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Neuroblastoma: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make difluoromethylornithine available on the NHS for children with high-risk neuroblastoma.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 4 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 8 Oct 2024
Answer: 11 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make difluoromethylornithine available on the NHS for children with high-risk neuroblastoma.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Oct 2024
Answer published
We understand how important it is that cancer patients are able to benefit from rapid access to effective new treatments. We are aware that the manufacturer difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) has applied for a United Kingdom marketing authorisation through Pr...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Nurses: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

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