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NICE has published final draft guidance that does not recommend Enhertu (also called trastuzumab deruxtecan and made by Daiichi Sankyo) for treating advanced HER2-low breast cancer in adults.
Around 300 people are set to benefit following NICE’s recommendation of talazoparib for treating a type of locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in final draft guidance published today (19 January 2024).
NICE has today (26 September 2023) published draft guidance for public consultation that does not recommend trastuzumab deruxtecan for treating advanced HER2-low breast cancer in adults.
Delivering fewer radiotherapy sessions over a shorter period of time, first introduced during COVID, benefits patients and the system long-term and is now enshrined in NICE guidance.
Improved deal means new treatment for a type of advanced breast cancer can be recommended by NICE
Draft guidance published today (22 May 2020) by NICE recommends atezolizumab for treating people with a type of breast cancer, called triple negative breast cancer, that has spread to other parts of the body.
An estimated 100 people per year with triple negative breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body may soon benefit from pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy (paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel) following the final draft recommendation from NICE.
NICE draft guidance does not recommend tucatinib for advanced breast cancer
NICE has today (26 October) published draft guidance for public consultation which does not recommend tucatinib (also called TUKYSA and made by Seagen Inc), in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine, for some types of breast cancer that has spread.
NICE has today (20 April 2021) published draft guidance recommending trastuzumab deruxtecan for use in the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) for treating a type of breast cancer called HER2 positive breast cancer which can’t be surgically removed or which has spread to other parts of the body.
NICE draft guidance recommends abemaciclib for advanced breast cancer
NICE has today published draft guidance which recommends twice-daily pill abemaciclib (also called Verzenios and made by Eli Lilly) as an option for adults with a type of breast cancer called hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer which has spread to other parts of the body.
Uptake of NICE-approved medicines on the NHS to treat cardiovascular disease, diabetes and osteoporosis is higher than expected, latest figures reveal.
NICE approves routine use of drug combination for advanced breast cancer
Another life-extending drug combination for some people with advanced breast cancer will now be available for routine use in the NHS following its approval by NICE in final draft guidance published today (23 September 2022).
Draft guidance published today (8 March 2022) by NICE for public consultation does not recommend pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for treating triple negative breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
Breast cancer patients to have further NICE-approved drug combination option on Cancer Drugs Fund
Another potentially life-extending drug combination for some people with advanced breast cancer will now be available on the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) following its approval by NICE in final guidance published today (15 January 2020).
NICE recommends Piqray and Trodelvy, maintaining 100% approvals of breast cancer drugs since 2018
An agreement with the companies on the price of 2 breast cancer treatments, Piqray and Trodelvy, has paved the way for NICE to be able to make them available immediately to around 3,450 people on the NHS and maintaining NICE’s 100% approval rate of breast cancer drugs since 2018.