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SORAFENIB (NEXAVAR) (tablets)

Restrictions:

For restrictions please see prescribing notes below.

Prescribing Notes:

Thyroid carcinoma:
  • The treatment of patients with progressive, locally advanced or metastatic, differentiated thyroid carcinoma, refractory to radioactive iodine is restricted to specialist use in accordance with regional protocol.

Hepatocellular carcinoma:

  • Restricted to specialist use for the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who have failed or are unsuitable for surgical or loco-regional therapies in accordance with regional protocol.

 

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