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Roche announces launch of HPV self-sampling solution for cervical cancer screening

Around 342,000 die from cervical cancer worldwide, despite it being a preventable disease

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Merck bags NICE recommendation for renal cell carcinoma adjuvant treatment

Patients will now be able to access immunotherapy at an earlier stage in their treatment pathway

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WHO/Europe urges endorsement of cervical cancer elimination roadmap

The initiative aims to fully vaccinate 90% of girls with the HPV vaccine by age 15

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NICE rejects AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza as NHS prostate cancer treatment

The drug will not be available as a treatment option for men with prostate cancer in England and Wales

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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo announce results for lung cancer therapy

Initial results for the combination therapy – with Merck’s Keytruda – show an overall response rate of 37% in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

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Merck and Cerevance to research novel targets in Alzheimer’s disease

The total value of the deal is expected to be around $1.1bn

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Merck and Cerevance to research novel targets in Alzheimer’s disease

The total value of the deal is expected to be around $1.1bn

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AstraZeneca and MSD’s breast cancer drug Lynparza receives EC approval

Breast cancer is the most diagnosed type of cancer worldwide, with an estimated 2.3 million patients diagnosed in 2020

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MSD and AstraZeneca announce phase 3 results for prostate cancer therapy

The results show that the Lynparza combination therapy significantly improved radiographic progression-free survival

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Eli Lilly’s Verzenios recommended by NICE as combination therapy for early-stage breast cancer

The trial results showed a drop of 32% in cancer recurrence when using Verzenios in combination with endocrine therapy

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UK government allocates up to £680m a year to two funds offering cutting-edge treatments

The new Innovative Medicines Fund will enable patients in England to gain fast-track access to drug treatments

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Merck’s Keytruda receives FDA approval for advanced endometrial cancer

The approval was based on new data from the KEYNOTE-158 trial

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