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Use of surrogate endpoints in health technology assessment: a review of selected NICE technology appraisals in oncology
19 February 2025 - Surrogate endpoints, used to substitute for and predict final clinical outcomes, are increasingly being used to support ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Feb 2025
Selpercatinib for the treatment of patients with advanced RET fusion positive non-small-cell lung cancer
19 February 2025 - NICE has published final evidence-based recommendations on the use of selpercatinib (Retsevmo) for the treatment of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Feb 2025
Durvalumab in combination with etoposide phosphate and either carboplatin or cisplatin for the first-line treatment of patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer
19 February 2025 - NICE has published final evidence-based recommendations on the use of durvalumab (Imfinzi) in combination with etoposide ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Feb 2025
Galderma’s Nemluvio (nemolizumab) granted marketing authorisation in the United Kingdom and Switzerland for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis
18 February 2025 - These are the first approvals of nemolizumab from countries within the Access Consortium framework, with regulatory review ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2025
Novartis’ Kisqali granted MHRA approval to treat early breast cancer patients
5 February 2025 - The medicine is already approved in the UK to treat advanced cases of the disease. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2025
Nemolizumab approved to treat prurigo nodularis and atopic dermatitis for patients in the UK
17 February 2025 - This national approval was granted after an Access Consortium new active substance work-sharing initiative (NASWSI) procedure. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2025
Efanesoctocog alfa approved to prevent and treat bleeding in children and adults with severe or moderate haemophilia A
14 February 2025 - The MHRA has today approved efanesoctocog alfa (Altuvoct) to be used to treat and prevent bleeding in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2025
Medical imaging agent gozetotide approved for diagnosis of prostate cancer
12 February 2025 - Gozetotide binds to the cancer cells with prostate-specific membrane antigen on their surface, making them visible during ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2025
Olaparib for the treatment of patients with advanced, BRCA mutation positive, HER2 negative breast cancer after chemotherapy
12 February 2025 - NICE has published final evidence-based recommendations on the use of olaparib (Lynparza) for the treatment of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2025
NICE joins international collaboration on HTA methods research
12 February 2025 - We’ve partnered with the US based ICER and the Canadian Drug Agency (CDA-AMC) to establish the Health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2025
Selpercatinib for the treatment of patients with advanced thyroid cancer with a RET alteration untreated with a targeted cancer medicine
12 February 2025 - NICE has published final evidence-based recommendations on the use of selpercatinib (Retsevmo) for the treatment of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2025
Selpercatinib for the treatment of patients with advanced thyroid cancer with a RET alteration after treatment with a targeted cancer medicine (final guidance)
12 February 2025 - NICE has published final evidence-based recommendations on the use of selpercatinib (Retsevmo) for the treatment of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Feb 2025
Ganaxolone for the treatment of patients 2 years of age and older with seizures caused by CDKL5 deficiency disorder
12 February 2025 - NICE has published final evidence-based recommendations on the use of ganaxolone (Ztalmy) for the treatment of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2025
Nivolumab and ipilimumab for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with high microsatellite instability or mismatch repair deficiency
10 February 2025 - The Department of Health and Social Care has asked NICE to produce guidance on the use ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2025
Izchiq vaccine approved to protect adults against Chikungunya
4 February 2025 - The MHRA has today approved the vaccine chikungunya vaccine (live) (Ixchiq) to protect adults against chikungunya disease, ...