Only 8% of new cancer drug authorisations are for children – this needs to improve

The report, From patent to patient – analysing access to innovative cancer drugs, looks at how efficiently new cancer drugs licensed in Europe reach NHS patients here in the UK. The main findings were:

    – Only 8% of new drug authorisations are for children
    – Cancers of unmet need, such as brain, womb, bladder, oesophageal, liver and pancreatic are missing out on advances
    – Leaps forward in cancer research mean many more new drugs
    – Average time from patent to NHS patient increased by more than a year
    – NICE is not doing enough to ensure most innovative treatments reach patients.

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