Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) has been used in adults with deep cartilage defects for over 30 years and has been further developed and modified over time. For the most recent procedure, matrix-induced ACI (M-ACI), ...
Dec 7, 2020
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The monoclonal antibody secukinumab is approved for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in children and adolescents from the age of six years who are candidates for systemic therapy. The German Institute ...
Dec 4, 2020
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For heavy ex-smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography offers more benefit than harm: The procedure can save a number of people from dying of lung cancer; for some of them, it might also prolong overall ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Fostamatinib is approved for the treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenia in adults who are refractory to other treatments (in particular to treatment with corticosteroids). The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency ...
Oct 6, 2020
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For certain surgical procedures, is there a correlation between the volume of services provided per hospital and the quality of treatment results? This is the question addressed in eight commissions that the Federal Joint ...
Oct 6, 2020
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In 2018 and 2019, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) already investigated whether the drug enzalutamide has an advantage in comparison with the appropriate comparator therapy, i.e. in comparison ...
Aug 19, 2020
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The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) used an evidence map to investigate to what extent informative evidence exists on the benefit and harm of the diagnostic procedures 'non-invasive computed ...
Jul 8, 2020
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As a founding member, the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has been involved in EUnetHTA, a European network for Health Technology Assessment (HTA), since 2006. The European Union supports the network. ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Romosozumab is a bone-forming monoclonal antibody used in women after menopause for the treatment of severe osteoporosis if there is a high risk of bone fractures. Having been granted approval for this therapeutic indication ...
Jun 15, 2020
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In collaboration with McMaster University/Canada, IQWiG has developed two filters to search for non-randomized studies (NRS) in PubMed and Medline (OVID).
Jun 9, 2020
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