Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of enfortumab vedotin with pembrolizumab within its marketing authorisation for neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment of muscle-invasive bladder 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:
6607

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting:
07 October 2026
Expected publication:
10 February 2027

Project Team

Project lead
Kate Moore

Email enquiries

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


External Assessment Group:
BMJ Technology Assessment Group (BMJ-TAG), BMJ

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
MSD (pembrolizumab)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
Action Bladder Cancer UK
Professional groups
Association of Cancer Physicians
 
British Uro-Oncology Group
 
Royal College of Radiologists
Comparator companies
Astellas Pharma (enfortumab vedotin)
 
Amarox (cisplatin) – CAU not returned, not participating
 
AstraZeneca (durvalumab)
 
Bristol Myers Squibb (nivolumab) – CAU not returned, not participating
 
Hospira UK (cisplatin, gemcitabine)
 
Sandoz (cisplatin) – CAU not returned, not participating
 
Sun Pharma (gemcitabine) – CAU not returned, not participating
 
Synchrony (gemcitabine) – CAU not returned, not participating
General commentators
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
 
British National Formulary
 
Department of Health - Northern Ireland
 
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
 
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee

Related links

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
09 March 2026 Invitation to participate
23 January 2026 - 20 February 2026 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 6607
16 January 2026 Following discussions with the company, this appraisal has been combined with ID6301. The combined appraisal will continue under ID6607, and the new title is "Enfortumab vedotin with pembrolizumab for neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer". - Note added to the project documents
07 November 2025 In progress. Please note that following on from information received from the company, the timelines for this appraisal have been revised and the appraisal is now anticipated to begin during early March 2026 when we will write to you about how you can get involved.
07 February 2025 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

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