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lanreotide (Somatuline® Autogel®)

 

Following a limited submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Recommended

Lanreotide (Somatuline® Autogel®) is recommended as an option for use within NHS Wales for the treatment of grade 1 and a subset of grade 2 (Ki67 index up to 10%) gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NETs) of midgut, pancreatic or unknown origin where hindgut sites of origin have been excluded, in adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease.

 Final Recommendation: lanreotide (Somatuline Autogel) 1988 (PDF, 331Kb)
 Appraisal Report: lanreotide (Somatuline Autogel) 1988 (PDF, 109Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name lanreotide (Somatuline® Autogel®)
Formulation 120 mg solution for injection
Reference number 1988
Indication

Treatment of grade 1 and a subset of grade 2 (Ki67 index up to 10%) gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NETs) of midgut, pancreatic or unknown origin where hindgut sites of origin have been excluded, in adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease

Company Ipsen Ltd
BNF chapter Malignant disease & immunosuppression
Submission type Limited
Status Recommended
Advice number 1418
NMG meeting date 11/07/2018
AWMSG meeting date 12/09/2018
Date of issue 20/09/2018
Date of last review April 2022
Further information

This appraisal recommendation was reviewed in April 2022. No new evidence was identified that is likely to significantly affect the current recommendation. Therefore, this recommendation has been transferred to AWMSG’s static list of medicine recommendations.

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