Keytruda recommended for inclusion in UK's CDF
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for inclusion in the UK’s Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) as the first immunotherapy for a specific population of previously untreated metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
In its final appraisal determination (FAD), the NICE recommended the use of US pharma giant Merck & Co’s (NYSE: MRK) immuno-oncology blockbuster as an option for untreated PD-L1-positive metastatic NSCLC in adults.
This means that pembrolizumab is now recommended by the NICE for use by the NHS in England for specific populations of patients with advanced NSCLC who are treatment-naïve and also those who have previously received chemotherapy.
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