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Table 1 Current Value Frameworks

From: The Value of Cancer Immunotherapy Summit at the 2016 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 31st Anniversary Annual Meeting

Framework

Factors considered

Purpose

Costs measured?

Perspective

ASCO Framework

Net Health Benefit: Clinical Benefit (OS > PFS > RR), Toxicity, Extended Survival

Comparison of two regimens that have been reported in a randomized clinical trial

No

Patient

ESMO-MCBS

Magnitude of Clinical Benefit: Prognosis of Condition, Clinical Benefit (OS, PFS), Long-term Survival (HR, RR), Quality of Life, Toxicity

Comparison of magnitude of benefit of regimens with reported comparative research outcomes

No

Societal

NCCN Evidence Blocks

Efficacy, Safety, Quality of Evidence, Consistency of Evidence, Affordability

Visual representation of key factors that provide information about the value of the recommendations within the guidelines

Yes

Patient

MSKCC Drug Abacus

Efficacy, Cost Toxicity, Treatment Novelty, Costs of Development, Rarity of Disease, Population Burden of Condition

Intended to provide information regarding the proper pricing of new drugs in the market

Yes

Societal

ICER Value Framework

Incremental Cost - Effectiveness Ratio:

\( \frac{\mathrm{Cos}{\mathrm{t}}_{\mathrm{new}}-\mathrm{Cos}{\mathrm{t}}_{\mathrm{s}\mathrm{tandard}}}{\mathrm{Effectivenes}{\mathrm{s}}_{\mathrm{new}}-\mathrm{Effectivenes}{\mathrm{s}}_{\mathrm{s}\mathrm{tandard}}} \)

Comparison of two treatments based on efficacy and cost

Yes

Societal

  1. Abbreviations: OS Overall survival, PFS Progression-free survival, HR Hazard ratio, RR Response rate