Advice

Following a re-submission

ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin®) is not recommended for use within NHS Scotland for the preparation of a radiopharmaceutical incorporating Yttrium 90 [90Y] for the treatment of adult patients with rituximab relapsed or refractory CD20+ follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).

The manufacturer did not present a sufficiently robust economic analysis to gain acceptance by SMC.

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Medicine details

Medicine name:
ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin)
SMC ID:
171/05
Indication:
CD20+ follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)
Pharmaceutical company
Schering Health Care Ltd
BNF chapter
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Submission type
Resubmission
Status
Not recommended
Date advice published
09 July 2007