Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2016
NICE issues draft guidance on the use of talimogene laherparepvec
9 August 2016 - Talimogene laherparepvec (Imlygic) is the first cellular therapy to be appraised by NICE.
Talimogene laherparepvec is recommended, in adults, as an option for treating unresectable, regionally or distantly metastatic (Stage IIIB, IIIC or IVM1a) melanoma that has not spread to bone, brain, lung or other internal organs, only if:
- treatment with systemically administered immunotherapies is not suitable and
- the company (Amgen) provides talimogene laherparepvec with the discount agreed in the patient access scheme
