Table 1

Study inclusion and exclusion criteria

NumberCategoryDescription
Inclusion criteria
IC-1Publication year2012–2018
IC-2Publication typeFull-text articles in peer review journals
IC-3Publication qualityFull text article should include clear objective, methodology, analysis/discussion, conclusion and a defined set of references.
IC-4Type of medicineIncluding but not limited to gene therapy
IC-5OutcomesFull text article should include at least one challenge related to patient access
Exclusion criteria
EC-1LanguageArticles not in English
EC-2Publication typeBook, book chapters, News articles/press release, congress abstracts/posters