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Table 1 Timing and Outcome of HTA appraisals in France, Italy, and Germany since 2011

From: Leveraging EUnetHTA’s conceptual framework to compare HTA decision drivers in France, Italy, and Germany from a manufacturer’s point of view

Medicine

EMA Appro-val

Indication

France

Italy

Germany

Vemurafenib

Feb 17th 2012

Melanoma

1st Appraisal: Oct 3rd, 2012

2nd Appraisal: Mar 22nd, 2017

Publication Price: Feb 1st, 2013

Both Appraisals:

SMR: substantial

ASMR: moderate (level III)

Publication: Jun 4th, 2013;

Class H

Payment by Result scheme and sales cap

1st appraisal: Sep 6th, 2012

2nd appraisal: Mar 6th, 2014

Both appraisals: Indication considerable benefit

Pirfenidon

(Orphan Designation)

Feb 28th, 2011

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

1st Appraisal: Mar 14th, 2012

2nd Appraisal: Feb 18th, 2015

Publication Price: Oct 16th, 2012

SMR 1st Appraisal: Low

SMR 2nd Appraisal: Moderate

ASMR: minor (level IV)

1st Publication: Jun 14th, 2013

Class H

‘success fee’ agreement and stopping rule

2nd Publication: Jul 3st, 2015

Removal of ‘success fee’ and stopping rule due to new evidence submitted

Appraisal: Mar 15th, 2012

Additional benefit non-quantifiable

Pertuzumab

1st Indication

Metastatic

Mar 4th 2013

Her2+ metastatic Breast Cancer

Appraisal: Jul 24th, 2013

Publication Price: Dec 13th, 2013

SMR: substantial

ASMR: moderate (level III)

Publication: June 23rd, 2014

Class H

‘Innovation designation’

Appraisal: Oct 1st, 2013

• Visceral Metastases: Hint Considerable benefit

• Non-visceral Metastases: no additional benefit

• Locally recurrent: no additional benefit

Pertuzumab

2nd Indication Neoadjuvant

Jul 28th 2015

Neo-adjuvant

Appraisal: Jul 6th, 2016

SMR: insufficient

ASMR: not applicable

Publication: Jan 5th, 2017

No reimbursement

Appraisal: Feb 18th, 2016

No additional benefit

Vismodegib

Jul 12th 2013

Locally advanced or metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma

Appraisal: Dec 18th, 2013

Publication Price: Sept 2nd, 2015

SMR: substantial

ASMR: minor (level IV)

Publication: April 9th, 2015

Class H

Cost sharing agreement

1st appraisal: Feb 6th, 2014

2nd appraisal: Aug 4th, 2016

Both appraisal:

• Metastatic BCC: no additional benefit

• Locally Advanced BCC: Hint Minor Benefit

Trastuzumab Emtansine

Nov 15th, 2013

Her2+ Breast Cancer

Appraisal: Mar 19th, 2014

Publication Price: Nov 14th, 2014

SMR: substantial

ASMR: substantial (level II)

Publication: Sep 26th, 2014

Class H

‘Potential Innovation’ designation

Payment by Result scheme

Appraisal: Jun 19th, 2014

• Locally Advanced: no additional benefit

• Previous therapy includes Anthracycline: Indication considerable benefit

• Previous therapy without Anthracycline: no additional benefit

Obinutu-zumab

1st indication

(Orphan Designation)

Jul 23rd 2014

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia

Appraisal: Feb 18th, 2015

Publication Price: Dec 24th, 2015

SMR: substantial

ASMR: moderate (level III)

1st Publication: Jan 3rd, 2015

Class C

2nd Publication: Feb 24, 2017

Class H

Reimbursed with cost sharing scheme

Appraisal: Feb 5th, 2015

Non-quantifiable additional benefit

Obinutu-zumab

2nd indication

(Orphan Designation)

Jun 13th, 2016

Follicular Lymphoma

Appraisal: Mar 8th, 2017

SMR: substantial

ASMR: no (level V)

Publication: Aug 31st, 2017

Class H

Reimbursed with discount (removal of previous cost sharing agreement)

Appraisal: Dec 16th, 2016

Non-quantifiable additional benefit

Cobimetinib

Nov 20th, 2015

Melanoma

Appraisal: Mar 16th, 2016

Publication Price: Feb 16th; 2017

SMR: substantial

ASMR: moderate (level III)

Publication: Oct 1st, 2016

Class H

Reimbursed with Payment by Result Scheme

Appraisal: Jun 2nd, 2016

Indication Considerable benefit

Alectinib

Feb 16th 2017

Non-small lung cancer

Appraisal: Dec 13th, 2017

Publication Price: Pending

SMR: substantial

ASMR: minor (level IV)

Publication: Final Publication pending

Appraisal: Oct 19th, 2017

• Patients eligible for DCP: Hint Minor benefit

• Patients not eligible for DCP: no additional benefit

  1. Abbreviations: ASMR Amélioration du Service Médical Rendu, CDF Cancer Drug Fund, DCP Docetaxel, or Pemetrexed, or Ceritinib, ERG Evidence Review Group, FVC Forced Vital Capacity, ICER Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio, QALY Quality Adjusted Life Year, SMR Service Médical Rendu
  2. * 2nd opinion was conducted as Budget Impact by Pirfenidon sales was considered significant