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Ledaga recommended by NICE for rare type of lymphoma
16 July 2021 - NICE has recommended Recordati Rare Diseases and Helsinn Healthcare’s Ledaga for a type of lymphoma that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2021
NICE publishes draft guidance on the use of Libmeldy
9 July 2021 - OTL-200 (Libmeldy) is a gene therapy medicinal product that expresses the human ARSA gene. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2021
Enzalutamide for men with hormone sensitive metastatic prostate cancer
7 July 2021 - NICE publishes final guidance on a new indication for Xtandi. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2021
Nivolumab for advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer after chemotherapy
7 July 2021 - Final guidance published after appeal. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jun 2021
Novartis’ Cosentyx wins NICE backing for non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
18 June 2021 - Novartis’ Cosentyx has been recommended by NICE for the treatment of adults with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2021
Astellas’ Xtandi bags NICE approval in prostate cancer
10 June 2021 - Astellas’ oral treatment Xtandi has received approval from NICE for the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2021
NICE recommends several treatment options to help thousands with moderate rheumatoid arthritis
10 June 2021 - Around 25,000 people with moderate rheumatoid arthritis that has not responded to conventional therapies are set to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2021
NICE recommends Tecentriq for first-line NSCLC
7 June 2021 - NICE has recommended Roche’s Tecentriq (atezolizumab) monotherapy for untreated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2021
NICE publishes appraisal consultation document for medicine for excessive daytime sleepiness
3 June 2021 - The Department of Health and Social Care has asked the NICE to produce guidance on using pitolisant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jun 2021
NICE turns down GSK's IV Benlysta for systemic lupus
4 June 2021 - NICE has rejected NHS funding for an intravenous formulation of GlaxoSmithKline's Benlysta (belimumab) as an add-on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jun 2021
NICE ‘no’ to Roche’s risdiplam for SMA not unexpected, says patient group
2 June 2021 - NICE has rejected routine NHS funding for Roche’s Evrysdi (risdiplam) for spinal muscular atrophy drug in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2021
NICE green lights Tremfya to treat active psoriatic arthritis
28 May 2021 - Janssen’s IL-23 inhibitor Tremfya has been accepted for NHS use by the UK’s NICE for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2021
NICE terminates yet another two appraisals
26 May 2021 - This is becoming far too commonplace. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
NICE nod for BMS’ Opdivo in advanced oesophageal cancer
14 May 2021 - The UK NICE has recommended Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo for the treatment of unresectable advanced oesophageal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
NICE turns down Janssen's Erleada
20 May 2021 - NICE has published draft guidance rejecting Janssen's Erleada (apalutamide) with androgen deprivation therapy for treating prostate ...