Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of serplulimab with carboplatin and etoposide within its marketing authorisation for untreated extensive-stage small-cell lung 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 6346

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting 09 July 2025
Expected publication 18 September 2025

Project Team

Project lead Kate Moore

Email enquiries

External Assessment Group Newcastle NIHR TAR Team, Newcastle University

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors Accord Healthcare (serplulimab)
Others Department of Health and Social Care
  NHS England
Patient carer groups Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Professional groups Association of Cancer Physicians
  Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists
  British Thoracic Oncology Group
  Cancer Research UK
  Royal College of Physicians
  Royal College of Radiologists
Comparator companies Accord Healthcare (cisplatin, carboplatin, gemcitabine)
  AstraZeneca (durvalumab)
  Consilient Health (carboplatin) - not participating
  Hospira UK (cisplatin, carboplatin, gemcitabine) - not participating
  Roche Products (atezolizumab)
  Sandoz (cisplatin) - not participating
  Sun Pharmaceuticals (gemcitabine) - not participating
  Synchrony Pharma – part of CNX Therapeutics (gemcitabine) - not participating
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
  NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
  Scottish Medicines Consortium
  Welsh Government
Relevant research groups Institute of Cancer Research

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
26 November 2024 Invitation to participate
12 September 2024 - 10 October 2024 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 6346
12 September 2024 In progress. Scoping commenced.
05 September 2023 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

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