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Brain Cancer: Medical Treatments

Lords · Question HL3319 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

To ask His Majesty's Government how many new brain cancer treatments in each year since 2018 (1) entered a clinical trial in the United Kingdom, (2) obtained a United Kingdom marketing authorisation, (3) became routinely available on the NHS, and (4) were

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 22 Sep 2026

Information for the first and third points mentioned is not held centrally. In relation to the second point, one new brain cancer treatment has received marketing authorisation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency since 2018. This ...