WU Jing 1,2 , SUN Xin 3,4 , ZHANG Jiahui 1,2 , XIE Shitong 1,2 , HE Xiaoning 1,2 , WU Bin 5 , GUAN Xiaodong 6,7 , REN Yan 3,4 , GUO Wudong 8 , SUN Lihua 9 , ZHAO Kun 10,11 , HU Shanlian 12
  • 1. School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China;
  • 2. Center for Social Science Survey and Data, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China;
  • 3. Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
  • 4. NMPA Key Laboratory for Real World Data Research and Evaluation in Hainan, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
  • 5. Clinical Research Unit, Ren Ji Hospital, South Campus, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200001, P. R. China;
  • 6. Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China;
  • 7. International Research Center for Medicinal Administration, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China;
  • 8. China National Health Development Research Center, National Health Commission, Beijing 100044, P. R. China;
  • 9. School of Business Administration, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China;
  • 10. Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China;
  • 11. China National Health Development Research Center National Health Commission, Beijing 100044, P. R. China;
  • 12. School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China;
WU Jing, Email: jingwu@tju.edu.cn; SUN Xin, Email: sunxin@wchscu.cn
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The application of economic tools to evaluate the cost and health benefits and screen out more cost-effective drugs and technologies is an important measure to improve efficiency of medical resource allocation in China. Given the inherent differences between strict clinical trials and clinical routine practice, using trial-based economic evaluations to guide relevant medical decisions may lead to a certain risk of value deviation. Recent development of real-world data provides opportunities to assess the cost-effectiveness of drugs under the practical utilization, and has gradually become a new research hotspot. However, the complexity of the actual clinical environment also puts higher demands on researchers and decision makers to construct, understand and apply real-world evidence. In order to further prompt the normalization of economic evaluation based on real-world data and promote the scientific application of real-world evidence in medical and health decision-making, this project aims at the crucial issues including scope, research design and quality evaluation, to clarify the key considerations on the using of real-world evidence in medical decision-making. Combined with the international guidelines, the latest advancement of relevant research areas and the advice and opinions from multidisciplinary experts, we aim to provide technical references and guidance for researchers and decision makers, and to strengthen the evidence base of management policies.

Citation: WU Jing, SUN Xin, ZHANG Jiahui, XIE Shitong, HE Xiaoning, WU Bin, GUAN Xiaodong, REN Yan, GUO Wudong, SUN Lihua, ZHAO Kun, HU Shanlian. Research on techniques of economic evaluations of drugs by using the real-world data. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2024, 24(5): 529-535. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202401114 Copy

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