Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of vorasidenib within its marketing authorisation for treating astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma with IDH1 or IDH2 mutations after surgery in people 12 years and over.
 
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 6407

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting 02 July 2025
Expected publication 10 September 2025

Project Team

Project lead Vonda Murray

Email enquiries

External Assessment Group Centre for Reviews and Dissemination and Centre for Health Economics, University of York

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors Servier Laboratories (vorasidenib)
Others Department of Health and Social Care
  Health Technology Wales (HTW)
  NHS England
Patient carer groups Astro Brain Tumour Fund
  Beacon
  Black Health Agency for Equality
  Brain and Spine Foundation
  Brain Tumour Charity
  Brain Tumour Research
  Brainstrust
  British Brain Tumour Association
  Cancer 52
  Cancer Black Care
  Cancer Equality
  Childhood Cancer Patients Alliance
  Children with Cancer
  Headcase Cancer Trust
  Independent Cancer Patients Voice
  International Brain Tumour Alliance
  Macmillan Cancer Support
  Maggie’s Centres
  Marie Curie
  Neurological Alliance
  Solving Kids Cancer
  South Asian Health Foundation
  Specialised Healthcare Alliance
  Teenage Cancer Trust
  Tenovus Cancer Care
  The Brain Charity
  Young Lives vs Cancer
Professional groups Association of British Neurologists
  Association of Cancer Physicians
  Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
  British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists
  British Association of Surgical Oncology
  British Geriatrics Society
  British Institute of Radiology
  British Neuro-Oncology Society
  British Oncology Pharmacy Association
  British Psychosocial Oncology Society
  British Skull Base Society
  Cancer Research UK
  Children’s Cancer & Leukaemia Group
  National Neuroscience Advisory Group
  Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group
  Royal College of Anaesthetists
  Royal College of General Practitioners
  Royal College of Nursing
  Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
  Royal College of Pathologists
  Royal College of Physicians
  Royal College of Radiologists
  Royal College of Surgeons
  Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  Royal Society of Medicine
  Society and College of Radiographers
  Society of British Neurological Surgeons
  UK Clinical Pharmacy Association
  UK Oncology Nursing Society
Associated public health groups Public Health Wales
  UK Health Security Agency
Comparator companies None
General commentators All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
  Allied Health Professionals Federation
  Board of Community Health Councils in Wales
  British National Formulary
  Care Quality Commission
  Department of Health - Northern Ireland
  Healthcare Improvement Scotland
  Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
  National Association of Primary Care
  National Pharmacy Association
  NHS Confederation
  Scottish Medicines Consortium
  Welsh Government
  Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee
Relevant research groups Andrew McCartney Trust Fund for Brain Tumour Research
  Brain Tumour Research
  Cochrane Childhood Cancer Group
  Genomics England
  Institute of Cancer Research
  Institute of Neurology, UCL
  MRC Clinical Trials Unit
  National Institute for Health Research
  Oracle Cancer Trust
  Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
19 November 2024 Topic selection
19 November 2024 Topic routing was discussed at the NICE Prioritisation Board in October 2024. The Board concluded that the topic was suitable for a Technology Appraisal. Please see HST checklist on the project documents tab for further details.
19 November 2024 Invitation to participate
02 September 2024 - 30 September 2024 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 6407
02 September 2024 In progress. Scoping commenced.
30 January 2024 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected
30 January 2024 Topic selection

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