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Evidence-based recommendations on guselkumab (Tremfya) for active psoriatic arthritis after inadequate response to DMARDs in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

10 August 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on joint distraction for knee osteoarthritis without alignment correction. This involves fixing a metal frame around the knee to take weight off the joint and encourage the cartilage to repair itself.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 July 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty. This involves inserting a catheter into a large vein in the groin or neck and passing through to the heart. A device is placed into a large vein that sits next to the mitral valve to constrict the valve, with the aim of making it close properly.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 July 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on nivolumab (Opdivo) with ipilimumab (Yervoy) for untreated unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

17 August 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on scleral expansion surgery for presbyopia. This involves making small incisions in the eye and inserting bands to stretch part of the sclera.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 July 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on haemorrhoidal artery ligation. This involves tying the blood vessels and folding up the inside lining of the bowel to reduce blood supply to the haemorrhoids and make them shrink.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

19 May 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) for treating primary progressive multiple sclerosis in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

12 June 2019

Discontinued Reference number: GID-TA10271

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Status

Discontinued

Evidence-based recommendations on ustekinumab (Stelara) for previously treated moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

12 July 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on flexible endoscopic treatment of a pharyngeal pouch. This involves improving swallowing by widening the neck of the pouch so that food does not collect in it.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 February 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on endometrial cryotherapy for menorrhagia (heavy periods). This involves using cold temperatures to freeze and destroy the lining of the womb.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on AposHealth for knee osteoarthritis.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

11 April 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency ablation of the soft palate for snoring. This involves using an electrode device to puncture and send radiofrequency energy into the soft palate to scar and tighten it.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 January 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on deep brain stimulation for tremor and dystonia (excluding Parkinson's disease). This involves planting electrodes in the brain and generating electrical currents to help control the tremor or dystonia.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 August 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on selective dorsal rhizotomy for spasticity in cerebral palsy. This involves cutting nerves in the lower spine that are responsible for muscle rigidity.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

15 December 2010