The Role of Medical Societies and the Relevance of Clinical Perspective in the Evolving EU HTA Process: Insights Generated at the 2023 Fall Convention and Survey of the European Access Academy

Elaine Julian*, Oriol Solà-Morales, Maria João Garcia, Francine Brinkhuis, Mira Pavlovic, Carlos Martín-Saborido, Robin Doeswijk, Rosa Giuliani, Anne Willemsen, Wim Goettsch, Bernhard Wörmann, Urania Dafni, Heiner C Bucher, Begoña Pérez-Valderrama, Renato Bernardini, Fabrizio Gianfrate, Carin A Uyl-de Groot, Jörg Ruof

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: This work aimed to determine the role and action points for the involvement of medical societies in the European Health Technology Assessment (EU HTA) Methods: An online pre-convention survey was developed addressing four areas related to the EU HTA: (i) medical societies' role; (ii) role of clinical guidelines; (iii) interface with the European Society for Medical Oncology Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (ESMO-MCBS); and (iv) approaching 'best-available evidence' (BAE). A descriptive analysis of questionnaire outcomes was conducted to inform the European Access Academy (EAA) Fall Convention 2023. Within the working groups (WGs), action points were identified and prioritised.

RESULTS: A total of 57 experts from 15 countries responded to the survey. The WGs were attended by (i) 11, (ii) 10, (iii) 12, and (iv) 12 experts, respectively, representing a variety of national backgrounds and stakeholder profiles. The most relevant action points identified were as follows: (i) incorporation of clinical context into population, intervention, comparator, outcomes (PICO) schemes, (ii) timely provision of up-to-date therapeutic guidelines, (iii) ensuring the inclusion of MCBS insights into the EU HTA process, and (iv) considering randomized controlled trials (RCTs) as the gold standard and leveraging regulatory insights if development programs only include single-arm trials.

CONCLUSIONS: The involvement of medical societies is a critical success factor for the EU HTA. The identified key action points foster the involvement of patient associations and medical societies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)128-143
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of market access & health policy
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2024

Keywords

  • EU HTA
  • best available evidence
  • clinical guidelines
  • health policy
  • health technology assessment
  • medical societies

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