Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of ibrutinib with R-CHOP (rituximab with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone) within its marketing authorisation for untreated mantle cell lymphoma when an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is suitable.

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:
6596

Project Team

Project lead
Leena Issa

Email enquiries

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


External Assessment Group:
Kleijnen Systematic Reviews Ltd

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (ibrutinib)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
Blood Cancer UK
 
Lymphoma Action
Professional groups
Association of Cancer Physicians
 
Cancer Research UK
 
Royal College of Physicians
 
Royal College of Radiologists
Associated public health groups
None
Comparator companies
Celltrion Healthcare UK (rituximab) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (rituximab) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Pfizer (rituximab) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Roche (rituximab) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Sandoz (rituximab) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
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
Institute of Cancer Research

Related links

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
03 November 2025 Invitation to participate
16 September 2025 - 14 October 2025 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 6596
16 September 2025 In progress. Scoping commencing
18 June 2025 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

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