Download National Cancer Drugs Fund Application Form – Pemetrexed For

National Cancer Drugs Fund Application Form –
Pemetrexed
For Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Maintenance Treatment)
Author(s)
David Thomson
Owner
Chemotherapy Clinical Reference Group
Version Control
Version Control
Date
Revision summary
Ver3.0
14 Jul 2014
Introduction of version control and addition of section re-SACT
and monitoring
Change to current version
Criteria
Changes
N/A
Introduction of version control and addition of section re-SACT and monitoring
National Cancer Drugs Fund – Application Form 14 July 2014
Pemetrexed for Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Maintenance Treatment
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National Cancer Drugs Fund Application Form –
Pemetrexed
For Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Maintenance 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.
BY TICKING THESE BOXES AND SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION THE CLINICIAN IS
CONFIRMING THE PATIENT MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA BELOW. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT
THE SACT DATASET WILL BE USED TO MONITOR THAT THESE CRITERIA ARE BEING MET.
Approved Treatment Required for Pemetrexed for Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell
Lung Cancer – Maintenance Treatment
TICK
All 4 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. Non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer
3. As maintenance therapy following 1st line chemotherapy with Cisplatin and
Pemetrexed not progressing after 4 cycles of such chemotherapy
4. PS 0 or 1 at time to commence maintenance pemetrexed
Note: the evidence for the use of maintenance pemetrexed following induction
chemotherapy with the combination of pemetrexed and carboplatin has not been
established and is therefore not approved
Consultant Approval (email authority)
Patient Consent Obtained (date of letter – copy to be retained on patient file)
National Cancer Drugs Fund – Application Form 14 July 2014
Pemetrexed for Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Maintenance Treatment
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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*
C34 – Malignant neoplasm of bronchus & lung
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 14 July 2014
Pemetrexed for Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Maintenance Treatment
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