Gene therapy: socioeconomic and ethical issues. A roundtable discussion.
Gene therapy research has the potential to revolutionize the way in which many human diseases are treated. Despite its enormous potential, roundtable panelists concluded that the field needs time to mature scientifically without pressure to develop a marketable therapeutic product. In addition, health care decision makers, physicians, and the lay public need to be educated on the future medical, economic, and ethical ramifications of gene therapy.
Hillman
A L
AL
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
Brenner
M K
MK
Caplan
A L
AL
Carey
J
J
Champey
Y
Y
Culver
K W
KW
Drummond
M F
MF
Freund
D A
DA
Holmes
E W
EW
Kelley
W N
WN
Kolata
G
G
Levine
M N
MN
Levy
E
E
Schondelmeyer
S W
SW
Velu
T
T
Wilson
J M
JM
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D036281:Genetic Research; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000191:economics*; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome