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lapatinib (Tyverb®)

 

Following a full submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Recommended with restrictions

Lapatinib (Tyverb®) is recommended as an option for restricted use within NHS Wales for the treatment of adult patients with breast cancer, whose tumours overexpress HER2 (ErbB2), in combination with capecitabine for patients with advanced or metastatic disease with progression following prior therapy, which must have included anthracyclines and taxanes and therapy with trastuzumab in the metastatic setting. Lapatinib (Tyverb®) should be restricted within its licensed indication for the treatment of patients as an alternative to treatment with trastuzumab and capecitabine or trastuzumab and vinorelbine in patients in whom clinicians consider this clinically appropriate. Lapatinib (Tyverb®) is not recommended for use within NHS Wales outside of this subpopulation. This recommendation applies only in circumstances where the approved Wales Patient Access Scheme is utilised.

 Final Recommendation: lapatinib (Tyverb) 178 (PDF, 322Kb)
 Appraisal Report: lapatinib (Tyverb) 178 (PDF, 962Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name lapatinib (Tyverb®)
Formulation 250 mg film-coated tablet
Reference number 178
Indication

Treatment of adult patients with breast cancer, whose tumours overexpress HER2 (ErbB2), in combination with capecitabine for patients with advanced or metastatic disease with progression following prior therapy, which must have included anthracyclines and taxanes and therapy with trastuzumab in the metastatic setting

Company Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd
BNF chapter Malignant disease & immunosuppression
Submission type Full
Status Recommended with restrictions
Advice number 1713
NMG meeting date 19/06/2013
AWMSG meeting date 17/07/2013
Ratification by Welsh Government 14/08/2013
Date of issue 15/08/2013
Date of last review 30/09/2016
Commercial arrangement WPAS
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