NICE has rejected a new blood cancer drug, Yescarta, which is for the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, for NHS use due to the drug being too expensive.
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Gene therapy for advanced lymphoma gets FDA approval
People with advanced lymphoma now have another type of treatment to consider. The Food and Drug Administration has approved Yescarta, a cell-based gene therapy designed to treat large B-cell lymphoma created by Kite Pharma. It’s the second time the FDA has approved a gene therapy for use in the US following a procedure meant to […]
Hodgkin’s lymphoma symptoms: Signs of the cancer you should know
HODGKIN’S lymphoma is a form of cancer which develops in the lymphatic system – which is part of the immune system. Daily Express :: Health Feed
An 'exciting' cancer treatment may be on the horizon for leukaemia and lymphoma sufferers
The FDA yesterday showed enthusiasm for the treatment which uses patients’ revved-up immune cells to fight cancer. A unanimous recommendation from the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee means it could be approved by the end of September. Timothy Cripe, a panel member who is an oncologist with Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, called the treatment […]
An ‘exciting’ cancer treatment may be on the horizon for leukaemia and lymphoma sufferers
LEUKAEMIA and lymphoma sufferers could soon have a new treatment option after the United States’s Food and Drug Administration endorsed a first-of-its-kind therapy this week. Daily Express :: Health Feed
