Extended indication Polycythemia Vera
Therapeutic value No estimate possible yet
Registration phase Clinical trials

Product

Active substance Rusfertide
Domain Cardiovascular diseases
Reason of inclusion New medicine (specialité)
Main indication Other non-oncological hematological medications
Extended indication Polycythemia Vera
Manufacturer Protagonist
Route of administration Subcutaneous
Therapeutical formulation Injection
Budgetting framework Extramural (GVS)
Additional remarks Fabrikant: Protagonist Therapeutics. Hepcidin replacements; Iron modulators.

Registration

Registration route Centralised (EMA)
Type of trajectory Normal trajectory
ATMP No
Submission date December 2025
Expected Registration December 2026
Orphan drug No
Registration phase Clinical trials
Additional remarks Indieningsdatum en verwachte registratie op basis van IHSI-inschatting.

Therapeutic value

Current treatment options Celgroei remmende middelen: hydroxycarbamide (Hydrea®), peginterferon-alfa-2a (Pegasys®) of Ruxolitinib (Jakavi®) (2).
Therapeutic value No estimate possible yet

This assessment does not indicate any potential inclusion in the package.

References NCT05210790 (VERIFY) (1); Achtergronden bij de polycythemia vera (PV)-richtlijn 2019, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Hematologie (2019,16:123-130) (2)

Expected patient volume per year

Patient volume

Market share is generally not included unless otherwise stated.

References Polycythemia vera. MPN stichting. 2024 (1).
Additional remarks Polycythemia vera is een zeldzame bloedziekte en komt naar schatting voor bij ongeveer 2,3 per 100.000 mensen (1).

Expected cost per patient per year

Potential total cost per year

Off label use

Indication extension

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