Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of pembrolizumab within its marketing authorisation for treating previously untreated HER2 negative advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
 
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 4030

Provisional Schedule

Expected publication 19 June 2024

Project Team

Project lead Thomas Feist

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Stakeholders

Companies sponsors Merck Sharp and Dohme
Others Department of Health and Social Care
  NHS England
Patient carer groups Heartburn Cancer UK
  OG Support
Professional groups Association of Cancer Physicians
  Cancer Research UK
  Royal College of Physicians
  Royal College of Radiologists
Comparator companies Bristol-Myers Squibb
General commentators All Wales Therapeutic and Toxicology Centre
  British National Formulary
  Department of Health, Social Care and Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland
  Medicine and Healthcare Regulatory Agency
  NHS Confederation
  Scottish Medicines Consortium
  Welsh Government
  Welsh Health Specialised Committee
Relevant research groups Institute of Cancer Research

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
09 April 2024 Committee meeting: 2
05 March 2024 - 26 March 2024 Draft guidance
13 February 2024 Committee meeting: 1
11 July 2023 Invitation to participate
17 January 2023 - 14 February 2023 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 4030
17 January 2023 In progress. Scoping commencing
30 November 2022 As you will be aware the Department for Health and Social Care has asked NICE to carry out a Single Technology Appraisal of Pembrolizumab with chemotherapy for treating HER2-negative advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. Please note that following on from information received from the company this appraisal has now been scheduled back into the work programme. The appraisal is anticipated to begin during early-March 2023 when we will write to you about how you can get involved.
09 November 2022 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected
09 August 2022 As you will be aware the Department for Health and Social Care has asked NICE to carry out a Single Technology Appraisal of Pembrolizumab with chemotherapy for treating HER2-negative advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. Please note that following on from advice received from the company the timelines for this appraisal are to be confirmed. The appraisal will be rescheduled to align with latest regulatory expectations and an update on the revised timelines will be provided when further information is available.

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