Download Bevacizumab for Stage IVB, Recurrent, or Persistent Cervical Cancer

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National Cancer Drugs Fund Application Form –
Bevacizumab
for Stage IVB, Recurrent, or Persistent Cervical Cancer
(1st line treatment)
Author(s)
David Thomson
Owner
Chemotherapy Clinical Reference Group
Version Control
Version Control
Date
Revision summary
Ver0.1
24 Feb 2014
Draft for discussion
Ver1.0
27 Feb 2014
Final draft for publication
Ver1.1
28 Mar 2014
Update – heading updated
Change to current version
Criteria
Changes
N/A
Heading clarified as for Stage IVB, Recurrent, or Persistent Cervical Cancer (1st line
treatment)
National Cancer Drugs Fund – Application Form 28 March 2014
Bevacizumab for Stage IVB, Recurrent, or Persistent Cervical Cancer – 1st line ver1.1
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National Cancer Drugs Fund Application Form –
Bevacizumab
for Stage IVB, Recurrent, or Persistent Cervical Cancer
(1st line treatment)
Instructions to Consultants: Please fill in each section of the form electronically and save the
document with your own file name. [If you continue typing the boxes will enlarge to contain the text].
Please send electronically to ______________________. Please also send copies to your Trust’s link
accountant / corporate contracting team.
Security of Patient Identifiable Information: The patient will be identified by their NHS number only.
Please do not include any other patient identifiers for confidentiality reasons. All communication must be
sent to the Cancer Drugs Fund Office via secure e mail accounts: that is from an nhs.net account to the
____________ account.
Receipt of Application: The sender of the application will receive an acknowledgement, together with
details of the unique Cancer Drugs Fund reference.
Cancer Drugs Fund Policy: To check the status of a particular therapy please check the Cancer Drugs
Fund Policy at _________________
Applications will be subject to Clinical Audit arrangements.
Approved Treatment Required for Bevacizumab for Stage IVB, Recurrent, or
Persistent cervical cancer – 1st line
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All 8 conditions must be met
1. Application made by and first cycle of systemic anti-cancer therapy to be
prescribed by a consultant specialist specifically trained and accredited in
the use of systemic anti-cancer therapy
2. Histologically confirmed carcinoma of the cervix.
3. Indication for 1st line palliative chemotherapy.
4. Primary stage IVB, recurrent, or persistent disease not amenable to
curative treatment with surgery and/or radiotherapy.
5. Given with Paclitaxel and either Cisplatin or Carboplatin.
6. PS 0 or 1
7. No previous treatment with bevacizumab or other anti-VEGF therapy
8. No contra-indication to the use of bevacizumab
9. Bevacizumab dose to be 15mg/kg every 3 weeks
Note: Bevacizumab is ONLY approved for use in combination with combination
chemotherapy and is not approved for use as a single agent maintenance therapy
Note: Bevacizumab should be discontinued due to toxicity or disease progression,
whichever occurs first.
Consultant Approval (email authority)
Patient Consent Obtained (date of letter – copy to be retained on patient file)
National Cancer Drugs Fund – Application Form 28 March 2014
Bevacizumab for Stage IVB, Recurrent, or Persistent Cervical Cancer – 1st line ver1.1
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Proposed Start Date for Therapy (add clinic date)*:
Consultant details*
(including signature or
email confirmation)
Name:
Hospital:
Address:
Post Code:
Telephone:
Nhs.net
Trust Pharmacist details of the Trust where
the patient will be
treated*
Mandatory - NHS No*:
Mandatory – Patients
date of birth*
Optional – Hospital No.
Clinical Commissioning
Group*
Patient’s GP*
(name, address,
telephone)
Name:
Hospital:
Address:
Post Code:
Telephone:
Nhs.net
NHS No:
DOB:
Hospital No:
CCG Name:
Name:
Address:
Post Code:
ICD-10 Code*
C53.9 – Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri, unspecified
HRG Code
Completion of items marked with * is mandatory. Failure to complete these items may
mean that payment is not made.
National Cancer Drugs Fund – Application Form 28 March 2014
Bevacizumab for Stage IVB, Recurrent, or Persistent Cervical Cancer – 1st line ver1.1
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