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:
6453

Project Team

Project lead
Jeremy.Powell@nice.org.uk

Email enquiries

If you have any queries please email TATeam2@nice.org.uk

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
SpringWorks Therapeutics (Nirogacestat)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
Beacon
 
Black Health Agency for Equality
 
Cancer 52
 
Cancer Black Care
 
Desmoid Aid UK
 
Desmoid Fibromatosis Patients & Caregivers UK
 
Helen Rollason Cancer Charity
 
Independent Cancer Patients Voice
 
Macmillan Cancer Support
 
Maggie’s Centres
 
Marie Curie
 
Tenovus Cancer Care
 
Sarcoma UK
 
South Asian Health Foundation
 
Specialised Healthcare Alliance
Professional groups
Association of Cancer Physicians
 
Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
 
British Association of Surgical Oncology
 
British Oncology Pharmacy Association
 
British Psychosocial Oncology Society
 
British Sarcoma Group
 
Cancer Research UK
 
Royal College of General Practitioners
 
Royal College of Nursing
 
Royal College of Pathologists
 
Royal College of Physicians
 
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
 
Royal Society of Medicine
 
UK Clinical Pharmacy Association
 
UK Oncology Nursing Society
Associated public health groups
Public Health Wales
 
UK Health Security Agency
Comparator companies
Amarox (imatinib mesilate)
 
Bayer (sorafenib tosilate)
 
Cipla (imatinib mesilate)
 
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (imatinib mesilate)
 
Grindeks Kalceks (imatinib mesilate)
 
Novartis Pharmaceuticals (pazopanib hydrochloride, imatinib mesilate)
 
Orion Pharma (imatinib mesilate)
 
Sandoz (sorafenib tosilate, imatinib mesilate)
 
Thornton & Ross (sorafenib tosilate)
 
Zentiva (sorafenib tosilate)
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 - 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 Gut
 
Genomics England
 
Institute of Cancer Research
 
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
 
National Institute for Health Research

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
11 July 2025 Invitation to participate
16 April 2025 - 19 May 2025 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: ID6453
16 April 2025 In progress. Scoping commenced.
12 December 2024 Referral
30 May 2024 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected
30 May 2024 Topic selection

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