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Cancer Drugs Fund of minimal benefit
6 June 2017 - A new study has concluded that the medicines available in the previous version of the NHS Cancer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Feb 2016
ABPI comments on the NHS England's decision for the Cancer Drugs Fund
26 February 2016 - The ABPI is disappointed by today's decision by NHS England that it will continue to push ahead ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2015
Call for Britain to over-ride patents on Roche cancer drug
1 October 2015 - A group of patients and campaigners has called on Britain's health minister to over-ride patents protecting Roche's ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2015
Cancer drugs fund 'is not sustainable' after exceeding its budget by 50% to help 74,000 patients receive life-saving treatments not approved by NHS watchdog
17 September 2015 - A fund set up by the Government to pay for potentially life-saving drugs that have yet to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2015
NHS England drops 16 medicines from Cancer Drugs Fund [BMJ]
9 September 2015 - NHS England has stemmed rising costs in the Cancer Drugs Fund by eliminating a further 16 medicines, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Sep 2015
Roche CEO slams `stupid' U.K. decision to drop some cancer drugs
8 September 2015 - Roche Holding AG Chief Executive Officer Severin Schwan blasted a U.K. decision to stop funding some cancer ...