Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of daratumumab with bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone within its marketing authorisation for untreated multiple myeloma when high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant are suitable.

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:
6249

Provisional Schedule

Expected publication:
04 March 2026

Project Team

Project lead
Jeremy Powell

Email enquiries

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


External Assessment Group:
Kleijnen Systematic Reviews Ltd

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
Janssen-Cilag (daratumumab, bortezomib)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
Heath Technology Wales
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
Blood Cancer UK
 
Myeloma UK
Professional groups
Association of Cancer Physicians
 
Cancer Research UK
 
Royal College of Physicians
 
Royal College of Radiologists
 
UK Myeloma Society
Comparator companies
•Advanz Pharma (lenalidomide) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Amarox (lenalidomide) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Aspire (bortezomib) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Aurobindo Pharma (bortezomib) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Biocon Pharma (lenalidomide) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Biotech Pharma (bortezomib) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Bristol Myers Squibb (lenalidomide, thalidomide) CAU Received, participating
 
•Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (bortezomib) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Grindeks Kalceks UK (lenalidomide) No CAU, Not participating
 
•MSN laboratories Europe (bortezomib) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Mylan (lenalidomide) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Pfizer (bortezomib)- CAU Received- Participating
 
•Piramal Critical Care (lenalidomide) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Ranbaxy UK (bortezomib, lenalidomide) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Sandoz (bortezomib, lenalidomide) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Teva UK (lenalidomide) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Thornton & Ross (bortezomib, lenalidomide) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Tillomed Laboratories (bortezomib) No CAU, Not participating
 
•Zentiva (thalidomide) – No CAU, Not participating
General commentators
Adaptive Biotech
 
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
 
British National Formulary
 
Department of Health - Northern Ireland
 
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
 
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
 
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
 
Scottish Medicines Consortium
 
Welsh Government
Relevant research groups
Institute of Cancer Research

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
03 December 2025 Committee meeting: 1
13 May 2025 Invitation to participate
17 March 2025 - 14 April 2025 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 6249
17 March 2025 In progress. Scoping commencing
19 January 2023 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

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