Following a full submission:
triptorelin (Decapeptyl SR®) is accepted for use within NHSScotland.
Indication under review: As adjuvant treatment in combination with tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor, of endocrine responsive early stage breast cancer in women at high risk of recurrence who are confirmed as premenopausal after completion of chemotherapy.
In premenopausal women with early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence, ovarian suppression (provided by triptorelin, oophorectomy or radiation ablation) plus an aromatase inhibitor increased disease-free survival compared to ovarian suppression plus tamoxifen. In the same patient population, ovarian suppression plus tamoxifen increased disease-free survival compared with tamoxifen alone.
This SMC advice takes account of the benefits of a Patient Access Scheme (PAS) that improves the cost-effectiveness of triptorelin. This advice is contingent upon the continuing availability of the PAS in NHSScotland or a list price that is equivalent or lower.
Medicine details
- Medicine name:
- triptorelin acetate (Decapeptyl)
- SMC ID:
- SMC2186
- Indication:
Triptorelin (Decapeptyl SR 3 mg), a gonadotropin-releasing-hormone (GnRH) agonist, is indicated as adjuvant treatment, in combination with tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor, of endocrine responsive early stage breast cancer in women at high risk of recurrence who are confirmed as pre-menopausal after completion of chemotherapy.
- Pharmaceutical company
- Ipsen Ltd
- BNF chapter
- Malignant disease and immunosuppression
- Submission type
- Full
- Status
- Accepted
- Date advice published
- 07 October 2019