Clinical trials and drug cost savings for Italian health service

Clinical trials and drug cost savings for Italian health service

Abstract Background The cost of anticancer drugs is constantly growing. The aim of this study was determine the impact in terms of cost reduction for anticancer drug in the Italian Health Service due to patient participation in clinical trials. Methods We evaluated the cost of drugs administered to...

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Main Authors: Francesca D’Ambrosio, Gianfranco De Feo, Gerardo Botti, Arturo Capasso, Sandro Pignata, Piera Maiolino, Maria Triassi, Antonio Nardone, Franco Perrone, Michela Piezzo, Antonio Maria Grimaldi, Ida Palazzo, Immacolata De Stasio, Roberta D’Aniello, Alessandro Morabito, Giacomo Pascarella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Clinical trials
Cost savings
Treatment costs
Investigational drug
Per-patient cost
Drugs expenditure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05928-6

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