Equitable Access to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products Across Europe: Pricing, Capacity and Referral Distance

Authors

  • Anouk Hofstetter Centre for Health Technology Assessment, Leventina Centre for Molecular Therapeutics, Airolo, Switzerland Author
  • Anders Hvidberg Department of Transplantation Medicine, Himmerland Institute of Translational Medicine, Hobro, Denmark Author
  • Miroslav Chalupka Centre for Research Ethics, Liptov Institute of Translational Medicine, Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22649584

Keywords:

Equitable Access to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products Across Europe; Translational medicine; Evidence synthesis; Clinical implementation; Health services research

Abstract

Equitable Access to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products Across Europe is an area of active development in translational
medicine, with evidence that has accumulated unevenly across its component questions. We review the current evidence base for
equitable access to advanced therapy medicinal products across europe, spanning analytical, clinical, implementation,
governance, and economic dimensions, focusing on where practice has converged and where it continues to vary, and set out the
practical considerations relevant to a service considering its adoption. We conclude that selective, context-specific use is best
supported by the evidence currently available, rather than uniform adoption or avoidance

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2026-06-11

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Equitable Access to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products Across Europe: Pricing, Capacity and Referral Distance. (2026). Translational Medicine & Therapeutics Journal, 5(2), 55-63. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22649584

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