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Dutch scientists propose algorithm to keep drugs affordable and accessible

May 8, 2018, The Hague - An important contribution to the debate about the affordability and accessibility of innovative medicines appeared in Nature Reviews, proposing the adoption of a novel model of price setting with examples of implementation.

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The Reporting, Use, and Validity of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Multiple Myeloma in Clinical Trials: A Systematic Literature Review
Salek, S. ; Ionova, T. ; Oliva, E. N. ; Andreas, M. ; Skoetz, N. ; Kreuzberger, N. ; Laane, E.

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Chairs and Members

ChairProf Dr Carlo Dufour, Gaslini Children’s Research Hospital, Genova (Italy)

Co-chairProf Dr Helen Papadaki, Institution University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete (Greece)

SWG Executive Board members
Kim De Keersmaecker, University of Leuven (Belgium)
Francesca Fioredda, G.

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Evaluation of a single 1.000 mg iron dose as ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) for fatigue treatment in Iron deficient women – PREFER

Fatigue and iron deficiency are prevalent among women of childbearing age. This randomised, placebo-controlled study evaluated the effect of a single intravenous 1.

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Adding elotuzumab to standard treatment for multiple myeloma significantly reduced the risk of disease progression, with benefits sustained at two years

ELOQUENT-2, which evaluated elotuzumab in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone, is the first Phase III study to demonstrate the benefit of directly activating the immune system in the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

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Addition of obinutuzumab (GA101) or rituximab to chlorambucil improves outcomes for elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and co-existing medical conditions (comorbidities)

CLL is the most common leukemia in the western world. Many CLL patients are elderly and have comorbidities rendering them ineligible for aggressive standard treatments.

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Other malignancies in the history of CLL: an international multicenter study conducted by ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL, in HARMONY
Thomas Chatzikonstantinou; Lydia Scarfò; Georgios Karakatsoulis; Eva Minga; Dimitra Chamou; Gloria Iacoboni; Jana Kotaskova; Christos Demosthenous; Lukas Smolej;…

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Chairs and Members

Chair
Edward Laane, Tartu University, Estonia (2022–2024)
Vice-Chair
Esther Natalie Oliva, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Italy (2022–2024)
Sam Salek, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (2022–2024)
Steering Committee
Tatiana Ionova, St.

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Chairs and Members

ChairJosep Maria Ribera, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (Spain)

Co-chairAdele Fielding, University College London (United Kingdom)

SWG Steering Committee
Anthony Moorman, Newcastle University (United Kingdom)
Cyril Salek, Charles University in Prague (Czechia)
Helene Hallböök, Uppsala University (Sweden)
Nicola Gökbuget, Frankfurt University Cancer Centre (Germany)
Sabina Chiaretti, Sapienza…

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