Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 459: To ask the Minister for Health when it is expected to make available the treatment known as Ipilimumab to people who have malignant melanoma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23706/12]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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The new drug for patients with progressive melanoma will now be made available. The decision is the culmination of a comprehensive technology review process within the National Cancer Control Programme which included the drug company submission, a clinical practice guideline from medical oncologists and a pharmacoeconomic analysis by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics.