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Announcement
Update PET/PET-CT evidence for need based planning in the area of oncology
This report is based on that of the LBI-HTA of 2015 and the updates of 2018 and 2020. Various guideline databases and policies were searched to identify the recommended oncological indications for the use of PET/PET-CT applications. In addition to guideline databases, recommendations and non-recommendations from professional societies were considered.
The guideline search identified a total of 122 recommendations regarding the use of PET. The majority of the recommendations (n=112) resulted from the guideline search and database search of national professional societies. The search in supranational professional societies resulted in 10 recommendations. A further 36 recommendations were directed against the use of PET ("inappropriate" cancer indications).
The overall recommendations of the present 2023 update (as in the previous year's 2015 & 2018 reports, as well as the 2020 update) indicate little benefit from PET as a primary or standard diagnostic (not least because of radiation exposure). The summarised evidence from guidelines can be used as a guideline for investment decisions.
Publication: Policy Brief No. 003/3. Update: https://eprints.aihta.at/1442/
Contact: Claudia Wild
Announcement
Horizon Scanning in Oncology - Fact Sheets
We are pleased to introduce you four new Fact Sheets.
Fact Sheet No. 125 (April 2023)
Niraparib/abiraterone acetate (Akeega®) for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)
Fact Sheet No. 126 (April 2023)
Ivosidenib (Tibsovo®, Tidhesco®) in combination with azacitidine for the treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
Fact Sheet No. 127 (April 2023)
Ivosidenib (Tibsovo®) monotherapy for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
Fact Sheet No. 128 (April 2023)
Cemiplimab (Libtayo®) in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Announcement
Perinatal and infant mental health care in Austria: A mapping of existing prevention, screening and care structures, with a specific focus on Tyrol
Up to 20% of women and 10% of men experience a mental illness during pregnancy and in the first year after birth. Due to the potentially severe effects on parents and child, there is an urgent need for rapid and effective care. This report provides a mapping of current care structures in Austria. The report is part of the FWF-funded research project "Co-designing perinatal mental health care in Tyrol". The report is to seen in connection with another report which has recently been published as part of the project and which describes the international recommendations on perinatal and infant mental health care (https://eprints.aihta.at/1420/1/HTA-Projektbericht_Nr.148.pdf).
Publication: HTA Projektbericht No. 151: https://eprints.aihta.at/1437/
Contact: Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss
Newsletter
Announcement
Horizon Scanning of Medicines - Fact Sheets
We are pleased to introduce you one new Fact Sheets.
Fact Sheet No. 124 (February 2023)
Cipaglucosidase alfa (Pombiliti®) in combination with Miglustat for the treatment of adults with late-onset Pompe disease (acid alpha-glucosidase [GAA] deficiency)
Article
HTA-Information Service Rapid Reviews
Since 2023, the Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA) is supporting the decisions of Austrian social insurance funds with short evidence syntheses as well as those of hospital providers with factsheets on new, expensive medicines. The aim is to support these decisions on medical services with evidence. The best available evidence from current reviews and clinical trials is summarised.
Newsletter
Announcement
Horizon Scanning of Medicines - Fact Sheets
We are pleased to introduce you one new Fact Sheets.
Fact Sheet No. 123 (February 2023)
Darolutamide (Nubeqa®) in combination with docetaxel and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC)
Announcement
Horizon Scanning of Medicines - Fact Sheets
We are pleased to introduce you two new Fact Sheets.
Fact Sheet No. 121 (February 2023)
Nadofaragen Firadenovec (Adstiladrin®) for Bladder cancer
Fact Sheet No. 122 (February 2023)
Oportuzumab monatox (Vicineum®) for Bladder cancer
Project / HTA-methods & steering instruments
Transparency: Sponsoring of patient initiatives 2021, update
Project leaders: Claudia Wild
Project team: Nikolaus Gregor-Patera
Duration: February 2023 – April 2023
AIHTA - Project „Transparency“