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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (11 March 2024) approved the medicine quizartinib (Vanflyta) to be used alongside chemotherapy as first line treatment for adults who have acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
For the first time, patients with certain types of advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer could access a treatment shown to slow its progression
Project Orbis is a programme to review and approve promising cancer drugs helping patients access treatments faster.
Following MHRA approval of a clinical trial, early breast cancer patients on endocrine-based therapy can benefit from a study with camizestrant.
Patients with a certain type of advanced or spreading non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) could access a new cancer therapy to help treat their condition.
Ground-breaking new cancer treatments have moved a step closer with the signing of a major agreement between the government and BioNTech SE.
Patients with recurring lymphoma, or who have not responded to prior treatments, could access a new bispecific antibody therapy to help treat their condition.
Population-based statistics on cancers treated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgical tumour resection which were diagnosed between 2013 and 2016 in England.
Innovative researchers working to tackle some of the hardest-to-treat cancers, including through the use of AI, have received a £2 million funding boost.
Millions invested in eight innovative companies behind lifesaving new medical technology which could destroy liver cancer tumours, detect Alzheimer’s and quickly spot those at risk of stroke
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (27 December) approved the advanced melanoma medicine Opdualag (nivolumab-relatlimab) for patients from the age of 12.
Projects granted during 2016 that have a primary purpose of translational and applied research - human cancer.
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