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Osimertinib will be made available via the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) to patients in England with completely resected early-stage IB-IIIA EGFR mutation-positive (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).1
AstraZeneca: ASTRAZENECA SECURES LICENSE EXTENSION AND EARLY NHS ENGLAND ACCESS TO TAGRISSO - (osimertinib) FOR PATIENTS WITH COMPLETELY RESECTED EARLY-STAGE EGFR MUTATION-POSITIVE NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER 1 AstraZeneca, NHS England and NICE have reached an agreement to enable early access to osimertinib for patients with this type of cancer, while NICE undertakes its appraisal. Patients with early-stage lung cancer are treated with the intention of cure; however, many relapse because treatment is limited to surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy. 2 Unprecedented clinical trial data show that o...