Real world evidence: patients with alopecia areata in Italy
BACKGROUN D: This real-world analysis aimed at characterizing patients hospitalized for alopecia areata (AA ) in Italy, focusing on comorbidities, treatment patterns and the economic burden for disease management.METHODS: Administrative databases of healthcare entities covering 8.9 million residents were retrospectively browsed to include patients of all ages with hospitalization discharge diagnosis for AA from 2010… Read More »Real world evidence: patients with alopecia areata in Italy
Analisi del percorso terapeutico e del consumo di risorse sanitarie in pazienti diabetici in trattamento insulinico: uno studio di real-world evidence su un campione di ASL della regione Sicilia
Italian reports indicate that more than one-third of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) require insulin therapy within 8 years of diagnosis, and commonly basal insulin represents the frontline option. An observational analysis was conducted with the aim of investigating patients treated with basal insulin alone in a sample of Local health Units of Sicily… Read More »Analisi del percorso terapeutico e del consumo di risorse sanitarie in pazienti diabetici in trattamento insulinico: uno studio di real-world evidence su un campione di ASL della regione Sicilia
Analisi real-world della epidemiologia e della gestione terapeutica dei pazienti affetti da fibrosi polmonare idiopatica in un contesto di pratica clinica italiana
La fibrosi polmonare idiopatica (IPF) è spesso diagnosticata tardivamente, con conseguente ritardo nell’inizio di terapie in grado di rallentare la progressione di malattia e il declino della funzione polmonare. Lo studio, condotto in un setting di reale pratica clinica italiana, ha valutato l’impatto dell’intervallo diagnostico di IPF sul burden clinico ed economico della patologia, focalizzandosi su epidemiologia, pattern terapeutico,… Read More »Analisi real-world della epidemiologia e della gestione terapeutica dei pazienti affetti da fibrosi polmonare idiopatica in un contesto di pratica clinica italiana
A real-world analysis of outcomes and healthcare costs of patients on perindopril/indapamide/amlodipine single-pill vs. multiple-pill combination in Italy
This analysis compared adherence, cardiovascular (CV) events and all-cause mortality incidence, and healthcare costs among hypertensive patients treated with perindopril (PER)/indapamide (IND)/amlodipine (AML) in single-pill combination (SPC) vs. multiple-pill combination, in a real-world setting in Italy. In this observational retrospective analysis of Italian administrative databases, adult patients treated with PER/IND/AML between 2010 and 2020 were… Read More »A real-world analysis of outcomes and healthcare costs of patients on perindopril/indapamide/amlodipine single-pill vs. multiple-pill combination in Italy
Profile, Healthcare Resource Consumption and Related Costs in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Patients: a Real-World Analysis in Italy
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) are rare autoimmune diseases triggeringinflammation of small vessels. This real-world analysis was focused on the most common AAV forms, granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), to describe patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics,therapeutic management, disease progression, and the related economic burden. A retrospective analysis was conducted on administrative… Read More »Profile, Healthcare Resource Consumption and Related Costs in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Patients: a Real-World Analysis in Italy
Burden of Illness in Follicular Lymphoma with Multiple Lines of Treatment, Italian RWE Analysis
This real-world analysis investigated patients with follicular lymphoma in Italy receivingthree or more treatment lines (3L), focusing on therapeutic pathways with their rebounds onhealthcare resource consumptions and costs. Data were retrieved from administrative databases fromhealthcare entities covering about 13.3 million residents. Adults diagnosed with follicular lymphomawere identified between January 2015 and June 2020, and among… Read More »Burden of Illness in Follicular Lymphoma with Multiple Lines of Treatment, Italian RWE Analysis
A retrospective analysis of treatment patterns, drug discontinuation and healthcare costs in Crohn’s disease patients treated with biologics
Background/aims: This real-world analysis evaluated the persistence and direct healthcare costs of Crohn’s Disease (CD) patients treated with biologics in Italy. Methods: A retrospective analysis on administrative databases of Italian healthcare entities, covering 10.4 million residents, was performed. Adult CD patients under biologics between 2015 and 2020 were in- cluded and attributed to first/second treatment… Read More »A retrospective analysis of treatment patterns, drug discontinuation and healthcare costs in Crohn’s disease patients treated with biologics
Characteristics and drug utilization of patients with hereditary angioedema in Italy, a real world-analysis
This real-world analysis investigated the characteristics and treatment patterns of patientswith hereditary angioedema (HAE) in Italy using the administrative data of health units across Italy.Patients were identified via exemption code or HAE-specific treatments (thus, all known forms, typeI, II and, III, were included). The index date was that of first prescription of HAE treatments withinthe… Read More »Characteristics and drug utilization of patients with hereditary angioedema in Italy, a real world-analysis
Real-world analysis of the economic and therapeutic burden in advanced breast cancer patients in Italy
Background: This real-world analysis evaluated drug utilization focusing on wastage and healthcare costsfor treatment of patients with advanced breast cancer (aBC) hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/humanepidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative (HER2-) in Italy.Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on administrative data covering about 13.3 millionhealth-assisted individuals. Across January/2017–June/2021, all patients with HR+/HER2-aBC wereidentified by ≥ 1 prescription… Read More »Real-world analysis of the economic and therapeutic burden in advanced breast cancer patients in Italy
Real-world Evaluation of the Management, Treatment Pathways and Outcome of Melanoma Patients with Target Therapies in Italy
In recent years, an increasing trend in the incidence of melanoma has been observed in Europe. Although early diagnosis and prompt intervention with local resection often results in positive outcomes, conversely, metastatic disease is still clinically challenging with a poor prognosis and a 5-year survival of around 30%. The growing awareness of melanoma biology and… Read More »Real-world Evaluation of the Management, Treatment Pathways and Outcome of Melanoma Patients with Target Therapies in Italy