PBAC's latest decision on Taliglucerase alfa: Not recommended (2014). Considered for Long-term enzyme replacement therapy for adult and paediatric patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Type 1 Gaucher disease.
PBAC outcome
Not recommended
Restricted
ICER (AUD/QALY)
Cost-min
cost-minimisation analysis
Submissions
2
first 2012
Submissions
2
2012 → 2014
Eligible population
Adult and paediatric patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Type 1 Gaucher disease associated with at least one of the following: splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, anaemia, thrombocytopaenia.
Cost-minimisation analysis was not accepted because equivalent comparative efficacy and safety were not established.
Why PBAC said no
Reasons cited in the latest PSD: equivalent comparative efficacy and safety to imiglucerase and velaglucerase alfa not established, lack of head-to-head direct randomised trial control data, differences in baseline values and outcome measurements limited comparability between trials, uncertain non-inferiority