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Breast cancer drug rejected

A charity says it is "disappointed" over a decision not to provide a life-extending breast cancer drug on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence concluded it could not be predicted how long pertuzumab extended people's lives.

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Charity hopes cancer drug decision will be reversed

Mia Rosenblatt, head of policy and campaigns at Breast Cancer Campaign hopes NICE's decision on pertuzumab can be reversed following the consultation process:

It's disappointing that a drug that has shown real benefit to women with advanced HER-2 positive breast cancer has not received Nice approval.

However this is an interim decision and we hope that appropriate evidence to show its benefit can be provided and an agreement on cost made so that the NHS see this as a cost-effective treatment that could extend lives.

– Mia Rosenblatt, head of policy and campaigns at Breast Cancer Campaign

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