:
an extremely large challenge
As is often the case, we must determine how to best distribute
limited resources.
And at this time, we have limited information upon which to base
those decisions.
Population health perspectives and decisions are distinct from
clinical choices about treating individual patients.
However, if we don’t act soon, the huge majority of patients will
simply age out of the window for intervention.
Many will die of liver disease.
31. Hepatitis C Drugs - Evidence to Demonstrate
Effectiveness and Value
David Ross, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.I.
Director, HIV, HCV, and Public Health Pathogens Programs
Office of Public Health/Clinical Public Health
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
32. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Disclaimer
The views expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily
represent the policy or opinion of the US Department of Veterans
Affairs, the Veterans Health Administration, or the US Government.
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33. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
HCV is a major clinical and public
health issue for VA
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34. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Current VA approach to DAAs
• Cost is not a factor in treatment decision-making
• New DAAs added to VA National Formulary (Mar 2014)
• Updated VA HCV treatment guidelines (Apr 2014)
• Monitoring of drug uptake and outcomes (ongoing)
• Treatment of comorbidities
• Provider education (ongoing)
• Data feedback (ongoing)
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36. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Questions of interest to VA
• Access
– How do we improve access to HCV treatment for Veterans with
geographic barriers?
– How do we redesign care to increase capacity?
• Quality
– What is the real-world effectiveness of DAAs?
– What is comparative effectiveness of different DAAs
– What factors (patient, provider, system) predict adherence?
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37. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
SCAN-ECHO and access
• Primary Colorado HCV
treatment site: Denver VA
• Median patient travel ~50 miles.
• 3 SCAN-ECHO sites added:
– Fort Collins
– Grand Junction
– Colorado Springs
• Median patient travel decreased
to 19 miles
Grand Junction
Fort Collins
Denver
Colorado Springs
39. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Other questions
• Hepatitis C-specific lessons
– Can patients with traditional barriers to treatment (IDU, EtOH use) be treated successfully?
– Does SVR achieved through DAAs carry the same clinical benefit as SVR achieved through PEG-Riba?
– What is the utility (e.g., in terms of net QALY changes) for treatment of different populations?
– Any prevention benefits (decreased transmission, post-exposure prophylaxis)/
• General lessons learned
– Public health: Can interventions to increase access be extrapolated to other therapeutic areas with large
caseloads without sacrificing quality?
– Drug development/regulators: What are the pro’s/con’s of this drug development model for other therapeutic
areas (e.g., Abx)?
– Payors: Better mechanisms to anticipate/project costs of expensive new agents? Does traditional cost-
effectiveness modeling apply well with large populations?
41. HEPATITIS C DRUGS -
EVIDENCE TO DEMONSTRATE
EFFECTIVENESS & VALUE
Mark Godwin, PharmD
Manager of Clinical Pharmacy
UnitedHealthcare
42. • Long-term SVR12 durability data
• Comparative studies designed to identify the most effective direct
acting agent (DAA) combinations based on patient characteristics,
disease staging and regardless of manufacturer sponsor
• Include both comparative clinical outcomes, intermediate and long-term,
as well as comparative cost outcomes
• Additional data on specific subtypes of hepatitis C and subpopulations
of interest
HEPATITIS C DRUGS - EVIDENCE TO
DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVENESS & VALUE
43. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH EFFORTS:
Studies designed to determine when to initiate treatment
• Long term data and outcomes for patients achieving SVR12/SVR24 based on fibrosis score at
time of treatment initiation (e.g. long-term liver-related complications, all-cause mortality, etc.
when comparing patients who achieve SVR when therapy is initiated at F1 vs. F2 vs. F3 vs. F4)
• Research must highlight degree of fibrosis at time of treatment initiation so stakeholders can
determine when it would be best, and most cost-effective, to initiate treatment
Pharmacoeconomic studies designed to demonstrate the true value of DAA treatment regimens
• Should include both pharmacy costs as well as medical cost savings
• Post marketing studies or a registry database to track long-term medical cost savings
• Must consider the all-in costs of treatment including comparative cost-effectiveness of each drug
and drug combination, as well as those respective costs in relation to medical costs and medical
cost savings
45. GENERAL DISCUSSION AND
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
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