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Early benefit assessment: meaningful RCTs are also feasible in late oncological treatment lines
15 November 2023 - Two randomised controlled studies in the third and fourth lines for colorectal and breast cancer each show ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2023
Multiple sclerosis: hardly any evidence for good patient care
4 October 2023 - Even in the final report, many questions about the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis remain unanswered because ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2023
Clinical studies: you can see better with the second arm
6 October 2023 - In a statement to the EMA, the IQWiG emphasised that single-arm studies may be sufficient for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Oct 2023
Orphan drug for multiple myeloma: G-BA must formally certify legally assumed additional benefit
5 October 2023 - Due to legal requirements, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) has completed the re-evaluation process for belantamab mafodotin ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2023
How IQWiG assesses – version 7.0 of the method paper comes into force
19 September 2023 - Fundamental revision of the cost benefit assessment and addition of the concept of application-accompanying data collection. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2023
Lisocabtagene maraleucel in second-line B-cell lymphoma: additional benefit for certain patients
1 September 2023 - On the basis of the available data, there is a hint of a non-quantifiable added benefit ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2023
Upadacitinib in active Crohn's disease: no additional benefit proven due to a lack of comparative studies
1 August 2023 - Although biologics have been used in Crohn's disease for over 20 years, there are hardly any studies ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2023
"Last hope": Eager Germans are prepared to pay for weight loss drug
25 July 2023 - Frustrated after countless failed diet and exercise attempts, 41 year old Jessica Lenth from Hamburg has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2023
Extension of indications in drug approval: often without proof of additional benefit
6 July 2023 - In a comment in the BMJ, the head of the IQWiG Department for drug assessment advocates approval ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2023
Orphan drugs: early generation of evidence urgently needed
10 May 2023 - A team led by IQWiG authors, together with Rita Banzi from the Italian Mario Negri Institute, analysed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Apr 2023
Olaparib in metastatic prostate cancer: added benefit for certain patients
17 April 2023 - Younger treatment naïve patients benefit. No relevant data were presented for previously treated patients. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2023
Are German drug pricing regulations chasing some drug makers away, causing them to withdraw products from the market?
5 April 2023 - Germany’s pharmaceutical market is the most important one on the European continent. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Mar 2023
Zanubrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: additional benefit for certain patients
15 March 2023 - For adults with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who have not yet received a BTK or BCL2 inhibitor, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2023
Efficient RCTs with real world data for benefit assessments: accelerating evidence-based care
2 March 2023 - Together with colleagues from the Belgian HTA agency KCE, three employees of IQWiG in the BMJ are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2023
Thomas Kaiser becomes the new head of IQWiG
16 February 2023 - The current head of the IQWiG department for drug assessment succeeds Jürgen Windeler, who is retiring after ...