UK’s NICE Reverses Itself and Now Recommends Zytiga To Treat Men Before Chemotherapy

In a sudden reversal of its prior opinion the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued final guidance recommending Janssen’s Zytiga (abiraterone) to treat advanced prostate cancer before chemotherapy. Its prior recommendation was not to approve Zytiga. TAccording to NICE their decision to change their December 2015 recommendation follows the submission [...]

NICE Reverses Its Decision and Now Recommends Radium-223 (Xofigo) For Men Who Have Had Chemotherapy

According to Prostate Cancer UK The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released its second draft decision on the availability of radium-223 (Xofigo). Different from the original draft this draft recommends that radium-223 be made available on the NHS for men with advanced prostate cancer that no longer responds to hormone therapy [...]

British Men Who Have Had Abiraterone Will Not Get Enzalutamide Despite Its Life Extending Abilities

British Men Who Have Had Abiraterone Will Not Get Enzalutamide Despite Its Life Extending Ability Our brothers in England hit a major snag last week as NHS placed a burdensome restriction on the use of enzalutamide (Xtandi) for men with advanced prostate cancer who have already had abiraterone (Zytiga). Because of this ridiculous decision thousands [...]

NICE Rejects Zytiga for Men Without Chemotherapy Exposure

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which is Britain’s healthcare cost-effectiveness agency, has determined that abiraterone (Zytiga) was not worth giving to men with castrate resistant metastatic prostate cancer who have yet to had chemotherapy.  Unlike the FDA in the United States which rules only on a drug’s efficacy, NICE decides if [...]

NICE Recommends Xtandi for Men with Prior Zytiga Exposure – Good News for our Brothers and Ammunition to Appeal Step Therapy

There is some really good news for those of us who live in areas where The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends drug approvals.  NICE has issued a final draft guidance recommending that men with hormone-relapsed prostate cancer (castrate resistant) that has metastasized and has been treated with docetaxel (chemotherapy) should be [...]

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