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NICE Relents on Mifamurtide
NICE Relents on Mifamurtide
J Smith
20110808
2011 Sept 8
Elsevier Global Medical News
NICE Relents on Mifamurtide
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2011 Sept 8, J Smith
After twice insisting that the drug mifamurtide was too costly and that supporting evidence for it was too small, the clinical-effectiveness agency for England and Wales says that it will recommend the drug to treat a rare form of bone cancer affecting people younger than age 30. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said in final draft guidance Sept. 7 that its decision came as a result of both mifamurtide's manufacturer offering additional discounts, and a fresh cost...