NICE, the health technology appraisal body for England, has rejected Roche’s Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for small-cell lung cancer, saying there are uncertainties over the duration of the treatment effect and overall survival and that the treatment does not represent a cost-effective use of National Health Service resources.
NICE Rejects Tecentriq For Small-Cell Lung Cancer In England
Uncertainties Remain Over Long-Term Effectiveness
Roche’s Tecentriq has been rejected by health technology assessment body NICE for use in small-cell lung cancer on the National Health Service. The move follows an earlier knockback for the drug in PD L1-positive triple-negative breast cancer.
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