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NICE recommended use of Opdivo for another indication
20 October 2020 - This marks the tenth NICE recommendation for nivolumab. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2020
NICE draft guidance recommends siponimod for treating secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
15 October 2020 - NICE has today issued draft guidance which now recommends siponimod (Mayzent; Novartis) for treating secondary progressive multiple ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2020
NICE recommends Novartis’ Mayzent on the heels of SMC approval
15 October 2020 - NICE has recommended Novartis’ Mayzent for use by NHS England, only a few days after the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2020
NICE terminates yet another appraisal
7 October 2020 - 9 of the last 20 published technology appraisals have been terminated. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2020
NICE backs Shionogi's Rizmoic
1 October 2020 - Shionogi's Rizmoic (naldemedine) will be available on the National Health Service to treat patients with opioid-induced ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2020
NICE publishes final guidance for another Roche cancer medicine
23 September 2020 - This time it is for polatuzumab vedotin (Polivy) for patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2020
NICE publishes draft guidance on new use for Kyprolis
22 September 2020 - The guidance relates to the use of carfilzomib with dexamethasone and lenalidomide for patients with previously ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2020
BMS' Opdivo wins new NICE lung cancer backing
18 September 2020 - NICE has published draft guidance recommending Bristol-Myers Squibb's Opdivo (nivolumab) as a second-line treatment option for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2020
Improved agreement means NICE now recommends lung cancer treatment
11 September 2020 - Thousands of people with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) will benefit from draft guidance published today by NICE. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2020
NICE backs Portola's Ondexxya
11 September 2020 - NICE has published the outcome of an appraisal consultation document backing NHS funds for restricted use ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2020
Nasal spray medicine for treatment-resistant depression not recommended by NICE
3 September 2020 - Consultation open on draft guidance until Friday 25 September 2020. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2020
Janssen disappointed with second NICE no for Spravato
3 September 2020 - Janssen says it is disappointed with second draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2020
NICE green light for immunotherapy Bavencio
2 September 2020 - NICE has now published final guidelines endorsing NHS use of Merck and Pfizer's immunotherapy Bavencio (avelumab) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Aug 2020
Kidney cancer charity slams NICE rejection of Keytruda/Inlyta
28 August 2020 - MSD’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with Pfizer's Inlyta (axitinib) has been turned down by NICE as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2020
New agreement means NICE recommends combination treatment for some lymphoma patients
20 August 2020 - Hundreds of people with a form of blood cancer will benefit from a new treatment following the ...