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Osimertinib with pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy for untreated EGFR mutation-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer [ID6328]

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2 Information about osimertinib with pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy

Marketing authorisation indication

2.1

Osimertinib with pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy (Tagrisso, AstraZeneca) is indicated for 'the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced NSCLC whose tumours have EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations'.

Dosage in the marketing authorisation

2.2

The dosage schedule is available in the summary of product characteristics for osimertinib.

Price

2.3

The list price of osimertinib is £5,770 per pack of 30 tablets in either 40‑mg or 80‑mg doses (excluding VAT; BNF online accessed October 2024).

2.4

The list price of pemetrexed (25 mg/ml) varies between £128 and £160 per 4‑ml vial, between £640 and £800 per 20‑ml vial, between £1,280 and £1,600 per 40‑ml vial, and is £1,360 per 34‑ml vial (excluding VAT; BNF online accessed October 2024).

2.5

The company has a commercial arrangement. This makes osimertinib available to the NHS with a discount and it would have also applied to this indication if the technology had been recommended. The size of the discount is commercial in confidence.