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New Data, Price Discount Finally Sways NICE On Janssen's Zytiga

 
• By Sten Stovall

NICE, the health technology appraisal institute for England and Wales, has at last recommended the use of Janssen's Zytiga (abiraterone) for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) before chemotherapy, three months after initially rejecting its use on the publicly funded National Health Service, due to inadequate cost-effectiveness and efficacy data.

NICE, the health technology appraisal institute for England and Wales, has at last recommended the use of Janssen's Zytiga (abiraterone) for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) before chemotherapy, three months after initially rejecting its use on the publicly funded National Health Service, due to inadequate cost-effectiveness and efficacy data.

The institute's volte face followed a reconsideration of the therapy's application after the Johnson & Johnson division submitted extra data...

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