Hans Christian Andersen and the Value of New Cancer Treatments
A partir de l'outil d'analyse du bénéfice clinique des médicaments développé par l'"European Society for Medical Oncology" (ESMO), cette étude évalue l'intérêt thérapeutique de 63 médicaments anticancéreux autorisés par la FDA pour 118 indications entre 2006 et 2016
In 1837, Hans Christian Andersen published the tale of The Emperor’s New Clothes (1), a story about two weavers who promise the emperor a set of new clothes that they claim is invisible to those who are stupid or incompetent. The weavers receive enormous sums to craft the new wardrobe, and throughout the kingdom everyone marvels at the emperor’s beautiful clothes until a child exclaims that he isn’t wearing anything at all. What can we learn from this classic fable about how to assess the value of new cancer drugs?...
Journal of the National Cancer Institute , éditorial en libre accès, 2016