Status:
Awaiting development
Technology type:
Medicine
Decision:
Selected
Reason for decision:
Anticipate the topic will be of importance to patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and the health of the public to ensure clinical benefit is realised, inequalities in use addressed, and help them make the best use of NHS resources
Rationale:
Topic in appraisal.
Process:
STA Standard

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting: 1:
04 March 2026
Expected publication:
21 May 2026

Project Team

Project lead
Kate Moore

Email enquiries

If you have any queries please email TACommD@nice.org.uk

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
Bayer (larotrectinib)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
AMMF - The Cholangiocarcinoma Charity
 
Bowel Cancer UK
 
Breast Cancer Now
 
Sarcoma UK
Professional groups
Association of Cancer Physicians
 
British Thoracic Oncology Group
 
Cancer Research UK
 
Royal College of Physicians
 
Royal College of Radiologists
Associated public health groups
None
Comparator companies
None
General commentators
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
 
British National Formulary
 
Department of Health - Northern Ireland
 
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
 
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
 
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
 
Scottish Medicines Consortium
 
Welsh Government
Relevant research groups
Institute of Cancer Research

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
04 August 2025 Invitation to participate
13 June 2025 - 10 July 2025 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators
13 June 2024 Awaiting development
13 June 2024 Please note that following on from advice received from the company, further information regarding the timelines for this appraisal will be available in due course. In the meantime, NICE will continue to monitor the situation and will provide an update as and when the situation changes.

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