NICE's "bizarre" decision
The chief executive of Cancer Research UK has denounced the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's decision to reject Swiss drug major Roche's Avastin (bevacizumab) for advanced kidney cancer as "bizarre" (see this page). Harpal Kumar said the Final Appraisal Determination "leaves an important gap in treatment options for patients." He added that rejecting Germany-based Bayer's Nexavar (sorafenib), one of three drugs turned down by the NICE, "will create problems for patients who have worsening kidney cancer after their initial treatment. There are no other standard treatment options in this situation."
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