Pharmac looks to widen access to two late-stage melanoma drugs | RNZ

Pharmac is proposing to widen access to two medicines for people with late stage melanoma, which could save around 1000 infusion hours each year. The proposal would give people who meet the criteria another immunotherapy option before surgery, while the cancer is still operable, says Associate Health Minister David Seymour. Those with stage 3B and stage 4 melanoma could have better access to nivolumab and ipilimumab, two medicines that help the immune system better recognise and attack certain types of cancer. Seymour made the announcement in Auckland alongside Health Minister Simeon Brown. Full story: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/587778/pharmac-looks-to-widen-access-to-two-late-stage-melanoma-drugs