To appraise the clinical and cost-effectiveness of atezolizumab in combination with gemcitabine and carboplatin within its marketing authorisation for urothelial carcinoma

Following on from information provided to NICE by the company in March 2021, the appraisal of Atezolizumab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer [ID1206] 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:
1206

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External Assessment Group:
Southampton Health Technology Assessment Centre (SHTAC), University of Southampton

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
Roche (Atezolizumab with gemcitabine and carboplatin)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
 
NHS Greater Preston CCG
 
NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees CCG
 
Welsh Government
Patient carer groups
Action Bladder Cancer UK
 
Black Health Agency for Equality
 
Bladder and Bowel Community
 
Bladder and Bowel UK
 
Cancer 52
 
Cancer Black Care
 
Cancer Equality
 
Fight Bladder Cancer
 
Helen Rollason Cancer Charity
 
Independent Cancer Patients Voice
 
Macmillan Cancer Support
 
Maggie’s Centres
 
Marie Curie
 
Pelican Cancer Foundation
 
South Asian Health Foundation
 
Specialised Healthcare Alliance
 
Tenovus Cancer Care
Professional groups
Association of Cancer Physicians
 
British Association of Urological Nurses
 
British Association of Urological Surgeons
 
British Geriatrics Society
 
British Gynaecological Cancer Society
 
British Institute of Radiology
 
British Psychosocial Oncology Society
 
British Society of Urogenital Radiology
 
British Society of Urogynaecology
 
British Uro-Oncology Group
 
Cancer Research UK
 
Royal College of General Practitioners
 
Royal College of Nursing
 
Royal College of Pathologists
 
Royal College of Physicians
 
Royal College of Radiologists
 
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
 
Royal Society of Medicine
 
Society and College of Radiographers
 
UK Clinical Pharmacy Association
 
UK Oncology Nursing Society
 
Urology Foundation
Associated guideline groups
National Guideline Centre
Associated public health groups
Public Health England
 
Public Health Wales
Comparator companies
Accord Healthcare (carboplatin, cisplatin, doxorubicin, gemcitabine, methotrexate)
 
Allergan (gemcitabine)
 
Amgen (pegfilgrastim)
 
Chugai Pharma (lenograstim)
 
Concordia International (methotrexate)
 
Hospira UK (carboplatin, cisplatin, gemcitabine, methotrexate, vinblastine)
 
Janssen-Cilag (doxorubicin)
 
Lilly UK (gemcitabine)
 
Medac GmbH (doxorubicin, gemcitabine)
 
Merck Sharp & Dohme (pembrolizumab)
 
Nordic Pharma (methotrexate)
 
Orion Pharma (methotrexate)
 
Pfizer (doxorubicin, methotrexate, vinblastine)
 
Rosemont Pharmaceuticals (methotrexate)
 
Sandoz (cisplatin, methotrexate)
 
Seacross Pharmaceuticals (doxorubicin)
 
Sun Pharma (carboplatin, gemcitabine)
 
Teva UK (doxorubicin, lipegfilgrastim, methotrexate)
 
Therakind (methotrexate)
General commentators
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
 
Allied Health Professionals Federation
 
Board of Community Health Councils in Wales
 
British National Formulary
 
Care Quality Commission
 
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland
 
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
 
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
 
National Association of Primary Care
 
National Pharmacy Association
 
NHS Alliance
 
NHS Confederation
 
Scottish Medicines Consortium
 
Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee
Relevant research groups
Cochrane Urology
 
Genomics England
 
Institute of Cancer Research
 
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
 
National Cancer Research Institute
 
National Cancer Research Network
 
National Institute for Health Research
 
Leeds Institute of Cancer & Pathology

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
21 November 2022 Following on from information provided to NICE by the company in March 2021, the appraisal of Atezolizumab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer [ID1206] was suspended from NICE’s work programme. As no further information has been received from the company the topic has been discontinued.
21 November 2022 Discontinued. Following on from information provided to NICE by the company in March 2021, the appraisal of Atezolizumab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer [ID1206] was suspended from NICE’s work programme. As no further information has been received from the company the topic has been discontinued.
16 November 2020 Suspended. The company has informed NICE that it will not provide an evidence submission for this appraisal. Therefore, we are suspending the appraisal while we consider the next steps.
28 August 2020 Invitation to participate
18 May 2020 The Department for Health and Social Care has asked NICE to conduct an appraisal of atezolizumab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial bladder cancer. Please note that following on from advice received from the company the timelines for this appraisal have been revised and we now anticipate that the appraisal will begin during late August 2020 when we will write to you about how you can get involved.
21 November 2019 - 28 November 2019 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators
09 February 2018 In progress. Topic referred 21 April 2017

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