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January reimbursement list: more therapies needed in women's cancers, among others

MedExpress Team

Medexpress

Published Dec. 30, 2024 09:37

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We already know the final shape of January's list of reimbursed drugs. The Health Ministry has published the announcement, which comes into effect on January 1. The reimbursement will include 31 new molecules, 13 of which are therapies used in oncology. Although the positive reimbursement trend continues, the January list does not include several therapies that patients have been waiting for for many months, such as drugs used in women's cancers.

According to a summary provided by the Ministry of Health, 31 new molecules will be added to the list of reimbursable drugs as of January 1, 2025, 13 of which are used in oncology. Within this group, 7 therapies are drugs for patients with blood cancers, including B-cell lymphomas and acute myeloid leukemia.

- Since the inception of the HematoCoalition, in my speeches I often emphasize that in hematooncology modern drugs are of particular importance, as the number of available therapeutic options is limited in these indications. Therefore, any new therapy in these indications is very important. I am also extremely pleased to see the availability of subcutaneous immunotherapy with atezolizumab in lung cancer and changes in the B.56 program, the treatment of prostate cancer. These are cancers that are a...

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