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Transferability of a EUnetHTA relative effectiveness assessment to low- and middle-income countries setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2022

T. I. Armina Padmasawitri Open the ORCID record for T. I. Armina Padmasawitri [Opens in a new window]  and
Ahmad Fuady
T. I. Armina Padmasawitri*
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
Ahmad Fuady
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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*Author for correspondence: T. I. Armina Padmasawitri, E-mail: armina@itb.ac.id
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Abstract

In 2020, European Network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA) published a relative effectiveness analysis (REA) of Pretomanid in combination with Bedaquiline and Linezolid for the treatment of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) or treatment-intolerant or nonresponsive multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) (REA PTJA14). This REA may have a significant value for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) outside Europe, particularly those with a high burden of drug-resistant TB. This commentary focuses on whether the REA PTJA14 can be transferred and to what extent a REA can be translated to LMICs context outside Europe. We found that the assessments on the clinical effectiveness and risks of bias reported in REA PTJA14 are useful for LMICs outside Europe. The highly standardized management of TB will support the applicability of the REA to LMICs outside of Europe. Transferring this REA can reduce workload and efficiently use limited resources to conduct health technology assessment (HTA). However, the transfer should consider several critical issues, including variations in health system delivery and clinical practice and setting-specific constraints. In the TB context, the differences in the current standard treatment for XDR or nonresponsive MDR TB, resources availability for drug-resistant TB management, and how healthcare is delivered in the countries can complicate the applicability of the REA PTJA14. Given that LMICs have limitations in doing HTA, it is now critical to develop standard guidelines for transferring REA or other HTA results from high-income countries or other LMICs to maximize the benefits of the REA for LMICs outside Europe.

Keywords

Rapid Effectiveness AnalysisHTATransferabilityLow-income countriesMiddle-income countriesLMICTuberculosisDrug-resistantMDR TBXDR TB
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Article Commentary
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , 2022 , e42
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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