Tagrisso Funding Journey Shows UK’s Revamped Cancer Drugs Fund Is No Soft Touch

AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso is the first product accepted for use on the National Health Service through the reformed Cancer Drugs Fund, but it took two tries to persuade HTA body NICE it should be funded at all. NICE examined Merck Sharp & Dohme’s Keytruda and it’s not impressed. The Pink Sheet takes a closer look at the new dynamics illustrated by these lung cancer treatments’ review.