Home / Case Studies / Burden of illness assessment & evidence generation
Burden of illness assessment & evidence generation
Context
- Product: Injectable chemotherapeutic with orphan designation for pancreatic cancer
- Patients: Advanced, previously untreated, metastatic pancreatic cancer – a severe illness with very short life expectancy
The Challenge
- Product efficacy clearly proven in randomised trials, significantly extending survival versus standard of care
- Need to emphasise the importance of the survival gain relative to the poor prognosis of the condition
Our Solution
Outcome
- Proportional shortfall results cited by European payers in decisions relating to the relative benefit of the product