National health authorities, U.K.'s NICE determines Gilead's cancer cell therapy exorbitant
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) found Gilead's cancer cell therapy, Yescarta to be clinically efficacious for treating a type of lymphoma, but no ample evidence is present to estimate the benefit over salvage chemotherapy. NICE took a considerable view on Yescarta's efficaciousness, considering the cell therapy that delivered good response rates, overall survival and progression-free survival in treating diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Therapies cost surpassed USD 65,000 per quality-adjusted life years. In the U.S., Yescarta carries a list price of U...
