Twice is NICE for BMS cancer drugs in NHS recommendations

17 November 2021

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) has welcomed the positive recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the cost-effectiveness watchdog for England and Wales, relating to two of its cancer drugs.

One relates to Inrebic (fedratinib), which the NICE recommended for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund for treating disease-related splenomegaly or symptoms of primary myelofibrosis, post polycythemia vera myelofibrosis or post essential thrombocythaemia myelofibrosis in adults, only if they have previously had ruxolitinib and the conditions in the managed access agreement for the drug are followed.

'Much-welcomed new treatment'

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