Payment For Outcomes Key To EU Market Access for Yescarta

Payment for outcomes has played an important role in enabling Gilead to secure reimbursement for Yescarta in some EU markets. It is likely to be the key focus for the company as it works to expand patient access to the potentially transformative CAR-T therapy across Europe.

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Outcomes-based payments will be key for CAR-T therapies • Source: Shutterstock

Gilead Sciences has secured temporary reimbursement in France and Germany and in parts of the UK for its potentially transformative and high-cost CAR-T therapy Yescarta but has yet to secure reimbursement in other larger EU markets such as Italy.

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