The National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE) have issued a draft decision not to recommend lapatinib (Tyverb) for use on the NHS. A final decision is expected later this year. Dr Alexis Willett, Policy Manager at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, says: "This will be disappointing for some women with advanced breast cancer. Breakthrough hopes that if further results from clinical trials are positive this decision will be reviewed in future.
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