2 Information about neratinib
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Marketing authorisation indication |
Neratinib (Nerlynx, Pierre Fabre) is indicated for 'the extended adjuvant treatment of adults with early stage hormone receptor-positive, HER2-overexpressed/amplified breast cancer and who are less than 1 year from the completion of prior adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy'. |
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Dosage in the marketing authorisation |
Neratinib is administered orally. The recommended dose is 240 mg neratinib, administered as 6×40-mg tablets taken once daily and continually for 1 year. |
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Price |
£4,500 per box of 180 tablets (30 days treatment; excluding VAT; company's submission). The company has a commercial arrangement. This makes neratinib available to the NHS with a discount. The size of the discount is commercial in confidence. It is the company's responsibility to let relevant NHS organisations know details of the discount. |