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NICE publishes Final Appraisal Document for multiple myeloma drug

pharmafile | April 25, 2023 | News story | Medical Communications  

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has submitted a Final Appraisal Document (FAD) for the use of Darzalex (daratumumab) with bortezomib and dexamethasone (DVd) for adults with previously treated multiple myeloma. It now has 15 days to be accepted, rejected and/or amended ‒ if accepted, it will be used to establish NICE’s guidance on the use of DVd in the National Health Service (NHS).

 

Previously, DVd was recommended for use in adult patients with multiple myeloma who had previously been treated with lenalidomide, or when lenalidomide was unsuitable as a second treatment. In April 2019, the Cancer Drugs Fund recommended the same combination for the same patient population if certain criteria in the managed access programme were met.

 

NICE’s latest recommendation has expanded the criteria to a wider range of patients with differing prior treatments. While multiple myeloma is incurable, it is treatable, and access to a varying array of treatments means that when a patient becomes resistant to one type of therapy after relapsing, there are other options available.

 

Dr Sophie Castell, chief executive of Myeloma UK, commended: “DVd is a game-changer for myeloma patients and we’re delighted by NICE’s decision to make it permanently available to patients on the NHS. Over the past four years, many patients have benefitted from DVd through the Cancer Drugs Fund with some really promising results. The combination has been shown to increase remission times by more than two years on average.”

 

James Spargo


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