THOUSANDS of women with advanced breast cancer can access two new “life-changing” drugs on the NHS. Charities said the approvals were a “momentous milestone” for patients living with incurable tumo…
Baroness Delyth Morgan, Chief Executive at Breast Cancer Now, said: “It’s absolutely fantastic news that following a provisional rejection in March, alpelisib with fulvestrant has now been recommended for routine use on the NHS, bringing hope to thousands of patients.
“Today also marks the long-awaited approval of life-extending drug, Trodelvy, for certain women living with incurable triple negative secondary breast cancer. “This landmark decision will offer a new, effective treatment for these women, and crucially give them the hope of invaluable extra months to live and do what matters most to them and their loved ones.”Health Secretary Steve Barclay said: “These new drugs will benefit thousands of cancer patients across the country, offering them more precious moments with their loved ones and a better quality of life.
Just last month a new pill was approved to cut the chance of illness coming back once a tumour has been removed., abemaciclib, made by Eli Lilly is set to be given to over 4,000 women on the health service.These women have hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, node-positive early breast cancer.It's the most common type of the disease, accounting for around 70 per cent of all cases.
In early breast cancers, it's estimated that it comes back after initial treatment in around 30 per cent of people.
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