High Tech Medicines Update:Cabometyx filmcoated tablets

摘要

Cabometyx? FilmcoatedTabletshave recentlybeen added tothe High TechMedicines Scheme.Cabometyx is indicated for:n The treatment ofadvanced renal cellcarcinoma; andn The treatment ofhepatocellularcarcinoma in adults whohave previously beentreated with sorafenib(Nexavar?).Renal cell carcinomasare kidney tumours whichrepresent approximately 90%of cases of kidney cancer inadults. These tumours arisefrom the cells of the proximalrenal tubular epithelium.Kidney cancer representsapproximately 3% of allcancers worldwide.