Advice

following a resubmission assessed under the orphan medicine process:

pertuzumab (Perjeta®) is accepted for restricted use within NHSScotland.

Indication under review: for use in combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy in the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence.

SMC restriction: for use in patients with lymph node-positive disease.

The addition of pertuzumab to trastuzumab and chemotherapy improved invasive disease-free survival in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence.

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

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

Medicine details

Medicine name:
pertuzumab (Perjeta)
SMC ID:
SMC2284
Indication:

In combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive early breast cancer (eBC) at high risk of recurrence.

Pharmaceutical company
Roche
BNF chapter
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Submission type
Resubmission
Status
Restricted
Date advice published
07 September 2020