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 6294

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting 09 April 2025
Expected publication 25 June 2025

Project Team

Project lead Louise Jafferally

Email enquiries

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

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors Merck (avelumab)
Others Department of Health and Social Care
  NHS England
Patient carer groups Action Kidney Cancer
  Kidney Cancer UK
  Kidney Research UK
Professional groups Association of Cancer Physicians
  British Uro-oncology Group
  Cancer Research UK
  Royal College of Physicians
  Royal College of Radiologists
Associated public health groups None
Comparator companies Bristol Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals (ipilimumab, nivolumab) (confidentiality agreement signed, participating)
  Eisai (lenvatinib) (confidentiality agreement signed, participating)
  Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) (pembrolizumab) (confidentiality agreement signed, participating)
  Pfizer (sunitinib) (confidentiality agreement signed, participating)
  Accord-UK (sunitinib) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
  Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (sunitinib) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
  Eusa Pharma (tivozanib) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
  Ipsen (cabozantinib) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
  MSN laboratories (sunitinib) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
  Novartis (pazopanib) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
  Piramal Critical Care (sunitinib) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
  Sandoz (sunitinib) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
  Teva UK (sunitinib) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
  Viatris UK Healthcare (sunitinib) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
  Zentiva (sunitinib) (confidentiality agreement not signed, not participating)
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
  Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee
Relevant research groups Institute of Cancer Research

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
05 September 2024 Invitation to participate
05 September 2024 In progress. Invitation to participate issued.
23 July 2024 - 13 August 2024 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators
12 July 2024 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

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