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Results of the Economic Evaluation of the FIRST Study: A Multinational Prospective Economic Evaluation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Kevin A. Schulman ,
Martin Buxton ,
Henry Glick ,
Mark Sculpher ,
Gladys Guzman ,
Janet Kong ,
Martin Backhouse ,
Jo Mauskopf ,
Larry Bell  and
John M. Eisenberg
Kevin A. Schulman
Affiliation:
Georgetown University Medical Center
Martin Buxton
Affiliation:
Brunel University
Henry Glick
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Mark Sculpher
Affiliation:
Brunel University
Gladys Guzman
Affiliation:
Georgetown University Medical Center
Janet Kong
Affiliation:
Georgetown University Medical Center
Martin Backhouse
Affiliation:
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceutical Corporation
Jo Mauskopf
Affiliation:
Burroughs Wellcome Co.
Larry Bell
Affiliation:
Burroughs Wellcome Co.
John M. Eisenberg
Affiliation:
Georgetown University Medical Center
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Abstract

We present the prospective economic evaluation that served as a secondary endpoint for the FIRST study, a randomized international multicenter trial of patients with severe congestive heart failure. Although the clinical results of this study were disappointing, we demonstrated the feasibility of incorporating prospective economic evaluation in phase III clinical trials.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , Fall 1996 , pp. 698 - 713
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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