Friday 3 August 2012

NICE Alerts @ 2nd August

 Bringing you the latest news, features and guidance advice from NICEGuidance in development www.nice.org.uk

  • Arthritis (juvenile idiopathic, systemic) - canakinumab [ID533]
  • Breast cancer (HER2 positive, metastatic) - pertuzumab (with trastuzumab and docetaxel) [ID523]
  • Clinitek Microalbumin 9 reagent strips for the early detection and monitoring of kidney disease
  • Faecal calprotectin diagnostic tests to differentiate inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome
  • Hyperplasia (benign prostatic) - tadalafil [ID534]
  • Implementing Vitamin D guidance
  • Lung cancer (non-small-cell, second line) - erlotinib and gefitinib (rev of TA162 and TA175) [ID620]
  • Lymphoma (mantle cell) - bendamustine (1st line, with rituximab) [ID609]
  • Multiple myeloma - bortezomib (consolidation therapy) [ID529]
  • Multiple myeloma - bortezomib (induction therapy) [ID610]
  • Needle and syringe programmes (update)
  • Obesity - phentermine (with topiramate) [ID543]
  • Ovarian cancer - topotecan, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride, paclitaxel, trabectedin and gemcitabine for advanced recurrent disease only (Review of TA 91) [ID468]
  • Overactive bladder - mirabegron [ID542]
  • Sexually harmful behaviour among young people
  • Sunlight exposure: benefits and safety
 

Guidance recently published by NICE www.nice.org.uk

  • Adjunctive colposcopy technologies for examination of the uterine cervix - DySIS and the Niris Imaging System
  • Partial replacement of the meniscus of the knee using a biodegradable scaffold
  • Preventing type 2 diabetes - risk identification and interventions for individuals at high risk
  • Spasticity in children and young people
  • Ulcerative colitis (moderate to severe, second line) - adalimumab (terminated appraisal)
  • Venous thromboembolism (treatment and long term secondary prevention) - rivaroxaban