Imbruvica recommended for use in UK's National Health Service

26 January 2017
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The UK’s health cost-effectivness authority has issued guidance recommending Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for routine use in the country’s national healthcare provider, the National Health Service (NHS).

The anticancer agent is a product of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ).

Imbruvica has been recommended as a treatment option for certain adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), who have had at least one prior therapy, and for whom chemo-immunotherapy is unsuitable.

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