NHS England is to prioritise cancer drugs that target tumours according to their genetic makeup rather than where they originate in the body, the organisation’s chief executive has said.
The Japanese regulator has approved Daiichi Sankyo’s quizartinib for certain patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), amid doubts over the outcome of a regulatory review in the US.
AstraZeneca has seen three of its drugs approved by the Japanese regulator – a new indication for its cancer drug Lynparza, and two new combination therapies for patients with chronic obstr