Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of aficamten within its marketing authorisation for treating symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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:
Cost Comparison Standard
ID number:
6575

Provisional Schedule

Expected publication:
29 July 2026

Project Team

Project lead
Leena Issa

Email enquiries

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


External Assessment Group:
Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), University of Exeter

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
Cytokinetics UK (aficamten)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
Cardiomyopathy UK
Professional groups
British Cardiovascular Society
 
Royal College of Physicians
 
Society for Cardiac Science and Technology
Associated public health groups
None
Comparator companies
Bristol Myers Squibb (mavacamten)
General commentators
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
None

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
05 February 2026 Invitation to participate
31 October 2025 - 02 December 2025 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 6575
31 October 2025 In progress. Scoping commencing
02 October 2025 Note - Note added to the project documents
15 April 2025 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

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