Relevant and reliable scientific information read and summarised for you
Worldwide, a large number of independent scientific institutions such as NICE, IQWIG, HAS, etc., perform the same kind of research as KCE. Their findings may also be relevant for Belgian healthcare. The same goes for important scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals (British Medical Journal, the Lancet, the New England Journal, etc.) or for decisions made by official bodies such as the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the European Commission, etc.
KCE-researchers, who are constantly immersed in the international scientific literature, are well placed to identify the publications that are of particular interest and relevance for the Belgian medical world. Through ‘KCE has read for you’, they regularly provide simplified summaries (on less than two pages) of their critical reading of these publications.
'KCE has read for you’ texts do not contain any clinical or political recommendations.
They are available in English, French and Dutch.
- Ramucirumab in combination with paclitaxel as second-line treatment for adult patients with advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
- EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF CARBON ION BEAM RADIOTHERAPY (CIRT)
- Efficacy and safety of catheter ablation for people with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment- resistant major depression: effectiveness and safety
- Treatments of peripheral artery disease: cost-effectiveness analyses
- Compression stocking for preventing deep vein thrombosis in airline passengers
- Excluding severe intracranial injury in adults with minor head trauma
- New pharmaceuticals for unresectable Or metastatic malignant melanoma
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic wounds
- Fully bioresorbable scaffolds for coronary artery disease
- Sorafenib for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic, differentiated thyroid carcinoma, refractory to radioactive iodine
- Pharmacological Interventions for Smoking Cessation
- Total hip replacement and resurfacing arthroplasty for end-stage arthritis of the hip
- Stimulating the brain without surgery for the management of chronic pain
- Pharmacotherapy for adults with alcohol use disorders in outpatient settings
- Internet-delivered psychological treatments for mood and anxiety disorders
- Market introduction of high risk medical devices in the EU vs. US
- Endovascular Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm Repair
- Nurse or physician-led care for patients suffering from asthma ?
- Screening for depression during and after pregnancy
- FDA withdraws accelerated approval of bevacizumab for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer