%A Campolina,Alessandro G. %A Yuba,Tania Y. %A Decimoni,Tassia C. %A Leandro,Roseli %A Diz,Maria del Pilar Estevez %A Novaes,Hillegonda M. D. %A de Soárez,Patrícia C. %D 2018 %J Frontiers in Public Health %C %F %G English %K Costs and Cost Analysis,Cost-Benefit Analysis,Health Care Costs,Neoplasms,Brazil %Q %R 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00205 %W %L %M %P %7 %8 2018-July-27 %9 Systematic Review %# %! Health Economic Evaluations of Cancer in Brazil %* %< %T Health Economic Evaluations of Cancer in Brazil: A Systematic Review %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00205 %V 6 %0 JOURNAL ARTICLE %@ 2296-2565 %X Background: A large number of health economic evaluation (HEE) studies have been published in developed countries. However, Brazilian HEE literature in oncology has not been studied. Objective: To investigate whether the scientific literature has provided a set of HEE in oncology capable of supporting decision making in the Brazilian context.Methods: A systematic review was conducted to identify and characterize studies in this field. We searched multiple databases selecting partial and full HEE studies in oncology (1998-2013).Results: Fifty-five articles were reviewed, of these, 33 (60%) were full health economic evaluations. Type of cancers most frequently studied were: breast (38.2%), cervical (14.6%), lung (10.9%) and colorectal (9.1%). Procedures (47.3%) were the technologies most frequently evaluated. In terms of the intended purposes of the technologies, most (63.6%) were treatments. The majority of the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) reported have been below the cost-effectiveness threshold suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO).Conclusions: There has been an increase in the number of HEEs related to cancer in Brazil. These studies may support decision-making processes regarding the coverage of and reimbursement of healthcare technologies for cancer treatment in Brazil.