Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of tislelizumab within its marketing authorisation for treating untreated recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer.

Status:
In progress
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
Process:
STA Standard
ID number:
6304

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting:
13 January 2027
Expected publication:
13 May 2027

Project Team

Project lead
Kate Moore

Email enquiries

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


External Assessment Group:
Liverpool Reviews and Implementation Group, University of Liverpool

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
BeOne Medicines (tislelizumab)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
Barretts UK
 
Black Health Agency for Equality
 
Cancer Black Care
 
Cancer Laryngectomee Trust
 
Cancer52
 
Changing Faces
 
Get-A-Head
 
Head and Neck Cancer UK
 
Helen Rollason Cancer Charity
 
Independent Cancer Patients Voice
 
Let’s Face it
 
Macmillan Cancer Support
 
Maggie’s Centres
 
Marie Curie
 
Mouth Cancer Foundation
 
National Association of Laryngectomee Clubs
 
OG Support
 
OPA Cancer Charity Oesophageal and Gastric Support
 
Oracle Head and Neck Cancer
 
Oral Health Foundation
 
South Asian Health Foundation
 
Specialised Healthcare Alliance
 
Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Support Group
 
Tenovus Cancer Care
Professional groups
Association of Cancer Physicians
 
British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists
 
British Association of Head and Neck Oncology Nurses
 
British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
 
British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists
 
British Geriatrics Society
 
British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS)
 
British Oncology Pharmacy Association
 
British Psychosocial Oncology Society
 
British Skull Base Society
 
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 of Radiographers
 
UK Clinical Pharmacy Association
 
UK Oncology Nursing Society
Associated public health groups
Public Health Wales
 
UK Health Security Agency
Comparator companies
Amarox (cisplatin, capecitabine)
 
Bristol Myers Squibb (paclitaxel)
 
Dr Reddys Laboratories (capecitabine)
 
Genus (paclitaxel)
 
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (capecitabine)
 
Hospira UK (carboplatin, cisplatin, gemcitabine, fluorouracil, docetaxel, paclitaxel)
 
Leo Pharma (toripalimab)
 
Medac Pharma (fluorouracil)
 
Sandoz Ltd (cisplatin)
 
Seacross Pharmaceuticals (docetaxel, paclitaxel)
 
Sun Pharmaceuticals (gemcitabine)
 
Synchrony Pharma (gemcitabine)
 
Teva UK (paclitaxel)
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 Confederation
 
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
 
Scottish Medicines Consortium
 
Welsh Government
Relevant research groups
Genomics England
 
Institute of Cancer Research
 
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
 
National Institute for Health Research
 
Oracle Cancer
 
Saving Faces
 
The Head and Neck Cancer Foundation

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
10 June 2026 Invitation to participate
27 March 2026 - 28 April 2026 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 6304
27 March 2026 In progress. Scoping commencing
19 December 2025 Note - Note added to the project documents
01 December 2023 Note - Note added to the project documents
29 July 2022 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

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