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rituximab (MabThera®)

 

Following a full submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Recommended

Rituximab (MabThera®) solution for subcutaneous injection is recommended as an option for use within NHS Wales for the treatment of adults for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL): for the treatment of previously untreated patients with stage III-IV follicular lymphoma in combination with chemotherapy; as maintenance therapy for the treatment of follicular lymphoma patients responding to induction therapy; and for the treatment of patients with CD20-positive diffuse large B cell NHL in combination with CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone) chemotherapy. This recommendation applies only in circumstances where the approved Wales Patient Access Scheme is utilised.

 Final Recommendation: rituximab (MabThera) 1048 (PDF, 261Kb)
 Appraisal Report: rituximab (Mabthera) 1048 (PDF, 213Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name rituximab (MabThera®)
Formulation 1,400 mg subcutaneous injection
Reference number 1048
Indication

Treatment of adults with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: treatment of previously untreated patients with stage III-IV follicular lymphoma in combination with chemotherapy; maintenance therapy for the treatment of follicular lymphoma patients responding to induction therapy; and treatment of patients with CD20 positive diffuse large B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in combination with CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone) chemotherapy

Company Roche Products Ltd
BNF chapter Malignant disease & immunosuppression
Assessment type Full
Status Recommended
Advice number 3414
NMG meeting date 15/10/2014
AWMSG meeting date 12/11/2014
Ratification by Welsh Government 09/01/2015
Date of issue 13/01/2015
Date of last review 31/01/2018
Commercial arrangement WPAS
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