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NICE recommends Pfizer’s Xalkori in rare lung cancer

NICE recommends Pfizer’s Xalkori in rare lung cancer

NICE has issued a Final Appraisal Determination that recommends the use of Pfizer’s Xalkori (crizotinib) in England under the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) for patients with ROS1-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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Living with LHON: Achieving your dreams in the dark

When Fabrizio Sottile went blind at the age of 17, he thought his dreams of becoming a world-class swimmer were over. But he wasn’t about to let Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) stand in his way, and he made his first appearance as part of Italy’s Paralympic team in 2016, aged 23.