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Segment 5 - Surrogate End Points in Clinical Trials: The Right Information?
For approval of therapies in oncology, clinical trials aim to demonstrate improved overall survival of a treatment compared with a comparator or control arm. However, looking for improvement in overall survival can take an extended period of time, and in some cases may be unethical due to study design. Therefore, with the hope of getting an effective drug approved and on the market sooner, researchers are using surrogate end points, including progression-free survival, time-to-treatment failure, and time to progression.
Richard W. Joseph, MD, describes how progression-free survival can be a useful end point and can also help to assess quality of life, an important measure for patients. Ira M. Klein, MD, MBA, FACP, brings up the question, “What are we paying for? Cure? Long-term remission? Quality of life?”
Watch our related Peer Exchange, Oncology Stakeholder Summit 2014: Evidence-Based Decisions to Improve Quality and Regulate Costs
Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the October 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
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Texas Oncology to Roll Out Canopy for ePROs After Head-to-Head Pilot
March 18th 2025Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Public Policy and Strategy for Texas Oncology, said the practice received positive feedback from nurses and patients during a pilot that concluded in February.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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