UK – Ipsen reacts to NICE’s Cabometyx verdict

Company disappointed by institute’s failure to recommend thyroid cancer therapy for specific patient group

Ipsen has expressed its disappointed regarding the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) preliminary guidance which does not recommend Cabometyx – also known as cabozantinib.

The treatment involves patients with previously-treated differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) which is unsuitable for radioactive iodine and has progressed after systemic treatment…