England’s NICE Unconvinced That Sanofi’s Sarclisa Is Cost Effective After Cancer Drugs Fund Review

Sanofi says it will engage further with NICE after the health technology assessment body rejected Sarclisa for previously-treated multiple myeloma, and that it is “hopeful a way forward can be found.”

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Sanofi has hit another bump in the road to reimbursement for its multiple myeloma therapy Sarclisa (isatuximab) after NICE, the health technology assessment (HTA) body for England and Wales, said the drug was not cost effective when used in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone (pom-dex) for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).

It has been almost four years since the monoclonal antibody was granted an EU marketing authorization, which was also valid...

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