Suggested remit: to appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of acoramidis within its marketing authorisation for treating transthyretin-related amyloidosis cardiomyopathy.

Status:
In progress
Technology type:
Medicine
Decision:
Selected
Reason for decision:
Anticipate the topic will be of importance to patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and the health of the public to ensure clinical benefit is realised, inequalities in use addressed, and help them make the best use of NHS resources
Process:
STA Standard
ID number:
6354

Provisional Schedule

Expected publication:
08 January 2026

Project Team

Project lead
Thomas Feist

Email enquiries

If you have any queries please email [email protected]


External Assessment Group:
Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), University of Exeter

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
Bayer (acoramidis)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
Amyloidosis UK
 
Cardiomyopathy UK
 
Gene People
 
Kidney Research UK
Professional groups
British Association for the Study of the Liver
 
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
 
Royal College of Physicians
Associated public health groups
None
Comparator companies
Pfizer (tafamidis) (Confidentiality agreement signed, participating)
General commentators
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
 
British National Formulary
 
Department of Health - Northern Ireland
 
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
 
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
 
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
 
Scottish Medicines Consortium
 
Welsh Government
Relevant research groups
None

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
07 July 2025 Invitation to participate
06 March 2025 - 03 April 2025 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: ID6354
06 March 2025 In progress. Scoping commenced.
22 May 2024 Please note that following on from a request received from the company, the timelines for this appraisal have been revised and the appraisal is now anticipated to begin during early June 2025 when we will write to you about how you can get involved.
13 September 2023 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

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