LU 177 treatment

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Does anyone know the likelihood of this treatment becoming available on the NHS? 

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  • My father was incredibly fortunate to have three rounds of this treatment at the London clinic a year ago - at the time I was told they were expecting it to be available at Royal marsden in a year

  • Thanks. Yes it has definitely started at the Royal Marsden. No word yet as to whether it will be available on the NHS as far as I can see.

    Was your father's treatment successful?   

  • I have just looked up this treatment on the NICE website. It has been undergoing consultation which closed last month. Nice are going to recommend that this therapy should not be available on the NHS. There is another comparable drug which seems to score higher on costs/ benefits. You can read the decision and accompanying documents on the following link

    www.nice.org.uk/.../recommendations

    That said, the Royal Marsden do announce that they will be using LU177

  • Thankyou for sharing this information, I haven't heard of it before and its handy to know.

    L

  • brilliant info thank you

  • Thanks. Helpful clarity and useful for discussions with my Oncologist in January. It does seem very expensive. Perhaps the cost will decrease in the light of this decision?