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New tests could spare people with early breast cancer from unnecessary chemotherapy
More people with early breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy and therefore avoid the side effects associated with the treatment after tumour profiling tests were recommended by NICE.
NICE says new triple negative advanced breast cancer drug too expensive for NHS use
NICE has issued draft guidance which does not recommend sacituzumab govitecan for treating locally advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer.
NICE approves routine use of drug combination for advanced breast cancer
A life-extending drug combination for some people with advanced breast cancer will now be available for routine use in the NHS.
Further treatment option for triple-negative breast cancer recommended
NICE has today (8 November 2022) published final draft guidance which recommends pembrolizumab as an option for people with a type of breast cancer called triple-negative breast cancer.
Change in treatment for people with early breast cancer to benefit around 4,000
Around 4,000 people are set to benefit from a change in treatment for early breast cancer following provisional approval by NICE of abemaciclib in combination with hormone therapy.
NICE provides access to new treatment option for advanced breast cancer
NICE has today (20 April 2021) published draft guidance recommending trastuzumab deruxtecan for use in the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).
Around 400 people with advanced breast cancer are set to benefit from a new treatment
Tucatinib works by blocking a specific area of the HER2 gene in cancer cells, which stops the cells from growing and spreading.
Today (1 October 2024) NICE is consulting on draft guidance that does not recommend elacestrant for treating a type of advanced breast cancer.
NICE Board says new method allowing greater weight to be given to severe diseases is working
At today's meeting (25th September 2024) our board has concluded that the new severity modifier is working as intended.
Daiichi Sankyo and partner company AstraZeneca have been unwilling to offer a price that would enable NICE to recommend Enhertu as cost effective for the NHS in final guidance published today.
Over 1000 people with advanced breast cancer set to benefit from new once-a-day tablet
We’ve issued final draft guidance recommending a new once-a-day tablet that is set to benefit around 1,100 people with a type of advanced breast cancer.
NICE responds to failure of talks to reach price agreement on Enhertu
Talks with the makers of Enhertu have ended without agreement, meaning guidance that does not recommend Enhertu for advanced breast cancer will remain unchanged.
Thousands of appointments released for the NHS without compromising safety
Delivering fewer radiotherapy sessions over a shorter period of time, first introduced during COVID, benefits patients and the system long-term
NICE publishes final draft guidance on Enhertu after commercial discussions conclude
NICE does not recommend Enhertu (also called trastuzumab deruxtecan and made by Daiichi Sankyo) for treating advanced HER2-low breast cancer in adults.
People with triple negative breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body may soon benefit from pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy.