Lack of data leads to double NICE no for Novartis's Glivec
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
NICE, the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence in the UK, is set to decline NHS funding for high doses of Novartis's Glivec (imatinib) for treating unresectable and or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), it says in preliminary draft guidance published today. It based the decision on a lack of "good quality clinical and cost-effectiveness data".