NICE recommends Sanofi's Jevtana for prostate cancer

22 April 2016

Cost-effectiveness watchdog for England and Wales the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued final guidance recommending cabazitaxel, which is marketed as Jevtana by French pharma major Sanofi (Euronext: SAN), for some prostate cancer patients.

This is a change from the appraisal committee’s draft guidance (The Pharma Letter May 11, 2012).The committee previously did not recommend cabazitaxel because of concerns about its cost-effectiveness compared with standard treatments (such as abiraterone, enzalutamide or radium-223 dichloride).

After the medicine was turned down, Sanofi increased the discount and confirmed that it can supply cabazitaxel in intravenous bags instead of vials, reducing waste. Therefore, the committee concluded that cabazitaxel is a cost-effective treatment option.

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