Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of upadacitinib within its marketing authorisation for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in people aged 12 and over.

Status:
Discontinued
Decision:
Prioritised
Process:
TA
ID number:
3733

Project Team

Project lead
Shonagh D'Sylva

Email enquiries

If you have any queries please email TAteam2@nice.org.uk

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
AbbVie (upadacitinib)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
 
Welsh Government
Patient carer groups
British Association of Dermatologists
 
British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology
 
Royal College of Physicians
Professional groups
Allergy UK
 
National Eczema Society
Comparator companies
Accord (azathioprine, methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil) – not participating
 
Advanz Pharma (methotrexate) – not participating
 
Aspen (azathioprine) – not participating
 
Cipla (methotrexate) – not participating
 
Dexcel-Pharma Limited (ciclosporin) – not participating
 
Ennogen (alitretion, azathioprine) – not participating
 
GlaxoSmithKline (alitretion) – not participating
 
Hospira (methotrexate) – not participating
 
Medac (methotrexate) – not participating
 
Mylan (azathioprine, ciclosporin, mycophenolate mofetil) – not participating
 
Nordic Pharma (methotrexate) – not participating
 
Novartis Pharmaceuticals (ciclosporin, mycophenolate mofetil)
 
Orion Pharma (methotrexate) – not participating
 
Pfizer (methotrexate)
 
Roche (mycophenolate mofetil) – not participating
 
Rosemont Pharmaceuticals (methotrexate) – not participating
 
Sandoz (methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil) – not participating
 
Sanofi (dupilumab)
 
Santen (ciclosporin) – not participating
 
Teva (mycophenolate mofetil) – not participating
 
Therakind (methotrexate) – not participating
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
 
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
 
Scottish Medicines Consortium
 
Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
05 August 2021 Due to significant capacity challenges NICE has paused the development of the Single Technology Appraisals for [ID3768] abrocitinib for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in people aged 12 and over, [ID3733] Upadacitinib for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in people aged 12 and over and [ID3734] Tralokinumab for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. All 3 topics will be appraised together as a Multiple Technology Appraisal under [ID3960].
05 August 2021 Suspended. Due to significant capacity challenges NICE has paused the development of the Single Technology Appraisals for [ID3768] abrocitinib for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in people aged 12 and over, [ID3733] Upadacitinib for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in people aged 12 and over and [ID3734] Tralokinumab for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. All 3 topics will be appraised together as a Multiple Technology Appraisal under [ID3960].
05 August 2021 Discontinued
21 July 2021 Schedule affected by COVID-19. We are continuing to face significant capacity challenges and will be delaying the development of upadacitinib for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in people aged 12 and over [ID3733]. This topic will now be considered as part of a multiple technology appraisal. We anticipate that it will be considered by the technology appraisal committee in early 2022 .
21 July 2021 We are continuing to face significant capacity challenges and will be delaying the development of upadacitinib for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in people aged 12 and over [ID3733]. This topic will now be considered as part of a multiple technology appraisal. We anticipate that it will be considered by the technology appraisal committee in early 2022.
10 December 2020 Invitation to participate
10 December 2020 In progress. Final scope issued
16 July 2020 - 13 August 2020 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators

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