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NICE Draft Opposes Pemetrexed for Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
NICE Draft Opposes Pemetrexed for Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
J Smith
20091118
2009 Dec 18
Elsevier Global Medical News
NICE Draft Opposes Pemetrexed for Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Dec 18, J Smith
The clinical effectiveness agency for England and Wales has issued draft guidance opposing use of pemetrexed as a maintenance treatment for people with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer other than predominantly squamous cell histology.Pemetrexed was approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in September as a first-line treatment option for non-small-cell lung cancers, yet its manufacturer's conclusions as to its cost-effectiveness as a maintenance...