在最近的更新中,韩国的“国民健康保险”计划概述了为参与临床试验的患者支付标准治疗(SOC)费用的计划[1]。但政策改革和报销制度的具体结构尚未公布;这一消息对韩国的临床试验行业和申办方来说意义重大。
韩国是亚洲领先的临床试验国家之一[2],临床试验审批效率处于全球领先地位。其医疗机构和实践领先国际标准;韩国被公认为临床研究的全球领导者,每年开展的研究数量位列全球前10[3]。
目前,在韩国进行临床试验的申办方负责支付参加试验的患者SOC费用。这种SOC财务负担会显著增加申办方的临床试验成本[4]—导致部分以高成本SOC进行罕见病或肿瘤学临床试验的申办方选择在SOC成本更低的国家开展试验S[5]。
“报销临床试验患者标准治疗费用的决定可能会给申办方带来24-35%的成本差异[4]。这种潜在差异显著增强了韩国作为临床试验目的地的吸引力,”Novotech亚洲事业部执行总监Dr Yooni Kim说,“对于考虑在亚洲开展未来临床试验的申办方,韩国将能够凭借另一个令人信服的理由而成为优选国——具有全球竞争力的患者标准治疗成本。”
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[1] Reliable Ministry of Government Legislation, ‘Regulation for Criteria for Providing Reimbursed Services in the National Health Insurance’ [Effective on 29 Jun 2017, Enforcement Regulation of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, No. 506, partially amended on 29 Jun 2017]
[2] Frost & Sullivan, Asia: Preferred Destination for Clinical Trials, 2017
[3] Korea National Enterprise for Clinical Trials (KoNECT)
[4] Korea National Enterprise for Clinical Trials (KoNECT), ‘Study on institutional support for strengthening competitiveness of clinical trial’; Kim, Yeul-Hong; Korean Cancer Study Group; 'If only the cost of medical treatment is borne by the health insurance, the average cost of performing the clinical research under the current system is about 70%. If the standard cost of medical treatment and examination are all borne by the health insurance, the average cost is 53%.’
[5] Novotech client experience, confidential