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. 2020 Jun 16;11:771. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00771

Table 5.

Value assessment index system.

Domains Subdomains Indicators Combination weight
Disease burden Individual burden Abor impairment extent 0.85
Personal psychological burden 0.78
Social activities extent 0.66
Family burden Proportion of family expenses for illness 1.08
Family members’ psychological burden 0.88
Social burden Personal productivity affection on socio-economic 1.36
Therapeutic value Benefit value The necessity of off-label use for drugs 1.43
Standard regimen available as control 1.54
Hazard ratio 1.45
Overall survival rate 1.50
Overall survival 1.50
Progression-free survival rate 1.51
Progression-free survival 1.49
overall response rate 1.51
Adverse reaction Adverse reaction grading 3.58
Adverse reaction incidence 3.33
Duration of adverse reactions 3.14
Survival value Treatment-free interval 4.44
Quality of life 4.44
Symptoms remission with patients reported 4.22
Economic affection Treatment cost per course 2.56
Proportion of patients’ out-of-pocket expenses (total course) 2.59
Other forms of cost compensation 1.88
Drug novelty Innovation value Innovation international 2.18
Innovation in China 2.14
Alternative Affordable access for drugs (generic drugs or quality consistency evaluation of generic drugs) 2.27
Therapeutic regimen alternative 2.35
evidence source and type Secondary studies Clinical practice guideline 2.05
Cochrane systematic review 1.95
Other systematic reviews (including Meta-analysis) 1.78
Clinical trials Randomized controlled trial (phase III) 3.51
Randomized controlled trial (phase II) 3.53
Real world research Cohort study 0.80
Case-control study 0.79
Case series 0.74
Case report 0.71
others Expert consensus 0.33
Multidisciplinary collaboration 0.32
Evidence submitted by pharmaceutical manufacturers 0.28
Grading of evidence recommendation Evidence evaluation methods/tools Evidence recommendation 1.72
Quality grading of evidence 1.71
Evidence evaluation objective Validity 1.12
Applicability 1.12
Clinical importance 1.21
Consistency of evidence results Consistency Consistent results reported from at least two same type of study as evidence 1.52
Single report as evidence 1.37
Update/correction New types of evidence 1.47
Evidence updated 1.42
Value composition/integration Weight of results Weight for indicators 0.70
Weight for evidence type 0.65
Weight for evidence grading 0.68
Results forms Synthesis of evidence results 2.25
Public feedback/comments Public feedback mechanism Issued by association 2.84
Issued by hospitals and its alliance 2.53
Frequency of public feedback Issued regularly 2.16
Issued irregularly, as evidence updated 2.08