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Media Release: Herceptin: Significant doubts remain over 12-month treatment
(5 pages, 328 KB)
2007/02/16
Not all evidence related to Herceptin has been published and New Zealanders need to be aware of that. There are two large studies on the efficacy of 12 months sequential treatment – one of these studies shows benefit (HERA), the other one does not (N9831). Both trials were published, but the sequential arm of the N9831 trial was missing – this arm showed Herceptin to have no significant benefits over chemotherapy alone.
Media Release: PHARMAC supporting international assessment of funding options trial & continuing assessment of funding options
(3 pages, 30 KB)
2007/02/16
PHARMAC has announced its financial support for an international trial that will further examine whether 9 weeks or 12 months is the better treatment option for Herceptin. In addition, PHARMAC is continuing assessment of funding options, including the 9 week treatment option.
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