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A. Cicchetti

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Prioritization of high-cost new drugs for HCV: making sustainability ethical

2016

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major health problem worldwide. Chronic HCV infection may in the long run cause cirrhosis, hepatic decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma, with an ultimate disease burden of at least 350,000 deaths per year worldwide. The new generation of highly effective direct acting antivirals (DAA) to treat HCV infection brings major promises to infected patients in terms of exceedingly high rates of sustained virological response (SVR) but also of tolerability, allowing even the sickest patients to be treated. Even in the face of the excellent safety and efficacy and wide theoretical applicability of these regimens, their introduction is currently facing cos…

Carcinoma HepatocellularHealth PrioritiesLiver NeoplasmsInterferon-alphaHepacivirusHepatitis C ChronicAntiviral AgentsHepatitis CDrug CostsSettore MED/02 - Storia Della MedicinaAccess to care cirrhosis Direct acting antivirals Distributive justice Ethics Hepatitis C Hepatocellular carcinoma PrioritizationSettore MED/43 - Medicina LegaleQuality of LifeAnimalsHumansDrug Therapy Combinationhepatitis C
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Country Report Italia 2013. Le sfide decisionali per la salute e l’assistenza sanitaria in Italia.

2013

assistenza sanitaria in Italiadecision makingsalute
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