NHS Grants Fast Track Access to Takeda’s Exkivity
Takeda has secured UK approval for its lung cancer therapy Exkivity, with an NHS access deal that could see it prescribed to patients within the next few weeks.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has granted conditional marketing authorisation to Exkivity as monotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer patients.
At the same time, NHS England, cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE and Takeda have agreed on an early access deal for the drug that includes a discount on its monthly cost of around $25,000.
According to Sajid Javid, Secretary of Health and Social Care, Exkivity will be available to ...