Christine Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:42AM EDT LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Britain's healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog said on Wednesday that Eli Lilly and Co's drug Alimta would not be recommended as a treatment for lung cancer on the state health service. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said its experts had rejected an appeal against the decision by Lilly, because they were not convinced of the clinical and cost effectiveness of Alimta compared with other lung cancer treatments. Alimta is one of a number of new drugs spurned by NICE, to the anger of drugmakers and patient groups. Last month, however, the watchdog did endorse the medicine for treating certain patients with asbestos-related cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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