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Powerful drug combination for breast cancer ‘could save thousands of lives’

A powerful drug combination for breast cancer could save thousands of lives, according to new results from a long-term study. The drug Keytruda (also known as pembrolizumab), if given at the right time and in combination with chemotherapy, can stop ...

09 Feb 2022 at 23:25

Scotland

Drug to treat youngsters with rare condition approved for routine use by NHS

A new cancer treatment and a drug to help children with a rare hereditary disease have been approved for routine use by the NHS in Scotland. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) said it has approved burosumab for treating youngsters up to the ...

15 Jan 2024 at 13:32

Patients with incurable cervical cancer to be offered new drug

Patients with incurable cervical cancer are to be offered a new treatment which could give them more time with their loved ones. Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug manufactured by Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD), is the first new treatment in 14 years ...

29 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Drug breakthrough could benefit those with common form of breast cancer

Treating patients who have a common form of breast cancer with immunotherapy, as well as chemotherapy, before and after surgery could be effective regardless of their age or if they have gone through the menopause, according to a study. ...

19 Mar 2024 at 23:01

New drug for cervical cancer patients approved for use in NHS in Scotland

Scotland has become the the first part of the UK to make a new treatment for women with advanced cervical cancer available on the NHS. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the use of the drug pembrolizumab – which is ...

13 Feb 2023 at 15:04

Scotland

Charity welcomes approval of drug to fight aggressive form of breast cancer

A breast cancer charity has hailed the approval of a new drug to treat women with a particularly aggressive form of the disease, describing it as offering “precious hope” of more lives being saved in the long term. The Scottish ...

12 Jun 2023 at 17:10

Drug offers lifeline to 1,600 women with rare aggressive form of breast cancer

Hundreds of women are to benefit from a new breast cancer drug which targets one of the most aggressive forms of the disease. Some 1,600 patients in England with triple negative breast cancer will be offered pembrolizumab ...

08 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Treatment for advanced womb cancer ‘major step forward’

Women with advanced form womb cancer have been given fresh hope after a new treatment was given the green light for widespread NHS use. Just 15% of women live for five years if they have been diagnosed with advanced ...

06 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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