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pembrolizumab

Keytruda

Extended indication Treatment of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who have not received
Therapeutic value No estimate possible yet
Total cost 270,000,000.00
Registration phase Clinical trials

Product

Active substance pembrolizumab
Domain Oncology and Hematology
Reason of inclusion Indication extension
Main indication Prostate cancer
Extended indication Treatment of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who have not received chemotherapy for mCRPC but have progressed on or are intolerant to Next Generation Hormonal Agent (NHA).
Proprietary name Keytruda
Manufacturer MSD
Mechanism of action PD-1 / PD-L1 inhibitor
Route of administration Intravenous
Therapeutical formulation Infusion fluid
Budgetting framework Intermural (MSZ)
Additional remarks Combination of pembrolizumab and docetaxel

Registration

Registration route Centralised (EMA)
Type of trajectory Normal trajectory
ATMP No
Submission date 2021
Expected Registration 2023
Orphan drug No
Registration phase Clinical trials

Therapeutic value

Therapeutic value No estimate possible yet
Substantiation De studie van pembrolizumab (MK-3475) loopt tot eind 2021.
Frequency of administration 1 times every 3 weeks
Dosage per administration 200 mg pembrolizumab
References NCT03834506
Additional remarks On Day 1 of each 21-day cycle, participants receive dexamethasone 8mg by oral tablets at 12 hours, 3 hours and 1 hour prior to docetaxel administration PLUS docetaxel 75mg/m^2 by IV infusion for up to a maximum of 10 cycles (approximately 7 months). Participants receive prednisone 5mg by oral tablets twice daily during each docetaxel cycle up to a maximum of 10 cycles (approximately 7 months). Treatment duration pembrolizumab approximately 2 years.

Expected patient volume per year

Patient volume

< 3,000

Market share is generally not included unless otherwise stated.
References NKR, CAPRI en Zinnige Zorg verbetersignalement: Zinnig gebruik van geneesmiddelen bij patiënten met castratie refractair prostaatcarcinoom
Additional remarks Totaal aantal nieuwe prostaatkankerpatiënten per jaar is meer dan 12.000. Patiënten geregistreerd in de NKR 2016 met "cM0cNX, cM0cN0, cMcN1, cM1, pM1" betreft 8.226 in totaal. Het gaat hierbij om zo’n 2.400-3.000 CRPC patiënten (bron: CAPRI). Gezien bijna alle patiënten met CRPC uitzaaiingen hebben is de verwachting bijna de gehele groep mCRPC patiënten betreft.

Expected cost per patient per year

Cost < 90,000.00
References G-standaard
Additional remarks AIP per november 2017: €2.624,38 per injectieflacon 25mg/ml, flacon 4ml (oplossing). Uitgaande van een behandeling van 1 x per 3 weken 200mg voor 12 maanden zou dat gaan om maximaal €90.000 per patiënt per jaar. Voor pembrolizumab is een financieel arrangement van toepassing tot 1 januari 2024. Aankomende indicatie uitbreidingen vallen onder deze overeenkomst, mits zij voldoen aan stand der wetenschap en praktijk.

Potential total cost per year

Total cost

270,000,000.00

This amount gives an indication of the total cost. It is the result of the average expected patient volume times the average cost per patient. both per year.

Off label use

There is currently nothing known about off label use.

Indication extension

There is currently nothing known about indication extensions.

Other information

Additional remarks Voor pembrolizumab is een financieel arrangement van toepassing tot 1 januari 2024. Aankomende indicatie uitbreidingen vallen onder deze overeenkomst, mits zij voldoen aan stand der wetenschap en praktijk.