Award Winners

The Recipients Are…

Best General Poster Research Presentations 

CO132: Predictors of Low Disease Activity/ Remission Amongst Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Experiencing Inadequate Response to Biologic/ Targeted Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
Presenting Author: Chandrasekar Gopalakrishnan, OM1, Inc., Boston, MA, USA

EE93: Estimated Total Cost of Care (TCC) of First-Line (1L) Fixed-Duration BCL2i versus Treat-To-Progression BTKi Regimens in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) in the United States (US): A Population-Based Model
Presenting Author: Sophia S. Li, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA

EPH5: Disability Progression and Associated Costs in Incident Early-Onset Myasthenia Gravis Patients in France A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Presenting Author: Cecile Blein, Argenx, Zwijnaarde, Belgium

PT10: Patient-Reported Outcome Endpoint Emulation in Heart Failure External Control Arm Study (EMULATE-HF PRO-ECA Study)
Presenting Author: Onyeka Illoh, Department of Practice, Sciences, & Health Outcomes Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA

Best Student Poster Research Presentations 

EE403: Estimating the Family Spillover Effects of Cardiovascular Diseases: Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Presenting Author: Ruixi Yu, University of Southern California, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA, USA

EPH152: Trends in Cardiovascular and Cancer Mortality Among Texas Residents with Cancer between 2010 and 2019
Presenting Author: Ted Sohn, University of Texas College of Pharmacy, Graduate Student, Austin, TX, USA

PT30: Evolving Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Syphilis Prevalence Among People Who are Pregnant in The United States from 2016 To 2023
Presenting Author: Yizhi Liang, University of Southern California, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Best New Investigator Poster Research Presentations 

PCR198: Evaluating the Influence of User-Complexity on Individual Preferences for Upper Limb Prosthetic Selection: Measurement Tool Development for a Discrete Choice Experiment
Presenting Author: Leslie Wilson, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

PT13: Clinician-Reported Outcomes—A Rare Opportunity for Orphan Labels?
Presenting Author: Kristen A. Cribbs, Alkemi, Manchester Center, VT, USA

PT38: Assessing the Impact of Digital Ecosystem Engagement on Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Patients
Presenting Author: Orlando Agrippa, Sanius He.alth, London, United Kingdom

Best General Podium Research Presentations 

P2: Healthcare Resource Utilization (HCRU) and Cost among Patients with Metastatic Melanoma Receiving Nivolumab + Relatlimab (NIVO+RELA) or Nivolumab + Ipilimumab (NIVO+IPI) in the Optum Database
Presenting Author: Justin Moser, HonorHealth Research and Innovation Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

P17: Health Inequality Aversion in the United States and Americans' Views on Health Inequality
Presenting Author: Julia F. Slejko, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Baltimore, MD, USA

P38: Cost-Effectiveness of Belimumab for the Treatment of Adults with Active Lupus Nephritis in Canada
Presenting Author: Justin Riemer, GSK, Mississauga, ON, Canada

P50: Quantifying Treatment Value Using Alternative Health Benefit Metrics: A Case Study of Adjuvant Osimertinib for Elderly Patients with EGFR mutated NSCLC Following Resection
Presenting Author: Jason Shafrin, FTI Consulting, Los Angeles, CA, USA 

Best Student Podium Research Presentations 

P39: Cost-Effectiveness of Transthyretin Stabilizing Agents for the Treatment of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)
Presenting Author: Kanya Shah, University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes, and Policy, Chicago, IL, USA

P40: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Second-Generation Antipsychotic Long-Acting Injectables in Patients with Schizophrenia in the United States
Presenting Author: Cindy M. Chan, University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

P57: Frequency of ICER Miscalculation and Misinterpretation in Published Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Comparing More Than Two Alternatives
Presenting Author: Sarah McCord, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, USA

Best New Investigator Podium Research Presentations 

P6: From Research to Policy: Incorporating Patient Preferences for Colorectal Cancer Treatments into Health Technology Assessment
Presenting Author: Carina Oedingen, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Canada

P13: Leveraging Real-World Data and NLP to Identify at Risk Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatohepatitis in the General Population
Presenting Author: Or Shaked, Briya, Tel Aviv, Israel

P16: The Impact of Hallucinations in Synthetic Health Data on Prognostic Machine Learning Models
Presenting Author: Lisa Pilgram, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

P53: Alignment Between CDA Recommendations and pCPA Negotiation Outcomes: Exploring Factors Influencing Reimbursement Success
Presenting Author: Mackenzie Mills, HTA-Hive, London, United Kingdom

Presentation Award Judge Acknowledgment  

ISPOR would like to thank the ISPOR 2025 judges who have volunteered their time and expertise in judging the podium and poster presentations.