HTA Programme - New Projects and Publications

Project: Lapatinib and trastuzumab in combination with an aromatase inhibitor for the first-line treatment of metastatic hormone receptor positive breast cancer which over-expresses HER2

Chief Investigator: Liverpool Reviews and Implementation Group (LRIG), University of Liverpool
Research Type: NICE Technology Assessment Report (TAR)
ICD Chapters: Cancers
Key Areas: Cancer
Interventions: Medical oncology
ICD Diseases: Cancer of breast
Research Type: NICE Technology Assessment Report (TAR)
Expected publication date: Mid 2011
HTA project ref: 09/101/01

Project: A randomised trial to increase the uptake of smoking cessation services using personal targeted risk information and taster sessions

Chief Investigator: Dr Hazel Gilbert, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London
Research Type: Primary Research (e.g. trial)
ICD Chapters: Health status/service factors
Key Areas: Public Health
Interventions: Allied health professional episode
ICD Diseases: Other health care
Research Type: Primary Research (e.g. trial)
Expected publication date: Mid 2014
HTA project ref: 08/58/02

Project: Antidepressant Controlled TrIal fOr Negative symptoms in Schizophrenia (ACTIONS)

Chief Investigator: Professor Thomas R E Barnes, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College London
Research Type: Primary Research (e.g. trial)
ICD Chapters: Mental illness
Key Areas: Mental Health
Interventions: Adult mental illness
ICD Diseases: Schizophrenia
Research Type: Primary Research (e.g. trial)
Expected publication date: Late 2013
HTA project ref: 07/83/01

Publication: Volume 14, number 7 (Shepherd). Study found that school-based behavioural interventions for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in young people can bring about improvements in knowledge and increased self-efficacy, but the interventions did not significantly influence sexual risk-taking behaviour or infection rates

Chief Investigator: Dr Jonathan Shepherd, Principal Research Fellow, Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC), University of Southampton
Research Type: Secondary Research (e.g. systematic review)
ICD Chapters: Infectious diseases
Key Areas: Children, Public Health
Interventions: Psychotherapy
Research Type: Secondary Research (e.g. systematic review)
Publication date: 22/02/2010
HTA project ref: 06/72/02

Publication: Volume 14, number 8 (Song). Study found that dissemination of research findings is likely to be a biased process, although the actual impact of such bias depends on specific circumstances

Chief Investigator: Dr Fujian Song, Reader in Evidence Synthesis, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia
Research Type: Methodology
ICD Chapters: Methodology
Key Areas:
Research Type: Methodology
Publication date: 22/02/2010
HTA project ref: 06/92/02