Onivyde Too Expensive For NICE, Despite Dearth Of Pancreatic Cancer Drugs
• By Sukaina Virji
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NICE has not recommended Shire's Onivyde in draft guidance as it is not cost effective, the HTA body for England and Wales said. The pancreatic cancer treatment has also struggled to make its mark on the US market where it is being commercialized by Merrimack Pharmaceuticals.
NICE has issued draft guidance that does not recommend Shire PLC's Onivyde, a liposomal injectable formulation of irinotecan (Pfizer Inc.'s Camptosar and generics),
The product obtained FDA approval in October 2015 as a treatment in combination with fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin for patients...
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