Status:
In progress
Technology type:
Medicine
Decision:
Selected
Prioritisation programme:
Medicines evaluation
Rationale:

Review of TA879.

Process:
STA Standard
ID number:
6680

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting: 1:
03 November 2026
Expected publication:
13 January 2027

Project Team

Project lead
Leena Issa

Email enquiries

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


External Assessment Group:
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
Daiichi Sankyo (trastuzumab deruxtecan)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
None
Professional groups
Association of Cancer Physicians
 
Cancer Research UK
 
Royal College of Physicians
 
Royal College of Radiologists
Associated public health groups
None
Comparator companies
Amarox (irinotecan) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Bristol Myers Squibb (paclitaxel) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Genus Pharmaceuticals (paclitaxel) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Hospira (docetaxel, irinotecan, paclitaxel) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Medac pharma (irinotecan) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Pfizer (irinotecan) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Seacross Pharmaceuticals (docetaxel, irinotecan, paclitaxel) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Servier Laboratories (irinotecan, trifluridine–tipiracil) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Sun Pharma (irinotecan) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
 
Teva UK (paclitaxel) (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

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
10 April 2026 Invitation to participate
19 February 2026 - 16 March 2026 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators
16 February 2026 Awaiting development. Status change linked to topic prioritisation decision being set to Selected
16 February 2026 In progress. Draft scope consultation issued.

For further information on our processes and methods, please see our CHTE processes and methods manual