Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of filgotinib within its marketing authorisation for treating axial spondyloarthritis.

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:
6594

Project Team

Project lead
Jeremy Powell

Email enquiries

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


External Assessment Group:
Kleijnen Systematic Reviews Ltd

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
Alfasigma UK Ltd
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
None participating
Professional groups
Royal College of Physicians
Associated public health groups
Public Health Wales
Comparator companies
ADVANZ Pharma (golimumab) - confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating
 
AbbVie (adalimumab, upadacitinib)
 
Amgen (adalimumab) - confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating
 
Biogen Biosimilars (adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab) - confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating
 
Celltrion Healthcare (adalimumab, infliximab) - confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating
 
Eli Lilly (ixekizumab) - confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating
 
Fresenius Kabi (adalimumab) - confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating
 
Janssen-Cilag (infliximab, golimumab) - confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating
 
Novartis (secukinumab)
 
Pfizer (etanercept, infliximab, tofacitinib) - confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating
 
Sandoz (adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab) - confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating
 
UCB Pharma (bimekizumab, certolizumab pegol) - confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating
General commentators
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
 
Allied Health Professionals Federation
 
British National Formulary (BNF)
 
Department of Health - Northern Ireland
 
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
 
MHRA
 
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
 
Scottish Medicines Consortium
 
Welsh Government
Relevant research groups
None participating

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
17 March 2026 Invitation to participate
15 December 2025 - 21 January 2026 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 6594
15 December 2025 In progress. Scoping commencing
02 October 2025 Note - Note added to the project documents
15 May 2025 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

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