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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

Accelerating Oncology Drug Reimbursement in Canada: Impact of the CDA-AMC Time-Limited Recommendation and pCPA Temporary Access Process.

Catherine Y Lau, Arif Mitha, Allison Wills

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Editorial: Volume 2: real world evidence (RWE): paths to enhancing patient access to new medications.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Catherine Y LauIndependent Researcher, 158 Front Street E, Toronto, ON M5A 0K9, Canada.
Arif Mitha20Sense Corp., Toronto, ON M4J 1G2, Canada.
Allison Wills20Sense Corp., Toronto, ON M4J 1G2, Canada.

Funding

Real-World Evidence and Outcomes-Based Agreements Working Group N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The complex pathway for new drug reimbursement in Canada has been well documented. Drugs with promising early efficacy data may receive a Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c) from Health Canada. For oncology drugs that receive NOC/c, the pathway through positive review by Canada's Drug Agency (CDA-AMC) and subsequent public reimbursement can take over 500 days. To address this challenge, in September 2023, CDA-AMC announced a new Time-Limited Recommendation (TLR) category, and in parallel, the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) developed a set of principles and conditions for a Temporary Access Process (pTAP). This accelerated access pathway, the first of its kind in Canada, enables patients with advanced diseases to gain timely access to promising therapies while managing the uncertainties and risks associated with early approvals. This report provides a first assessment of the impact of the TLR-pTAP process on the reimbursement timelines for oncology drugs approved with NOC/c.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsReimbursement MechanismsCanadaDrug ApprovalHumansAntineoplastic AgentsaccessCanada’s drug agency (CDA-AMC)cancersdrugshealth Canadanotice of compliance with conditions (NOC/c)pan-Canadian pharmaceutical alliance (pCPA)patientspCPA temporary access process (pTAP)time-limited reimbursement recommendation (TLR)

Identifiers

PMID40277790
PMCPMC12025630

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