Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2022
Thousands of patients to benefit as NHS marks 100th fast tracked cancer drug
14 July 2022 - Thousands of people a year with advanced breast cancer will benefit from a life extending drug that has been fast-tracked onto the frontline of NHS patient care.
The drug, alpelisib, will be used in combination with the hormone therapy, fulvestrant, to target the gene that causes fast growing tumours.
