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    Predictors of High Healthcare Cost Among Patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: A Combined Machine Learning and Regression Approach from a US Payer Perspective

    High healthcare costs could arise from unmet needs. This study used random forest (RF) and regression methods to identify predictors of high costs from a US payer perspective in patients newly diagnosed with g...

    Maryia Zhdanava, Jacqueline Pesa in Applied Health Economics and Health Policy (2024)

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    A Cross-Sectional Study of Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs for Antipsychotics Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Schizophrenia

    Patient affordability is an important nonclinical consideration for treatment access among patients with schizophrenia.

    Dee Lin, Dominic Pilon, Laura Morrison, Aditi Shah in Drugs - Real World Outcomes (2023)

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    Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in Patients with EGFR-Mutated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving First-Line Treatment in the United States: An Insurance Claims-Based Descriptive Analysis

    An estimated 10–15% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases present with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation (EGFRm). While EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) such as osimertinib have become...

    Julie Vanderpoel, Bruno Emond, Isabelle Ghelerter in PharmacoEconomics - Open (2023)

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    Comparison of clinical outcomes in patients with schizophrenia following different long-acting injectable event-driven initiation strategies

    This retrospective study evaluated the benefit of following different long-acting injectable (LAI) initiation strategies based on the timing of behavioral and clinical events among Medicaid beneficiaries with ...

    Christoph U. Correll, Carmela Benson, Bruno Emond, Charmi Patel in Schizophrenia (2023)

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    Association Between Weight Gain and the Incidence of Cardiometabolic Conditions Among People Living with HIV-1 at High Risk of Weight Gain Initiated on Antiretroviral Therapy

    Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been associated with weight gain in people living with HIV-1 (PLWH); however, limited research has assessed whether early weight gain post-ART initiation is associated with met...

    Grace A. McComsey, Bruno Emond, Aditi Shah in Infectious Diseases and Therapy (2022)

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    Real-World Effectiveness of Newly Initiated Systemic Therapy for Atopic Dermatitis in the United States: A Claims Database Analysis

    Atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with significant quality-of-life and economic burdens. Real-world evidence is needed to identify optimal treatment pathways for AD. Here we evaluate real-world effectivenes...

    Jashin J. Wu, Marie-Hélène Lafeuille, Bruno Emond, Iman Fakih in Advances in Therapy (2022)

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    Correction to: Treatment patterns and effectiveness of patients with multiple myeloma initiating Daratumumab across different lines of therapy: a real-world chart review study

    Shebli Atrash, Philippe Thompson-Leduc, Ming-Hui Tai, Shuchita Kaila in BMC Cancer (2021)

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    Treatment patterns and effectiveness of patients with multiple myeloma initiating Daratumumab across different lines of therapy: a real-world chart review study

    Daratumumab, a CD38 monoclonal antibody, has demonstrated efficacy as monotherapy and combination therapy across several indications, both among newly-diagnosed and refractory patients with multiple myeloma (M...

    Shebli ATRASH, Philippe THOMPSON-LEDUC, Ming-Hui TAI, Shuchita KAILA in BMC Cancer (2021)

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    Correction to: Real-World Evidence of the Clinical and Economic Impact of Long-Acting Injectable Versus Oral Antipsychotics Among Patients with Schizophrenia in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Dee Lin, Philippe Thompson-Leduc, Isabelle Ghelerter, Ha Nguyen in CNS Drugs (2021)

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    Real-World Utilization and Safety of Daratumumab IV Rapid Infusions Administered in a Community Setting: A Retrospective Observational Study

    Some institutions have implemented a daratumumab intravenous rapid-infusion protocol in which patients with multiple myeloma (MM) receive their third and subsequent infusions within ~ 90 min instead of ≥ 3 h.

    Lucio Gordan, Melody Chang, Marie-Hélène Lafeuille in Drugs - Real World Outcomes (2021)

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    Real-World Evidence of the Clinical and Economic Impact of Long-Acting Injectable Versus Oral Antipsychotics Among Patients with Schizophrenia in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics, compared with oral antipsychotics (OA), have been found to significantly improve patient outcomes, including reduced hospitalizations and emergency room (ER) admiss...

