Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of pacritinib within its marketing authorisation for treating myelofibrosis.

Following on from information provided to NICE by the company in January 2019, the appraisal of Pacritinib for treating myelofibrosis [ID880] was suspended from NICE’s work programme. As no further information has been received from the company the topic has been discontinued.

Status:
Discontinued
Technology type:
Medicine
Decision:
Prioritised
Process:
TA
ID number:
880

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Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
CTI BioPharma (pacritinib)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
 
Welsh Government
Patient carer groups
Leukaemia CARE
 
MPN Voice
Professional groups
Association of Cancer Physicians
 
Cancer Research UK
 
Royal College of Physicians
 
Royal College of Radiologists
Comparator companies
Bristol-Myers Squibb (hydroxycarbamide)- confidentiality form not signed, not participating
 
Celgene (lenalidomide, thalidomide) - confidentiality form not signed, not participating
 
Medac UK (hydroxycarbamide) - confidentiality form not signed, not participating
 
Nordic (hydroxycarbamide) - confidentiality form not signed, not participating
 
Novartis (ruxolitinib)
General commentators
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
 
British National Formulary
 
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland
 
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
 
Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee
Relevant research groups
Institute of Cancer Research
 
National Cancer Research Institute

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
07 November 2022 Discontinued. Following on from information provided to NICE by the company in January 2019, the appraisal of Pacritinib for treating myelofibrosis [ID880] was suspended from NICE’s work programme. As no further information has been received from the company the topic has been discontinued.
06 February 2019 Suspended. Suspended
06 February 2019 On 1 February 2019, the company (CTI BioPharma) announced that the they will withdraw its European Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for pacritinib. This is because the company learned from the regulator that it is likely to formally adopt a negative opinion in its evaluation of pacritinib for this indication. Therefore, this appraisal will be suspended. We will continue to monitor any developments and will update stakeholders if the situation changes.
27 November 2018 Committee meeting: 1
29 June 2018 Invitation to participate
10 April 2018 - 09 May 2018 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional matrix of consultees and commentators
19 May 2017 The company have advised that they will re-submit a Marketing Authorisation Application in June/July 2017 including a recently completed Phase 3 study (PAC326) “A randomized, Controlled Study of Pacritinib versus Best Available Therapy in Patients with Thrombocytopenia and Primary Myelofibrosis, Post-Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis, or Post-Essential Thrombocythemia Mylofibrosis” and be pursuing a licence for pacritinib from the European Medicines Authority for this indication after the re-submission. Therefore, NICE has decided to suspend this appraisal from its work programme at this point.
08 June 2016 Referral

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