The Cancer Vanguard hosted another Communities of Practice event for Cancer Alliances, focusing on developing best practice timed pathways for colorectal, lung, prostate and upper …
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Two Cancer Vanguard projects shortlisted for HSJ partnership award
Two key projects recognising effective collaboration between the Cancer Vanguard and the pharmaceutical industry have been shortlisted for the HSJ Healthcare Partnership Awards 2018. The …
Read moreBringing cancer treatments closer to home
The Cancer Vanguard’s Pharma Challenge has seen us work in partnership with the pharmaceutical company Amgen to bring cancer treatments closer to home. This project has featured …
Read moreCancer Vanguard shines at BAC 2017
There was substantial interest in the work of the Cancer Vanguard from those attending the 2017 Britain Against Cancer conference. The annual event, hosted by …
Read moreCancer drugs project delivers benefits for patients
The Cancer Vanguard has developed a simulation modelling toolkit that can support any NHS organisation in England in the delivery of out-of-hospital denosumab (XGEVA). UCLH Cancer Collaborative led the project …
Read moreInformation films guide patients through tests to diagnose blood disorders
The Cancer Vanguard has produced six patient information films, subtitled into nine languages in addition to English, on the most common tests and procedures used …
Read moreSupporting biosimilar use in oncology
The Cancer Vanguard medicines optimisation steering group has produced a position statement supporting the adoption and appropriate use of biosimilars in cancer patients. Trusts in …
Read morePharma Challenge resources improve understanding of biosimilars
NHS England specialised commissioning is recommending that Trusts looking to implement biosimilars make use of the resources developed for the Cancer Vanguard Pharma Challenge. Biosimilars …
Read moreCancer Vanguard in line for top pharmaceutical award
The Cancer Vanguard’s medicines optimisation team has been shortlisted for the prestigious Team of the Year award by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). The shortlisting …
Read moreSharing our learning with Cancer Alliances
Cancer Alliances were urged by NHS England’s National Cancer Director Cally Palmer to set the pace for change in services at the Cancer Vanguard sharing …
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