inspectormorose Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Hi Guys, Hoping you maybe able to be of some help. There is a new drug Ipilimumab, also known as Yervoy, which has recently been licensed for patients with advanced melanoma. In trials people who were told they were terminal are still alive 4+ years later and counting. NICE, the NHS body that reviews and approves new treatments thinks, at around £70,000, it's too expensive and have provisionally declined to approve it for NHS use. This decision is now under review, after a concerted campaign a group of MP's have tabled an Early Day Motion to get this debated in parliament http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2362 we are trying to get people who's MP's are not signed up to contact them asking them to do it. If you don't know how to contact your MP here are the details www.findyourmp.parliament.uk . Ipilimumab is the biggest step forward in treatment of melanoma in 40 years, it needs to be freely available to every patient. Any help any of you can be in pushing this would be greatly appreciated, if anyone needs any further info or I can be of any help andyworthington.factor50@googlemail.com Cheers Andy www.factor50.org.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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