Advice

following a full submission assessed under the end of life and orphan medicine process:

gilteritinib (Xospata®) is accepted for use within NHSScotland.

Indication under review: as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients who have relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia with a FLT3 mutation.

In an open-label, phase III study, gilteritinib improved overall survival compared with salvage chemotherapy in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia with a FLT3 mutation.

This advice applies only in the context of an approved NHSScotland Patient Access Scheme (PAS) arrangement delivering the cost-effectiveness results upon which the decision was based, or a PAS/ list price that is equivalent or lower.

This advice takes account of views from a Patient and Clinician Engagement (PACE) meeting.

Medicine details

Medicine name:
gilteritinib (Xospata)
SMC ID:
SMC2252
Indication:

Monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients who have relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) with a FLT3 mutation.

Pharmaceutical company
Astellas Pharma Ltd
BNF chapter
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Submission type
Full
Status
Accepted
Date advice published
07 September 2020