Deborah Scaroni

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… Leggi tutto »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… Leggi tutto »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… Leggi tutto »Real-world Evaluation of the Management, Treatment Pathways and Outcome of Melanoma Patients with Target Therapies in Italy

La gestione terapeutica ed i costi sanitari associati in pazienti con malattie infiammatorie croniche intestinali (MICI): dati di real-world della regione Lazio

La presente analisi retrospettiva è stata condotta al fine di fornire evidenze di pratica clinica sulla gestione dei pazienti affetti da malattie infiammatorie croniche intestinali (MICI) in trattamento biologico. L’analisi si è basata sui dati amministrativi di un campione di ASL della Regione Lazio. Tra il Gennaio/2011-Settembre/2021 sono stati identificati i pazienti con diagnosi di MICI e… Leggi tutto »La gestione terapeutica ed i costi sanitari associati in pazienti con malattie infiammatorie croniche intestinali (MICI): dati di real-world della regione Lazio

Hypertriglyceridemia is associated with decline of estimated Glomerular filtration rate and risk of end-stage kidney disease in a real-word Italian cohort: Evidence from the TG-RENAL Study

Background: This analysis investigated the role of hypertriglyceridemia on renal function decline and developmentof end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in a real-world clinical setting.Methods: A retrospective analysis using administrative databases of 3 Italian Local Health Units was performedsearching patients with at least one plasma triglyceride (TG) measurement between 2013 and June 2020,followed-up until June 2021. Outcome… Leggi tutto »Hypertriglyceridemia is associated with decline of estimated Glomerular filtration rate and risk of end-stage kidney disease in a real-word Italian cohort: Evidence from the TG-RENAL Study

Incidence and Predictors of Switching and Dose Change of Direct Oral Anticoagulants among Elderly Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A 5-Year Analysis of a Large Administrative Database

In the last decade, novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have emerged as prominent therapeutic options in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). We analysed the clinical burden and the switching rate between all available NOACs, and their dosage change over a period of 5 years in a representative population of patients with NVAF aged between 70 and 75… Leggi tutto »Incidence and Predictors of Switching and Dose Change of Direct Oral Anticoagulants among Elderly Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A 5-Year Analysis of a Large Administrative Database

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Analysis of drug utilization in patients with psoriasis: a real-world retrospective study among the Italian population

Purpose: An Italian real-world retrospective study was conducted in patients with psoriasis (PSO) to evaluate their characteristics, treatment patterns, and biological/targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (b/tsDMARD) drug utilization.Patients and Methods: The retrospective analysis was carried out on real-world data collected from administrative databases of selected Italian health-departments; the dataset covered approximately 22% of the Italian population. PSO… Leggi tutto »Analysis of drug utilization in patients with psoriasis: a real-world retrospective study among the Italian population

Epidemiology, Patients’ Journey and Healthcare Costs in Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma: A Real-World Evidence Analysis in Italy

This real-world analysis aims to estimate the epidemiology and economic burden related to early-stage non-small-cell lung carcinoma (eNSCLC) in the clinical practice Italian setting. An observational analysis was performed using administrative databases linked to pathological anatomy data, covering around 2.5 mln health-assisted individuals. From 2015 to mid-2021, eNSCLC patients staged II–IIIA treated with chemotherapy after… Leggi tutto »Epidemiology, Patients’ Journey and Healthcare Costs in Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma: A Real-World Evidence Analysis in Italy

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Healthcare Resource Consumption and Related Costs in Patients on Antiretroviral Therapies: Findings from Real-World Data in Italy

This real-world analysis conducted on administrative databases of a sample of Italian healthcare entities was aimed at describing the role of therapeutic pathways and drug utilization in terms of adherence, persistence, and therapy discontinuation in HIV-infected patients under antiretroviral therapies (ART) and Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF)-based regimens on healthcare resource consumption and related direct healthcare costs. Between 2015 and 2019, adults (≥18 years) prescribed with TAF-based therapies were identified and characterized in the year prior to the first prescription (index-date) for TAF-based therapies and followed-up until the end of data availability. Overall, 2658 ART-treated patients were included, 1198 of which were under a TAF-based regimen. TAF-based therapies were associated with elevated percentages of adherence (83.3% patients with proportion of days covered, PDC > 95% and 90.6% with PDC > 85%) and persistence (78.5%). The discontinuation rate was low in TAF-treated patients, ranging from 3.3% in TAF-switchers to 5% in naïve. Persistent patients had lower overall mean annual healthcare expenditures (EUR 11,106 in persistent vs. EUR 12,380 in non-persistent, p = 0.005), and this trend was statistically significant also for costs related to HIV hospitalizations. These findings suggest that a better therapeutic management of HIV infection might result in positive clinical and economic outcomes.