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September 2023

Artificial intelligence assisted tools for prostate cancer diagnosis using whole slide biopsy images

Approximately 90,000 men undergo prostate biopsy to diagnose prostate cancer each year in the UK. Artificial intelligence assisted tools have…
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September 2023

Robot-assisted benign gynaecological surgery

Some non-cancerous gynaecological conditions, such as endometriosis, may require surgical treatment. Robot-assisted surgery may be used instead of conventional open…
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September 2023

Pre-emptive pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing using a multiple gene panel to guide treatment and reduce adverse drug reactions

Pharmacogenetics (also referred to as pharmacogenomics; PGx) is the study of how a person's genes affect their response to medications.…
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September 2023

Hyperspectral imaging for the detection of cutaneous melanoma

Hyperspectral imaging may be used to assess pigmented skin lesions to aid diagnosis of benign lesions or malignant melanomas. Hyperspectral…
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June 2023

AI-assisted endoscopy for gastrointestinal cancer

Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted endoscopy in the detection of gastrointestinal cancer and pre-cancerous conditions.
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June 2023

Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy in people with breast cancer

Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for mild-to-moderate depression or anxiety in people with breast cancer and survivors of breast cancer.
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June 2023

Spinal cord stimulation

Spinal cord stimulation for adults with chronic chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
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April 2023

Low energy contact X-ray brachytherapy (CXB)

Low energy contact X-ray brachytherapy (CXB) for the treatment of early stage rectal cancer
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March 2023

Photobiomodulation

Photobiomodulation for the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis associated with cancer treatment
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January 2023

Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) for locally advanced exocrine pancreatic cancer

Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) for locally advanced exocrine pancreatic cancer.
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October 2022

Genetic testing (prostate cancer)

Genetic testing for prostate cancer care.
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October 2022

Autofluorescence imaging

Adjunctive autofluorescence imaging of oral mucosal abnormalities to identify malignancy or premalignancy, including, but not limited to, OralID
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September 2022

RayPilot

RayPilot, a novel real-time electromagnetic tracking device, used during radiotherapy to treat prostate cancer.
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September 2022

Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR)

Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) for oligoprogressive disease.
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July 2022

Outpatient laryngeal biopsy

Laryngeal biopsies in the outpatient setting in people with suspected head and neck dysplasia/cancer
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June 2022

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR)

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma
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May 2022

Tumour profiling tests

Tumour profiling tests that guide treatment decisions for early breast cancer
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May 2022

Extreme HypoFractionated Radiotherapy (EHFRT)

Extreme HypoFractionated Radiotherapy (EHFRT) for localised prostate cancer
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January 2022

Cytoreduction surgery with hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy

Cytoreduction surgery with hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis.
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January 2022

Selective internal radiation therapy

Selective internal radiation therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer.
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September 2021

Trans-nasal endoscopy

Transnasal endoscopy for diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers
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September 2021

Blood-based liquid biopsies

Blood-based liquid biopsies for the diagnostic triaging of symptomatic males with suspected prostate cancer.
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May 2021

Intraoperative radiotherapy (Xoft system)

Intraoperative radiotherapy for the treatment of brain tumours or brain metastases
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March 2021

Next generation sequencing for DLBCL classification

Next generation sequencing for DLBCL classification (HTG EdgeSeq DLBCL Cell of Origin Assay).
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December 2020

Radiofrequency-induced thermochemotherapy

Radiofrequency-induced thermochemotherapy for the treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
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October 2020

Rapid fully-automated EGFR testing (Idylla)

Rapid fully-automated PCR testing (Idylla) to screen for EGFR mutational status in people with lung cancer.
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October 2020

Rapid fully-automated BRAF testing (Idylla)

Rapid fully-automated PCR testing (Idylla) to screen for BRAF mutational status in people with melanoma.
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March 2020

Single-operator per-oral cholangioscopy

Single-operator per-oral cholangioscopy for the management of hepatobiliary-pancreatic disorders.
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November 2019

Extreme hypo fractionation with biodegradable rectal spacer insertion

Extreme hypo fractionation combined with biodegradable rectal spacer insertion for prostate cancer radiotherapy.
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September 2019

Robot-assisted thoracic surgery

Robot-assisted thoracic surgery.
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September 2019

Rapid diagnostic centres for suspected cancer referral

Use of a rapid diagnostic centre approach to support early diagnosis of cancer for people presenting with vague non-specific symptoms.
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March 2019

Volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy plus daily online image-guided radiotherapy (cervical cancer)

Volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy plus daily online image-guided radiotherapy for people with locally advanced cervical cancer.
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March 2019

Internal mammary node irradiation

Internal mammary node irradiation for people with high-risk early breast cancer.
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March 2019

Supraclavicular fossa nodal volume contouring

Supraclavicular fossa nodal volume contouring for people requiring locoregional adjuvant breast radiotherapy.
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March 2019

Volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy (lung cancer)

Volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy for people with lung cancer.
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March 2019

Daily online image-guided radiotherapy (anal cancer)

Daily online image-guided radiotherapy with reduced treatment margins for people with anal cancer.
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March 2019

Daily online image-guided radiotherapy (lung cancer)

Daily online image-guided radiotherapy for people undergoing radical lung cancer treatment.
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March 2019

Daily online image-guided radiotherapy (bladder cancer)

Daily online image-guided radiotherapy for people undergoing radical bladder cancer treatment.
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March 2019

Daily online image-guided radiotherapy (prostate cancer)

Daily online image-guided radiotherapy for people undergoing radical prostate cancer treatment.
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March 2019

Abdominal compression with stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy

Abdominal compression with stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for people with liver, adrenal or inferior lung lesions.
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March 2019

Partial breast irradiation

Partial breast irradiation for people with early breast cancer.
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March 2019

Passive respiratory gating with stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy

Passive respiratory gating with stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for people with liver cancer.
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March 2019

Axillary radiotherapy

Whole breast irradiation with supraclavicular fossa radiotherapy and axillary radiotherapy for people with early breast cancer following a macrometastatic sentinel…
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March 2019

Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy

Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for people with central non-small-cell lung carcinoma.
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February 2019

Faecal immunochemical test-based prediction tools

Faecal immunochemical test-based prediction tools for the assessment of people presenting to primary care with symptomatic bowel disease.
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January 2019

Fluorine- or gallium- prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography radiotracers

Fluorine- or gallium- prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracers in the investigation of recurrent prostate cancer.
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October 2018

iNOTZ oncology documentation system

iNOTZ system for digital storage of patient data.
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August 2018

Prehabilitation before cancer treatments

Prehabilitation before cancer treatment.
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June 2018

Remote monitoring of prostate cancer

Remote monitoring or self-management for surveillance or follow up of prostate cancer.
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May 2018

Automated breast ultrasound

Automated breast ultrasound for the assessment of symptomatic patients referred to a breast clinic for investigation
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