Barriers in access to oncology drugs—a global crisis

C Barrios, G de Lima Lopes, MM Yusof… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In the past decade, oncologists worldwide have seen unprecedented advances in drug
development and approvals but have also become increasingly cognizant of the rising costs …

Quality indicators for evaluating cancer care in low-income and middle-income country settings: a multinational modified Delphi study

M McLeod, J Torode, K Leung, N Bhoo-Pathy… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Summary This Policy Review sourced opinions from experts in cancer care across low-
income and middle-income countries (LMICs) to build consensus around high-priority …

Access to and Affordability of world health organization essential medicines for cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: examples from Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda

DA Kizub, S Naik, AA Abogan, D Pain, S Sammut… - The …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Cancer mortality is high in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), partly due to inadequate
treatment access. We explored access to and affordability of cancer treatment regimens for …

Disparities in 36 cancers across 185 countries: secondary analysis of global cancer statistics

Q Li, C **a, H Li, X Yan, F Yang, M Cao, S Zhang… - Frontiers of …, 2024 - Springer
Cancer is a major public health problem and represents substantial disparities worldwide.
This study reported estimates for 36 cancers across 185 countries by incidence, mortality, 5 …

Activities against lung cancer of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles: a review

JL Mejía-Méndez, ER López-Mena, E Sánchez-Arreola - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanomedicine is an interdisciplinary field where nanostructured objects are applied to treat
or diagnose disease. Nanoparticles (NPs) are a special class of materials at nanometric …

Economic evaluation of first-line camrelizumab for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in China

G **ang, L Gu, X Chen, F Wang, B Chen… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: As the first domestic PD-1 antibody approved for lung cancer in China,
camrelizumab has exhibited proven effectiveness for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

Phytotherapy in integrative oncology—an update of promising treatment options

AM Zimmermann-Klemd, JK Reinhardt, M Winker… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modern phytotherapy is part of today's conventional evidence-based medicine and the use
of phytopharmaceuticals in integrative oncology is becoming increasingly popular …

Global epidemiology of liver cancer 2022: An emphasis on geographic disparities

Q Li, C Ding, M Cao, F Yang, X Yan, S He… - Chinese Medical …, 2024 - mednexus.org
Background: Liver cancer remains the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third
leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, causing a heavy burden globally. An …

National adaptation and implementation of WHO Model List of Essential Medicines: A qualitative evidence synthesis

EF Peacocke, SL Myhre, HS Foss, U Gopinathan - PLoS Medicine, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines (WHO EML)
has played a critical role in guiding the country-level selection and financing of medicines for …

Disparities in availability of new cancer drugs worldwide: 1990-2022

M Li, DH Ka, Q Chen - BMJ Global Health, 2024 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Despite progress in the development of new cancer drugs, concerns about
equity of access remain. This study aimed to examine the availability and timeliness of …