NICE recommends Brukinsa for patients with Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia who have had at least one treatment
BeiGene announced that England’s health technology assessment institute, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has issued a final appraisal document (FAD) recommending Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) for the treatment of Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia (WM) in adults who have had at least one treatment, only if bendamustine plus rituximab is also suitable
This decision from NICE marks Brukinsa as the first and only treatment for WM to be recommended for routine use in England and Wales. The NICE Committee acknowledged the high unmet need for an effective and well tolerated treatment for WM “where current chemoimmunotherapy options can cause severe adverse reactions and the need for frequent hospital visits.WM is a rare form of B-cell lymphoma that occurs in less than two percent of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphomas. There are around 4,000 people living with WM in the UK.
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