title: Gene therapy: socioeconomic and ethical issues. A roundtable discussion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hillman
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Caplan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Champey
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Culver
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Freund
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kolata
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Schondelmeyer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Velu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: 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