Patient Values Project

Introduction

The Patient Values Project (PVP) aims to define patient values, and measure and assign a weight to patient values in cancer drug treatment to ensure Canadian patients are heard in the evaluation of cancer care and the reimbursement of cancer drugs by public agencies. These weights will be adopted by Canadian and international cancer patient groups to empower them to provide objective input regarding patient values and preferences to inform the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) deliberative process. The PVP will increase timely access to effective treatments, and allow for a more reasoned and balanced rationale in the assessment of new cancer drugs by the expert committees.

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Key Activities

  • Develop a definition of patient values and determine the appropriate metrics to measure these values
  • Assign an appropriate weight to the measured values to form an expert HTA committee decision in drug evaluation
  • Provide objective and quantifiable input concerning patient values based on validated research techniques
  • Empower patient groups in their effort to provide research-based input to HTA authorities
  • Increase timely access to effective treatments
  • Allow for a more reasoned and balanced rationale in the assessment of new cancer drugs by the expert committees

Webinar: Do Patient Preferences Influence HTA Decisions?

Last updated: February 2023