Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of obinutuzumab within its marketing authorisation for treating lupus nephritis.
 
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 6420

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting: 1 10 December 2025
Expected publication 11 March 2026

Project Team

Project lead Kate Moore

Email enquiries

External Assessment Group Newcastle NIHR TAR Team, Newcastle University

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors Roche (obinutuzumab)
Others Department of Health and Social Care
  NHS England
Patient carer groups Action on Pain
  Arthritis Action
  Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Alliance
  Changing Faces
  Genetic Alliance UK
  Gene People
  Hibbs Lupus Trust
  Kidney Care UK
  Let's Face it
  Lupus Trust
  Lupus UK
  National Kidney Federation
  National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
  Pain Concern
  Pain UK
  Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity
  South Asian Health Foundation
  Specialised Healthcare Alliance
  Thrombosis UK
Professional groups Association of Renal Industries
  Association of Renal Technologists
  British Association of Urological Nurses
  British Association of Urological Surgeons
  British Geriatrics Society
  British Isles Lupus Assessment Group
  British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  British Society for Haematology
  British Society for Rheumatology
  British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis
  Clinical Leaders of Thrombosis
  Primary Care Rheumatology Society
  Royal College of General Practitioners
  Royal College of Nursing
  Royal College of Pathologists
  Royal College of Physicians
  Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  Royal Society of Medicine
  Society for DGH Nephrologists
  Society for Vascular Technology
  Society for Vascular Ultrasound
  Society of Vascular Nurses
  UK Clinical Pharmacy Association
  UK Kidney Association
  UK Renal Pharmacy Group
  Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Associated public health groups Public Health Wales
  UK Health Security Agency
Comparator companies Aspen (azathioprine)
  Astellas Pharma (tacrolimus)
  Baxter Healthcare (cyclophosphamide)
  Chiesi (tacrolimus)
  Celltrion Healthcare (rituximab)
  Dexcel Pharm (ciclosporin)
  GlaxoSmithKline (belimumab)
  Leo Laboratories (tacrolimus)
  Mylan (azathioprine, ciclosporin)
  Nova Laboratories (azathioprine)
  Novartis (ciclosporin, mycophenolic acid)
  Otsuka Pharmaceuticals (voclosporin)
  Pfizer (rituximab)
  Roche (rituximab, mycophenolate mofetil)
  Rosemont Pharmaceuticals (mycophenolate mofetil)
  Sandoz (cyclophosphamide, mycophenolic acid, rituximab, tacrolimus)
  Santen (ciclosporin)
  Strides Pharma (azathioprine)
  Teva Pharma (mycophenolate mofetil)
  Tillomed Laboratories (azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil)
General commentators All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
  Allied Health Professionals Federation
  Association of Renal Industries
  Board of Community Health Councils in Wales
  British National Formulary
  Care Quality Commission
  Department of Health - Northern Ireland
  Healthcare Improvement Scotland
  Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
  National Association of Primary Care
  National Pharmacy Association
  NHS Confederation
  NHS England Specialised Rheumatology Clinical Reference Group
  NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
  Scottish Medicines Consortium
  Welsh Government
Relevant research groups Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Group
  Genomics England
  Kidney Research UK
  MRC Clinical Trials Unit
  National Institute for Health Research

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
20 May 2025 Invitation to participate
09 December 2024 - 20 January 2025 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 6420
09 December 2024 In progress. Scoping commencing
29 November 2023 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected
29 November 2023 Topic selection

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