Mixed HTA Results As Scotland Says No To Yescarta But Yes To Kymriah

The Scottish Medicines Consortium has recommended one CAR-T therapy, Novartis’ Kymriah, for use on Scotland’s National Health Service but rejected another, Gilead’s Yescarta, claiming the company has failed to prove it would be cost-effective.

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Scotland says yes to Kymriah and No to Yescarta

Health technology appraisals have yielded mixed results for CAR-T therapies in Scotland as the Scottish Medicines Consortium said yes to Novartis’ Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) but no to Gilead’s Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel). In response to the decisions, a research charity warned that while CAR-T therapies could be game changing treatments, the high prices they command would be a reoccurring issue.

The SMC has declined to recommend Yescarta for adults with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, following at least two lines of systemic therapy

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