da Silva, Wânia Cristina http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5108-5724
Godman, Brian http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6539-6972
de Assis Acúrcio, Francisco http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5880-5261
Cherchiglia, Mariângela Leal http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5622-567X
Martin, Antony http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4383-6038
Maruszczyk, Konrad
Izidoro, Jans Bastos
Portella, Marcos André
Lana, Agner Pereira
Campos Neto, Orozimbo Henriques http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-3709
Andrade, Eli Iola Gurgel http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0206-2462
Article History
Accepted: 23 November 2020
First Online: 28 January 2021
Declarations
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: This research was supported by the Research Group on Health Economics (GPES) UFMG and is an integral part of the research projects, “<i>Analise do impacto orçamentário no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) de incorporação dos medicamentos mais demandados pela</i> via <i>judicial nos Programas de Assistência Farmacêutica</i>” and “<i>Avaliação Epidemiológica, econômica e de trajetórias assistenciais de procedimentos de alto custo no SUS: utilização de base de dados centrada no paciente a partir da integração de registros dos sistemas de informação em saúde</i>” with financial support from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (FAPEMIG), the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES).
: Wânia Cristina da Silva, Brian Godman, Francisco de Assis Acúrcio, Mariângela Leal Cherchiglia, Antony Martin, Konrad Maruszczyk, Jans Bastos Izidoro, Marcos André Portella, Agner Pereira Lana, Orozimbo Henriques Campos Neto, and Eli Iola Gurgel Andrade have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this article.
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: The major SUS Information Systems: Outpatient (SIA), Hospital (SIH) and Mortality (SIM), which contain approximately 3.5 million patients in cancer treatment, are not available publicly. Their access is restricted and only allowed through a data usage agreement that has a non-disclosure provision.
: WCS, BG, MLC, FAA, and EIGA conceived of and designed the paper and collected the data. AM, KM, and BG were involved in the writing or critical review of the paper, with important intellectual contributions and collection of some information. All authors analyzed, interpreted the data with substantial contribution, and approved the final version of the article for submission. WCS acts as guarantor that all aspects that make up the manuscript have been reviewed, discussed, and agreed among the authors in order to be exposed with maximum precision and integrity.