pERC issues final recommendation for cobimetinib hemifumarate (Cotellic)

30 June 2016 - The Pan Canadian Expert Review Committee has issued a final recommendation on the use of cobimetinib ...

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Canada's health technology assessment agency gives positive recommendation for Opdivo to treat non-small cell lung cancer

8 June 2016 - Opdivo is the first immuno-oncology therapy for lung cancer in Canada to use the body’s own immune ...

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CADTH issues final recommendation for nivolumab (Opdivo) for use in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer

3 June 2016 - Final recommendation is conditional on cost-effectivness being improved to an acceptable level. ...

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CADTH Common Drug Review and pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review engagement with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance

26 May 2016 - CADTH is engaging with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance office (pCPA), and effective immediately will be including the ...

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ERC recommends Jakavi for patients with polycythema vera who are resistant to or intolerant of hydroxyurea

7 January 2016 - The ERC has recommended the funding of ruxolitinib phosphate (Jakavi) so long as its cost-effectiveness is ...

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Canada's ERC recommends the funding of Revlimid (lenalidomide) for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

3 December 2015 - The recommendation is for the use of lenalidomide in combination with low-dose dexamethasone for treatment of ...

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Canada's ERC recommends panitumumab (Vectibix) for use by patients with metastatic RAS colorectal cancer

3 December 2015 - The ERC has recommended the use of panitumumab in combination with FOLFOX for the first-line treatment of ...

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Canada's ERC rejects Novartis' Zykadia (ceritinib) for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

3 December 2015 - The Committee was not confident of the net clinical benefit due to the limitations of the ...

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Draft NICE guidance indicates pertuzumab (Perjeta) is not good value for money

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pERC has recommended the use of Revlimid (lenalidomide) for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

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Canada's Rx drug coverage system \"unsustainable\

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Prince Edward Island adds Perjeta-Herceptin Combo Pack for treatment of HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer to the provincial formulary

People with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer in Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) will now be able to access a new treatment option through ...

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Call for nominations to the pCODR Expert Review Committee

The CADTH pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR) program is recruiting for membership on the pCODR Expert Review Committee. They are seeking ...

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Imbruvica (ibrutinib) approved with conditions for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma patients

Janssen Inc. announced today that Health Canada has issued a Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c) for Imbruvica (ibrutinib) an oral, ...

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pCODR fails to recommend Zaltrap (aflibercept) for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

The pCODR does not recommend the funding of aflibercept when used in combinaiton with an irinotecan and a fluoropyrimidine (FOLFIRI) ...

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