£8 million funding to improve cancer waiting times in Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced a further £8 million funding for cancer staff and services, with £4.8 million to be … read more »
Welsh Government announces new cancer waiting times metric
The Welsh Government has announced a new metric for measuring waiting-times for cancer services which will measure outcomes against a … read more »
Medicare coverage for CAR-T cell therapies announced
CMS has announced US nationwide coverage for CAR-T cell therapies, and has dropped its proposal of continued evidence-gathering by healthcare … read more »
AIFA announces funding of CAR-T cell therapy using new reimbursement approach
The Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) has announced that it will be reimbursing CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah, using a new reimbursement … read more »
Tumour-agnostic drug receives positive opinion for conditional approval in EU-first
The EU looks set to authorise its first tumour-agnostic new cancer drug, already approved in the USA, Canada and Brazil. … read more »
NHS implementation framework goes before Parliament
The Government has presented to Parliament its Implementation Framework for the NHS Long Term Plan, which has been agreed with … read more »
Cancer treatments targeting tumours anywhere in the body could enter UK next year
Cancer drugs that target tumours according to their genetic makeup rather than location within the body are due to be … read more »
CADTH announces integration of CDIAC into pCODR processes
CADTH has announced that as of 1st July 2019 the responsibilities of CDIAC will be integrated into pCODR to better … read more »
MRI scans could revolutionise prostate cancer screening
Prostate cancer kills around 11,800 men every year in the UK and there is currently no routine screening procedure due … read more »
Could the pay-for-performance model replace rebate negotiations?
Pay-for-performance deals could be replacing rebate negotiations for medicines hinted a GKV-Spitzenverband (National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds) representative. … read more »
