The Accuracy and Usefulness of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Evidence Blocks Affordability Rating.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines' Evidence Blocks has the broadest scope of the several oncology value assessment frameworks. The Evidence Blocks includes the Affordability criterion, which reflects the financial cost of each treatment on a 1-5 scale. The accuracy of Affordability is unknown.

Methods

We calculated Medicare costs for all first-line and maintenance treatments for the 30 cancers with the highest incidence in the USA that had published NCCN Evidence Blocks as of 31 December 2018. We assessed the accuracy and consistency of Affordability across different treatments and cancer types. Among different treatments for the same indication, we determined the frequency with which the Affordability assessment was consistent with calcu

SUBMITTER: Mitchell AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8357422 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature