Medicines uses under review

The NCMAG Council makes decisions on the proposed use of cancer medicines.


These medicines uses are planned for review by NCMAG:

NCMAG 126 – Nivolumab plus ipilimumab

For use as neoadjuvant treatment of  mismatch repair deficient or microsatellite instability‑high locally advanced colon cancer which is judged to be borderline resectable. (off-label use)

  • Council meeting date: 19 March 2026
  • Planned publication date: 23 April 2026

NCMAG127 ​​- Arsenic trioxide in combination with all-trans retinoic acid  ​

For treatment of adults with high-risk acute promyelocytic leukaemia​ (APML). (off-label use and off-patent medicine)

  • Council meeting date: 18 June 2026
  • Planned publication date: 23 July 2026