Brain Cancer
2026-07-05 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL1676 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what national route exists for clinicians to seek access to targeted treatments already used in other cancers where a patient with a brain tumour has the same actionable mutation; and what barriers currently prevent wider u
Answer
Clinicians can ask for access to targeted treatments that are not routinely funded through an Individual Funding Request. Where a treatment is not routinely funded, a clinician can apply to the relevant commissioner on behalf of their patient.Individual F...