Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of pirtobrutinib for untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

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:
6397

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting:
06 October 2026
Expected publication:
24 February 2027

Project Team

Project lead
Leena Issa

Email enquiries

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

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
Eli Lilly (pirtobrutinib)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust
 
Anthony Nolan
 
Black Health Agency for Equality
 
Blood Cancer UK
 
Cancer Black Care
 
Cancer52
 
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Support Association
 
Independent Cancer Patients Voice
 
Kevin Kararwa Leukaemia Trust
 
Leukaemia Cancer Society
 
Leukaemia Care
 
Leukaemia UK
 
Lymphoma Action
 
Macmillan Cancer Support
 
Maggie’s Centres
 
Marie Curie
 
South Asian Health Foundation
 
Specialised Healthcare Alliance
 
Tenovus Cancer Care
 
WMUK
Professional groups
Association of Cancer Physicians
 
British Geriatrics Society
 
British Institute of Radiology
 
British Oncology Pharmacy Association
 
British Psychosocial Oncology Society
 
British Society for Haematology
 
British Society of Interventional Radiology
 
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 Society of Medicine
 
Society and College of Radiographers
 
UK Clinical Pharmacy Association
 
UK CLL Forum
 
UK Cutaneous Lymphoma Group
 
UK Oncology Nursing Society
Associated public health groups
Public Health Wales
 
UK Health Security Agency
Comparator companies
AbbVie (venetoclax)
 
AstraZeneca UK (acalabrutinib)
 
BeOne Medicines UK (zanubrutinib)
 
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (ibrutinib)
 
Roche (obinutuzumab, rituximab)
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
 
Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult
 
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 Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
 
Scottish Medicines Consortium
 
Welsh Government
Relevant research groups
Cochrane Haematology Group
 
Genomics England
 
Institute of Cancer Research
 
Leukaemia Busters
 
Lymphoma Research Trust
 
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
 
National Institute for Health Research

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
06 March 2026 Invitation to participate
14 January 2026 - 11 February 2026 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators
14 October 2024 Note - Note added to the project documents
08 August 2024 Note - Note added to the project documents
14 February 2024 In progress. Scoping commenced.
30 January 2024 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected
30 January 2024 Topic selection

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