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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NICE has today (8 November 2022) published final draft guidance which recommends pembrolizumab as an option for people with a type of breast cancer called triple-negative breast cancer.
NICE recommends new diagnostic devices for men with suspected prostate cancer in draft guidance
Four new diagnostic devices for men with suspected prostate cancer, which reduce the chances of biopsy related sepsis, have been recommended for use by NICE.
Thousands of people living with obesity are set to benefit from a new drug which has helped those using it to reduce their weight by more than 10 per cent.
Hundreds of people with a rare blood disorder have access to a new treatment regimen following draft guidance from NICE.
NICE recommends offering PrEP to people at high risk of HIV for first time
People at the highest risk of catching HIV should be offered Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), NICE has recommended for the first time.
NICE recommends treatment for people with short bowel syndrome
A potentially life-changing treatment has been recommended for people with short bowel syndrome who are aged 1 year and above.
NICE recommends range of treatments for people with chronic primary pain
People with chronic primary pain should be offered a range of treatments to help them manage their condition.
NICE recommends several treatment options to help with rheumatoid arthritis
Around 25,000 people with moderate rheumatoid arthritis that has not responded to conventional therapies are set to benefit from the recommendations announced today.
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 recommends treatment options for severe pregnancy sickness
Nausea and vomiting, often referred to as morning sickness, is common in pregnancy. Close to 80% of pregnant women experience these symptom.
New guidance recommends transplant with good bacteria taken from poo
Up to 500 people each year could be treated using faecal microbiota transplant for multiple recurrences of Clostridium difficile infections.
NICE recommends novel treatment for debilitating inherited skin condition
Around 670 people in England with skin wounds caused by a rare inherited disorder to benefit from a new treatment to help the healing process.
Artificial intelligence to speed up contouring in radiotherapy treatment planning
Nine artificial intelligence technologies can be used to help plan the treatment of those undergoing external beam radiotherapy for cancers
NICE launches refreshed support service for life sciences industry
NICE has launched its refreshed support service for the life sciences sector, NICE Advice.
NICE launches first modular update to its methods and processes
NICE’s methods and processes now include a proportionate approach to technology appraisals, and a new way of updating recommendations on COVID-19 treatments.
NICE recommended treatment for Parkinson's set to benefit hundreds
Around 900 adults with advanced Parkinson’s are set to benefit from new treatment foslevodopa–foscarbidopa after NICE approved it for NHS use in final draft guidance published today (26 October 2023).
25 years of NICE and focusing on what matters most to deliver for the future
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Hundreds of people with some forms of urothelial cancer to receive new treatment
People with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer are set to benefit from a new treatment – avelumab – following its recommendation for funding
Hundreds of thousands set to benefit from new treatment to prevent heart attacks and strokes
NICE has published final draft guidance which recommends icosapent ethyl for reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes in adults who have raised blood fats.
More than 400 people could benefit from life-extending advanced lung cancer treatment
Durvalumab recommended as an option for treating non-small-cell lung cancer.
Innovative technology to detect abnormal heart rhythms recommended by NICE
Zio XT is the first assessment, via the NICE digital health technologies guidance development pilot project, to be recommended for NHS use.
Dr Patterson, a GP working on the frontline of primary care, describes why he is encouraged by NICE's approval of tirzepatide (Mounjaro).
A safe space for bold ideas – implementing a sandbox approach in health technology assessment
Colleagues in our Science Policy and Research Programme discuss their international research, paving the way for next generation health technology assessment.
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Introducing CHEERS-AI: improving health economic evaluation reporting for AI technologies
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Your voice is needed – my experience as a NICE committee member
Dr Raja discusses the vital role frontline NHS colleagues have on our independent committees, and how you can get involved.
NICE leads the way to develop a new approach to routinely value and pay for crucial antimicrobials
James Love-Koh talks about the next steps for the 3-year project to develop a routine framework for evaluating and paying for new antimicrobials.
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.
NICE is getting ready for the end of the transition period after Brexit
NICE has a key role in ensuring the UK remains a destination of choice for the life sciences sector.
NICE outlines steps needed to put ME/CFS guideline into practice
NICE has today, (Thursday, 12 May 2022) published its implementation statement for its recent guideline on the diagnosis and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
Changes to the way medicines and other health technologies are evaluated by NICE have now been incorporated into NICE’s new combined methods and processes manual and topic selection manual published today (31 January 2022).
One year on from the first national lockdown, NICE has today (23 March) published a single guideline for the management of COVID-19 in children and adults.
NICE publishes updated clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation
NICE has today (27 April 2021) published its updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation (AF).
NICE reaches important milestone in the UK's efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
Two new antimicrobial drugs are close to becoming the first to be made available as part of the UK’s innovative subscription-style payment model.
Ovarian cancer patients to have NICE-approved drug combination option on Cancer Drugs Fund
A potentially life-extending drug combination for some people with advanced, high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer will now be available on the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), following its approval by NICE in draft guidance published today.
Over 700 people a year could benefit from a new lung cancer drug
An innovative and potentially life-extending drug for treating people with a specific gene mutation of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been recommended by NICE and will be available to patients from today (Thursday, 14 April).
Patients with rare blood disorders to receive new treatment option, says NICE
In final guidance published today (20 May 2021), NICE has recommended ravulizumab (Ultomiris, Alexion Pharmaceuticals) as a treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH). Draft guidance published 19 May 2021 also recommends the treatment for atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS).
NICE recommends 'game changing' histology independent cancer drug
Larotrectinib (also called Vitrakvi and made by Bayer), is a new treatment for a range of cancers, has been recommended for use in the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).
People with a rare blood disorder have access to a new treatment following draft guidance from NICE.
Avelumab not recommended as a maintenance treatment of urothelial cancer
NICE has issued draft guidance which does not recommend avelumab for maintenance treatment of urothelial cancer after platinum-based chemotherapy.
More evidence needed to recommend Type 2 diabetes treatment tirzepatide
More evidence is needed on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a new treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes before it could be recommended for NHS use
NICE recommends innovative treatment for severe blood disorder for NHS use
Caplacizumab, with plasma exchange and immunosuppression, will be used to treat acute acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
More than 1,000 people each year will benefit from NICE's recommendation.
New treatment option for adults with obesity and non-diabetic hyperglycaemia
All eligibility criteria must be met for Liraglutide to be offered.
Women should be offered induced labour earlier than previously advised
Induced labour should be offered earlier than previously advised to make birth safer for women and their babies, according to draft guidelines published by NICE today (25 May 2021). The updated recommendations strengthen previous advice in the light of new evidence on induction timings.
More people could be treated out of hospital in the NHS's new respiratory hubs and virtual wards
Consultation launched on draft guidance for the assessment and management of acute respiratory infections in people over 16
Around 100,000 fewer colonoscopies expected to take place each year
Tens of thousands of people a year could be spared the need for a colonoscopy following new guidance from NICE.
New treatment option recommended for people with type 2 diabetes
Around 180,000 people with difficult to manage type 2 diabetes could benefit from tirzepatide as new treatment option for type 2 diabetes.
People at risk of severe COVID-19 to have access to antiviral Paxlovid
A further 1.4 million people who have an increased risk for progression to severe COVID-19 will be eligible for Paxlovid if they test positive.