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2 Information about enfortumab vedotin with pembrolizumab

Marketing authorisation indication

2.1

Enfortumab vedotin (Padcev, Astellas) with pembrolizumab (Keytruda, MSD) is indicated for 'the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial cancer who are eligible for platinum‑containing chemotherapy'.

Price

2.3

The price of enfortumab vedotin is £578 per 20-mg vial or £867 per 30-mg vial (excluding VAT; BNF online accessed March 2025). The price of pembrolizumab is £2,630 per 100 mg in a 4-ml vial (excluding VAT; BNF online accessed March 2025).

2.4

Astellas has a commercial arrangement for enfortumab vedotin. This makes enfortumab vedotin available to the NHS with a discount and it would have also applied to this indication if enfortumab vedotin with pembrolizumab had been recommended. The size of the discount is commercial in confidence.

2.5

MSD has a commercial arrangement for pembrolizumab. This makes pembrolizumab available to the NHS with a discount and it would have also applied to this indication if enfortumab vedotin with pembrolizumab had been recommended. The size of the discount is commercial in confidence.