National Cancer Drugs Fund Application Form –
Everolimus
for Renal Cell Carcinoma
Author(s)
David Thomson
Owner
Chemotherapy Clinical Reference Group
Version Control
Version Control
Date
Revision summary
Ver2.0
14 Jul 2014
Introduction of version control and addition of section re-SACT
and monitoring
Ver2.1
12 Jan 2015
Clarification of criteria 3.
Ver2.2
04 Nov 2015
Update following July 15 national CDF panel meeting
Change to current version
Criteria
Changes
3 and 4
Updated to reflect that this should only be used in patients who cannot receive or
have toxicity to 2nd line, NICE approved, axitinib.
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Everolimus for Renal Cell Carcinoma
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National Cancer Drugs Fund Application Form –
Everolimus
for Renal Cell Carcinoma
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 Everolimus for Renal Cell Carcinoma
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. Biopsy proven renal cell carcinoma
3. Use in patients who have had prior treatment with only one previous TKI
4. Contraindication to 2nd line axitinib OR excessive toxicity to axitinib
necessitating discontinuation of axitinib within 3 months of starting therapy and
at which time there is no evidence of disease progression
Consultant Approval (email authority)
Patient Consent Obtained (date of letter – copy to be retained on patient file)
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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*
C64 – Malignant neoplasm of the kidney, except renal pelvis
HRG Code
Completion of items marked with * is mandatory. Failure to complete these items may
mean that payment is not made.
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