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Tucatinib for adults with HER2 positive advanced breast cancer
27 April 2022 - NICE has published evidence-based recommendations on the use of tucatinib for the treatment of adults with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2022
Venetoclax with low dose cytarabine for untreated acute myeloid leukaemia
27 April 2022 - NICE has published evidence-based recommendations on the use of venetoclax in combination with low dose cytosine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2022
NICE terminates appraisal of nivolumab
20 April 2022 - This is the first appraisal of nivolumab to be terminated by NICE. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2022
Over 700 people a year could benefit from a new potentially life-extending lung cancer drug which targets a specific genetic mutation
14 April 2022 - An innovative and potentially life-extending drug for treating people with a specific gene mutation of advanced ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2022
Alpelisib for patients with advanced hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative, PIK3CA mutated breast cancer
7 April 2022 - The Department of Health and Social Care has asked NICE to produce guidance on the use ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Apr 2022
Daratumumab monotherapy for treating relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma
13 April 2022 - NICE has published evidence based recommendations on the use of daratumumab (Darzalex) for the treatment of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2022
NICE says new triple negative advanced breast cancer drug too expensive for NHS use
7 April 2022 - NICE has today issued draft guidance which does not recommend sacituzumab govitecan for treating locally advanced or ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2022
Hundreds of people with some forms of urothelial cancer to receive new treatment
7 April 2022 - Over 800 people with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer are set to benefit from a new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2022
Tagraxofusp for treating blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
30 March 2022 - Tagraxofusp is human interleukin-3 genetically conjugated to diphtheria toxin protein. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Mar 2022
Nivolumab with ipilimumab for untreated advanced renal cell carcinoma
24 March 2022 - NICE has published evidence-based recommendations on nivolumab (Opdivo) with ipilimumab (Yervoy) for untreated advanced renal cell ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Mar 2022
Acceptability of manufacturer proposed utility values for NICE cancer medicine appraisals: analysis of manufacturers’ information sources
21 March 2022 - The NICE method guide for technology appraisals encourages medicine manufacturers to use the EuroQol 5 Dimension in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2022
NHS fast tracks new ‘gamechanging’ drug for lung cancer
18 March 2022 - A targeted new drug for a rare and aggressive form of lung cancer will be fast-tracked ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2022
Dostarlimab for previously treated advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer with high microsatellite instability or mismatch repair deficiency
16 March 2022 - NICE has published evidence-based recommendations on the use of dostarlimab (Jemperli) for the treatment of adults ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2022
Life-extending injection for blood cancer available on the NHS
15 March 2022 - A life-extending injection for a fatal form of blood cancer will be available to around 350 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Mar 2022
NICE unable to provide guidance on a new use of lenalidomide
9 March 2022 - NICE is unable to make a recommendation on the use of lenalidomide for the treatment of patients ...