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Jan 2017
Life-extending breast cancer drug set to be withdrawn from NHS
The life-extending drug, Kadcyla, has been rejected by NICE for NHS use in England, believing that the price is too expensive. In clinical trials, Kadcyla, which costs an average of £90,000 per patient, was found to extend terminal breast cancer patients’ lives by around six months, and also dramatically improves the patient’s quality of life…
