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Ipi+Nivo approved in UK

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    • June 18, 2016 at 12:40 pm
    JohnA
    Participant

      In the news this morning:

       

      The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) surprised industry-watchers with a speedy thumbs up for the one-two punch of Bristol’s Opdivo and Yervoy in advanced forms of the disease. And thanks to that verdict, patients in England will be the first to gain access to the immunotherapy pairing, which won EU approval just last month.

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        • June 18, 2016 at 1:27 pm
        MoiraM
        Participant

          Yes, things have moved on quickly. February only Ipi was on offer under the NHS in the UK. By the time I finished my course of Ipi, I was told that nivolumab was available  and now the combination is available on the NHS.

          Only for stage 4 though or for 'unresectable stage 3'.

            • June 18, 2016 at 1:28 pm
            MoiraM
            Participant

              That was meant to be In "February 2015 only Ipi was on offer…"

              • June 18, 2016 at 1:28 pm
              MoiraM
              Participant

                That was meant to be In "February 2015 only Ipi was on offer…"

                • June 18, 2016 at 1:28 pm
                MoiraM
                Participant

                  That was meant to be In "February 2015 only Ipi was on offer…"

                • June 18, 2016 at 1:27 pm
                MoiraM
                Participant

                  Yes, things have moved on quickly. February only Ipi was on offer under the NHS in the UK. By the time I finished my course of Ipi, I was told that nivolumab was available  and now the combination is available on the NHS.

                  Only for stage 4 though or for 'unresectable stage 3'.

                  • June 18, 2016 at 1:27 pm
                  MoiraM
                  Participant

                    Yes, things have moved on quickly. February only Ipi was on offer under the NHS in the UK. By the time I finished my course of Ipi, I was told that nivolumab was available  and now the combination is available on the NHS.

                    Only for stage 4 though or for 'unresectable stage 3'.

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