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Herausforderungen an die klinische Evaluation und Gesundheitsökonomie auf dem Weg zur personalisierten Medizin

Clinical and health economic challenges of personalized medicine

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Zusammenfassung

Der demografische Wandel, die Zunahme chronischer Krankheiten und die begrenzten finanziellen Mittel stellen weltweit die Gesundheitssysteme vor große Herausforderungen. In diesem Kontext könnte die personalisierte Therapie nicht nur die individuelle Gesundheitsversorgung verbessern, sondern sie birgt auch das Potenzial eines kosteneffektiveren Behandlungsmanagements. Allerdings ist zu beachten, dass sowohl Kosteneinsparungen als auch Kostensteigerungen möglich sind. Jede einzelne personalisierte Therapie muss zudem evaluiert werden. Allerdings existieren bisher keine standardisierten Evalutionsverfahren – hier sind in Zukunft innovative Studienansätze zu fordern. Zudem sind ökonomische Evaluationen bisher nur schwer umzusetzen, da eindeutige klinische Nutzennachweise, Versorgungsdaten und Erfahrungen in der Umsetzung der personalisierten Therapien fehlen. Hinsichtlich der Erstattung personalisierter Behandlungsmanagementansätze sollten Kostenträgern und Hersteller kreative „Risk-Sharing-Ansätze“ erproben. Insgesamt sind die gesundheitsökonomischen Implikationen der personalisierten Medizin bisher nicht eindeutig. Die zunehmende Verfügbarkeit und Anwendung individuell ausgerichteter Therapieansätze wird umfangreiche Herausforderungen an die aktuellen Gesundheitssysteme stellen.

Abstract

Healthcare systems across the globe are currently challenged by aging populations, increases in chronic diseases and the difficult task of managing a healthcare budget. In this health economic climate, personalized medicine promises not only an improvement in healthcare delivery but also the possibility of more cost-effective therapies. It is important to remember, however, that personalized medicine has the potential to both increase and decrease costs. Each targeted therapy must be evaluated individually. However, standard clinical trial design is not suitable for personalized therapies. Therefore, both scientists and regulatory authorities will need to accept innovative study designs in order to validate personalized therapies. Hence correct economic evaluations are difficult to carry out due to lack of clear clinical evidence, longitudinal accounting and experience with patient/clinician behavior in the context of personalized medicine. In terms of reimbursement, payers, pharmaceutical companies and companion diagnostic manufacturers will also need to explore creative risk-sharing concepts. Germany is no exception to the challenges that face personalized medicine and for personalized medicine to really become the future of medicine many health economic challenges first need to be overcome. The health economic implications of personalized medicine remain unclear but it is certain that the expansion of targeted therapies in current healthcare systems will create a host of challenges.

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Brüggenjürgen, B., Kornbluth, L., Ferrara, J. et al. Herausforderungen an die klinische Evaluation und Gesundheitsökonomie auf dem Weg zur personalisierten Medizin. Bundesgesundheitsbl. 55, 710–714 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-012-1479-2

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