    Dee Lin, Philippe Thompson-Leduc, Isabelle Ghelerter, Ha Nguyen in CNS Drugs (2021)

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    Real-World Analysis of Switching Patients with Schizophrenia from Oral Risperidone or Oral Paliperidone to Once-Monthly Paliperidone Palmitate

    Reducing the dosing frequency of antipsychotics (APs) with long-acting injectables (LAIs) such as once-monthly paliperidone palmitate (PP1M) can improve adherence and clinical outcomes for schizophrenia patien...

    Charmi Patel, Bruno Emond, Marie-Hélène Lafeuille in Drugs - Real World Outcomes (2020)

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    Adherence, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs in Medicaid Beneficiaries with Schizophrenia Transitioning from Once-Monthly to Once-Every-3-Months Paliperidone Palmitate

    The aim was to compare adherence to antipsychotics (APs), healthcare resource utilization (HRU), and costs before and after once-every-3-months paliperidone palmitate (PP3M) initiation in patients with schizop...

    Bruno Emond, Kruti Joshi, Antoine C. El Khoury in PharmacoEconomics - Open (2019)

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    Development of predictive risk models for major adverse cardiovascular events among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using health insurance claims data

    There exist several predictive risk models for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including some developed specifically for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the models developed for a diabeti...

    James B. Young, Marjolaine Gauthier-Loiselle in Cardiovascular Diabetology (2018)

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    Economic Impact in Medicaid Beneficiaries with Schizophrenia and Cardiometabolic Comorbidities Treated with Once-Monthly Paliperidone Palmitate vs. Oral Atypical Antipsychotics

    The objective of this study was to compare persistence, costs, and healthcare resource utilization in patients with schizophrenia and cardiometabolic comorbidities treated with once-monthly paliperidone palmit...

    Marie-Hélène Lafeuille, Neeta Tandon, Sean Tiggelaar in Drugs - Real World Outcomes (2018)

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    Quality measure and weight loss assessment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with canagliflozin or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors

    Achieving control of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), blood pressure (BP), and body weight (BW) remains a challenge for most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In clinical trials, canagliflozin (CANA),...

    Carol H. Wysham, Patrick Lefebvre, Dominic Pilon, Mike Ingham in BMC Endocrine Disorders (2017)

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    Perspectives on the Common Drug Review Process at the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health

    The Common Drug Review (CDR) is a federal review process that provides funding and adoption recommendations to Canadian provinces and territories on non-oncological drugs. This chapter will begin with providin...

    Patrick Lefebvre, Marie-Hélène Lafeuille in Decision Making in a World of Comparative … (2017)

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    Evaluating Non-Pharmaceutical Technologies at the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health

    The medical device industry is an innovative and fast-paced field that necessitates frequent technology assessments and post-market reviews from health technology assessment (HTA) agencies. In this chapter we ...

    Patrick Lefebvre, Marie-Hélène Lafeuille in Decision Making in a World of Comparative … (2017)

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    Systematic Literature Review of the Methods Used to Compare Newer Second-Generation Agents for the Management of Schizophrenia: A focus on Health Technology Assessment

    The challenges of comparative effectiveness to support health technology assessment (HTA) agencies are important considerations in the choices of antipsychotic medications for the treatment of schizophrenia.

    Gregory Kruse, Bruce J. O. Wong, Mei Sheng Duh, Patrick Lefebvre in PharmacoEconomics (2015)

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    Impact of atypical long-acting injectable versus oral antipsychotics on rehospitalization rates and emergency room visits among relapsed schizophrenia patients: a retrospective database analysis

    Among schizophrenia patients relapsed on an oral antipsychotic (AP), this study compared the impact of switching to atypical AP long-acting injectable therapy (LAT) versus continuing oral APs on hospitalizatio...

    Marie-Hélène Lafeuille, François Laliberté-Auger, Patrick Lefebvre in BMC Psychiatry (2013)