NICE backs Janssen's Darzalex combo in newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma

22 December 2021

US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) subsidiary Janssen today welcomed the decision from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommending the use of Darzalex (daratumumab) in combination with Velcade (bortezomib), thalidomide and dexamethasone (DVTd) as induction and consolidation treatment for untreated multiple myeloma in adults, when an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is suitable.

This positive Final Appraisal Document (FAD) means eligible patients in England and Wales will be able to access DVTd on the NHS, in line with the rest of the UK

Currently, around 24,000 people are living with multiple myeloma in the UK.

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