Health technology assessment body NICE has now recommended that selective internal radiation therapy can be used on England’s National Health Service for treating advanced liver cancer.

Pfizer, Sanofi, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead’s Kite, Lilly’s Dermira, Janssen and Biogen among the major companies announcing transactions this week.

This week's announcements include changes at the top of Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Pierre Fabre, Nordic Nanovector, Inthera Bioscience and the Dementia Discovery Fund, plus new board appointments at Dova, Easton, Destiny Pharma and Abivax.

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.