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Freedom of Information request 237-2022

Response published: 8 July 2024

FOI Request

The following questions are being asked for on behalf of Novartis. The purpose of these questions is to understand the variability of treatment within your trust and in context to the rest of the country. Q1. In the past 3 months or the latest 3 months data you have available., how many melanoma patients were treated with: Bevacizumab Avastin. Dacarbazine DTIC. Trametinib Mekinist. Dabrafenib Tafinlar. Ipilimumab Yervoy. Vemurafenib Zelboraf. Nivolumab Opdivo. Nivolumab + Ipilimumab Opdivo + Yervoy. Pembrolizumab Keytruda. Vemurafenib + cobimetinib Zelboraf + Cotellic. Dabrafenib + Trametinib Tafinlar + Mekinist. Braftovi encorafenib. in combination with Mektovi binimetinib. for BRAF V600 patients Other active systemic anti-cancer therapy [please state] Palliative care only Q2. In the past 3 months or the latest 3 months data you have available., how many metastatic melanoma patients were treated with the following: Ipilimumab Ipilimumab AND Nivolumab Nivolumab Pembrolizumab Dabrafenib AND Trametinib Any Other Targeted Therapy Dabrafenib /Encorafenib AND Binimetinib /Trametinib /Vemurafenib /Vemurafenib AND Cobimetinib. Other active systemic anti-cancer therapy Palliative care only

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 237-2022

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below:

Q1. In the past 3 months or the latest 3 months data you have available., how many melanoma patients were treated with:

Bevacizumab Avastin.

Dacarbazine DTIC.

Trametinib Mekinist.

Dabrafenib Tafinlar.

Ipilimumab Yervoy.

Vemurafenib Zelboraf.

Nivolumab Opdivo.

Nivolumab + Ipilimumab Opdivo + Yervoy.

Pembrolizumab Keytruda.

Vemurafenib + cobimetinib Zelboraf + Cotellic.

Dabrafenib + Trametinib Tafinlar + Mekinist.

Braftovi encorafenib. in combination with Mektovi binimetinib. for BRAF V600 patients

Other active systemic anti-cancer therapy [please state]

Palliative care only

Q2. In the past 3 months or the latest 3 months data you have available., how many metastatic melanoma patients were treated with the following:

Ipilimumab

Ipilimumab AND Nivolumab

Nivolumab

Pembrolizumab

Dabrafenib AND Trametinib

Any Other Targeted Therapy Dabrafenib /Encorafenib AND Binimetinib /Trametinib /Vemurafenib /Vemurafenib AND Cobimetinib.

Other active systemic anti-cancer therapy

Palliative care only

We would answer ‘zero’ to all these questions. Diagnosis and prescribing for melanoma would not happen in GHC