Following on from information provided to NICE by the company in September 2022, the appraisal of Pembrolizumab with platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation for treating unresectable locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck 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:
1667

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Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
16 September 2023 Discontinued. Following on from information provided to NICE by the company in September 2022, the appraisal of Pembrolizumab with platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation for treating unresectable locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck was suspended from NICE’s work programme. As no further information has been received from the company the topic has been discontinued.
16 September 2022 Suspended. As you will be aware the Department for Health & Social Care has asked NICE to carry out an appraisal of Pembrolizumab with platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation for treating unresectable locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck [ID1667]. For information, the company have announced that KEYNOTE-412 trial did not meet its primary endpoint in and therefore they will no longer be pursuing a Marketing Authorisation Application in this indication at this time. Therefore, NICE has decided to suspend this appraisal from its current work programme. As this appraisal has been referred NICE will continue to monitor any development and will update interested parties as and when the situation changes.
20 May 2022 Note added to the project documents
16 July 2021 Note added to the project documents
19 February 2021 Note added to the project documents
16 December 2019 In progress. Referred 25 March 2019

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