Suggested remit: to appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of pembrolizumab with chemoradiation within its marketing authorisation for untreated high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer.
 
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 6138

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting 05 August 2025
Expected publication 15 October 2025

Project Team

Project lead Greg O'Toole

Email enquiries

External Assessment Group Southampton Health Technology Assessment Centre (SHTAC), University of Southampton

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors Merck Sharp & Dohme (pembrolizumab)
Others Department of Health and Social Care
  NHS England
Patient carer groups None
Professional groups Association of Cancer Physicians
  British Gynaecological Cancer Society
  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, Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland
  Healthcare Improvement Scotland
  Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
  Scottish Medicines Consortium
  Welsh Government
  NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
Relevant research groups Institute of Cancer Research

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
06 January 2025 Invitation to participate
09 December 2024 - 23 December 2024 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators
28 March 2024 Please note that following conversations between NICE and the company this topic has been scheduled into the work programme. The appraisal is now anticipated to begin will begin during early January 2025 when we will write to you about how you can get involved.
28 December 2023 Please note that following on from advice received from the company, further information regarding the timelines for this appraisal will be available in due course. In the meantime, NICE will continue to monitor the situation and will provide an update as and when the situation changes.
22 November 2023 - 20 December 2023 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 6138
28 June 2023 Please note that following on from advice received from the company this appraisal has been rescheduled to align with latest regulatory expectations. Therefore, we now anticipate that the appraisal will begin during mid-January 2024 when we will write to stakeholders about how they can get involved. The deadline for submissions is expected in approximately mid-March 2024.
01 February 2023 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected
29 November 2022 As you will be aware, the Department for Health & Social Care has asked NICE to conduct an appraisal of Pembrolizumab with chemoradiation within its marketing authorisation for untreated high-risk advanced cervical cancer. Please note that following on from advice received from the company this appraisal has been rescheduled to align with latest regulatory expectations. Therefore, we now anticipate that the appraisal will begin in late October 2023 when we will write to you about how you can get involved. The deadline for submissions is expected in approximately mid-January 2024.
13 October 2022 In progress. DHSC referral received

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