Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of eflornithine within its marketing authorisation for treating high-risk neuroblastoma with complete or partial response after immunotherapy.
 
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 4060

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting 03 April 2025
Expected publication 25 June 2025

Project Team

Project lead Leena Issa

Email enquiries

External Assessment Group Bristol Technology Assessment Group, University of Bristol

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors Norgine (eflornithine)
Others Department of Health and Social Care
  NHS England
Patient carer groups Gene People
  Solving Kids’ Cancer UK
Professional groups Association of Cancer Physicians
  Cancer Research UK
  Royal College of Physicians
  Royal College of Radiologists
Associated public health groups None
Comparator companies None
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
  Scottish Medicines Consortium
  Welsh Government
  Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee
Relevant research groups Institute of Cancer Research

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
06 September 2024 Invitation to participate
19 July 2024 Please note that following conversations between NICE and the company, the timelines for this appraisal have been revised and the appraisal is now anticipated to begin during early September 2024 when we will write to you about how you can get involved. The deadline for submissions is expected in approximately mid-November 2024. Draft scope consultation will be issued in late July 2024.
09 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 Eflornithine for treating high-risk neuroblastoma with complete or partial response after immunotherapy. Please note that following on from information received from the company, the timelines for this appraisal will be aligned with the latest regulatory and UK launch expectations and further information regarding the scheduling of this appraisal will be available in due course. NICE will continue to monitor any developments and will update interested parties as and when the situation changes.
17 March 2022 - 14 April 2022 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators
17 March 2022 In progress. Scoping commenced
28 January 2022 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

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