Health board says there is 'no point' operating on Maria Wallpot, 50, who has stage four cancer.
Mr Locke QC was acting on behalf of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and the Welsh Health Specialist Services Committee at the High Court in Cardiff.
"It's very sad for Ms Wallpott because effectively it removes hope, and I understand that," said Mr Locke.The procedure, which costs £73,000 and is said to result in patients having a 40% chance of surviving for five years, is available to patients in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but only granted in exceptional circumstances in Wales.
"It says it is unlikely to be curative and the survival rates are similar for people who do and don't have it," he said.Vikram Sachdeva QC, representing Ms Wallpott, said Mr Locke had wrongly interpreted the NICE guidance and that the evidence showed the procedure could be effective in treating people with colorectal and ovarian cancer.
He reiterated how Ms Wallpott is young, fit and healthy in spite of the advanced stage of her cancer with doctors believing much of her tumours can be removed.
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