ABBREVIATIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

ACD

Australian Cancer Database

Act

National Health Act 1953

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

ALK

anaplastic lymphoma kinase

ALLG

Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group

AMWG

Access to Medicines Working Group

ANZCHOG

Australian New Zealand Children's Haematology/Oncology Group

ARTG

Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods

AusPAR

Australian Public Assessment Report

AYAs

adolescents and young adults

BCNA

Breast Cancer Network Australia

CADTH

Canadian Agency for Drug Technologies and Health

CAV

Cancer Action Victoria

CBCF

Cure Brain Cancer Foundation

CCA/COSA

Cancer Council Australia/Clinical Oncology Society of Australia

CDA

Cancer Drugs Alliance

CDF

Cancer Drugs Fund

CDR

Common Drug Review

CLL

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia

committee

Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee

Council

United Kingdom Citizen's Council

CVA

Cancer Voices Australia

DAE

Deloitte Access Economics

DOH

Department of Health

EFC

Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy

EMA

European Medicines Agency

F1

Formulary 1 medicines

F2

Formulary 2 medicines

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

Guidelines

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee Guidelines

HSANZ

Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand

HTA

Health Technology Assessment

HSDP

Highly Specialised Drugs Program

IARC

International Agency for Research on Cancer

ICER

Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio

IPU

Individual Patient Use

Janssen

Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd

LFA

Leukaemia Foundation of Australia

Lilly

Eli Lilly Australia

LSDP

Life Saving Drugs Programme

MA

Medicines Australia

MAP

Managed Access Programme

MBS

Medical Benefits Schedule

MES

Managed Entry Scheme

Minister

Minister for Health

MOGA

Medical Oncology Group of Australia

MSAC

Medical Services Advisory Committee

MSD

Merck Sharp and Dohme

NCR

national chemotherapy registry

NICE

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NHPA

National Health Priority Areas

NHS

National Health Service

NMP

National Medicines Policy

NN

Novo Nordisk

Novartis

Novartis Oncology Australia New Zealand

OCA

Ovarian Cancer Australia

OS

overall survival

Panel

Expert Panel, Review of Medicines and Medical Devices

PAG

Provincial Advisory Group

PATS

Patient Assisted Travel Schemes

PBAC

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee

PBS

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

pCODR

pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review

PCPA

Private Cancer Physicians of Australia

pERC

pCODR Expert Review Committee

PFS

Progression Free Survival

Price Agreement

An agreement made under section 85AD of the National Health Act 1953

RCA

Rare Cancers Australia

SAS

Special Access Scheme

SHPA

Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia

SIBs

social impact bonds

TGA

Therapeutic Goods Administration

UK

United Kingdom

US

United States

WISH

World Innovation Summit for Health

WM

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

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