After rejecting Eli Lilly's Verzenios for breast cancer therapy earlier this year, NICE has relented, recommending the drug for routine NHS use alongside hormonal therapy fulvestrant.
Patients with bladder cancer in Scotland will be the first in the UK to claim access to maintenance treatment with Merck Serono and Pfizer's Bavencio, ahead of their counterparts in England
UCB's bimekizumab hasn't been approved for marketing in Europe yet, but has already been given the nod for NHS use in England and Wales under a new fast-track scheme introduced by NICE.
Incyte's Pemazyre has become the first targeted therapy available for NHS patients with cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer, after NICE concluded it provided value for money.