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star this property date less than 2019-07-24more like thismore than 2019-07-24
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star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
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unstar this property hansard heading Breast Cancer: Drugs more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the drugs approved by NICE to treat HER2+ breast cancer; and what assessment they have made of the efficacy of such drugs. more like this
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Lord Willis of Knaresborough remove filter
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
star this property answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for making recommendations for the National Health Service on whether drugs and other treatments represent a clinically and cost effective use of NHS resources.</p><p>NICE has recommended the following drugs for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer: trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla) for treating HER2-positive advanced breast cancer after trastuzumab (Herceptin) and a taxane; pertuzumab (Perjeta) with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and docetaxel for treating HER2-positive breast cancer; pertuzumab (Perjeta) for the neoadjuvant treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer; and pertuzumab (Perjeta) for adjuvant treatment of HER2-positive early stage breast cancer.</p><p>NHS commissioners are legally required to fund drugs recommended in NICE technology appraisal guidance. It is for clinicians to decide on the most appropriate treatment for an individual patient based on their clinical judgement and in discussion with the patient.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough more like this