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Larotrectinib is approved by NICE as an option for NTRK fusion-positive solid tumours Picture: iStock Essential facts Larotrectinib is one of a new breed of cancer drugs designed to target specific changes in the DNA of cancer cells, rather than where the disease is growing in the body. This means patients, including children, with various cancer types may benefit from its use. It is particularly useful for those patients at an advanced stage of cancer, when other options are limited or have been exhausted.

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