About this release

This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) uses information from the National SACT dataset.

This work was requested by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) to support their decision-making processes.

The aim of this work was to capture real-world evidence from Scotland on the use of first line systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) for treatment of adults with advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The information on the use of these treatments in Scotland will assist the SMC members when considering the submission for durvalumab in combination with tremelimumab for the first line treatment of adults with advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (SMC2735).

It was agreed with SMC members that this pilot report will only provide information on the number of patients treated and their baseline characteristics. No information will be provided on overall survival or subsequent treatments.

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Last updated: 26 February 2025
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