PICO Advisory Sub-Committee – Applications Considered
- 1559 - Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) to differentiate colon polyps from colorectal cancer
- 1560 - 17p Deletion testing by FISH, for access to ibrutinib, in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphoid leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma
- 1567 - Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT or 3D mammography)
- 1570 - PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1) immunohistochemistry testing for access to atezolizumab as first line therapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer
- 1572 - Diagnosis of hypertension using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients with clinic blood pressure >140/90mmHg and <180/110mmHg
- 1574 - Non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal rhesus D genotype
- 1575 - Autologous Fat Grafting (AFG) by injection for defects arising from breast surgery for cancer treatment/prevention or for developmental breast abnormality