UK healthcare provider to prescribe Qarziba in England and Wales

12 July 2018

Hemel Hempstead, UK-based EUSA Pharma has received a positive reimbursement decision from the UK’s health technology assessor for its targeted cancer immunotherapy, Qarziba (dinutuximab beta).

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved the therapy for pediatric use against high-risk neuroblastoma. The therapy will now be available for routine use through the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales.

The company acquired global commercialization rights to the monoclonal antibody from the Viennese biotech firm Apeiron Biologics, and won approval to market the drug within Europe in May 2017.

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