Delcath Systems Announces CMS Approval for NTAP for HEPZATO KIT™
05 Agosto 2024 - 7:30AM
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Delcath Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCTH), an interventional oncology
company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic liver
cancers, announced today that the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted New Technology Add-on Payment
(NTAP) status for its HEPZATO KIT™ (melphalan/Hepatic Delivery
System). This approval will be effective for the fiscal year
starting October 1, 2024.
The NTAP designation under the CMS Inpatient Prospective Payment
System (IPPS) is designed to support the adoption of innovative
medical technologies that provide substantial clinical improvement
over existing treatments. HEPZATO KIT™ is used primarily in the
outpatient setting, however there are instances where it is used in
the inpatient setting. This additional payment will help to cover
the costs associated with the HEPZATO KIT for eligible Medicare
inpatients, ensuring that more patients can benefit from this
advanced liver-directed therapy.
"The NTAP approval for HEPZATO KIT is a significant milestone
that underscores the clinical value of our therapy. This will
facilitate broader access to HEPZATO KIT for eligible patients and
support the oncology community in delivering this important
treatment," stated Gerard Michel, CEO of Delcath Systems.
The HEPZATO KIT is a combination product that delivers
melphalan, a chemotherapeutic agent, directly to the liver using
Delcath’s proprietary Hepatic Delivery System (HDS). This system
isolates the liver during the infusion process, allowing for
high-dose chemotherapy administration while minimizing systemic
exposure. The HEPZATO KIT is indicated for the treatment of adult
patients with unresectable hepatic-dominant metastatic uveal
melanoma.
About Delcath Systems, Inc., HEPZATO KIT and CHEMOSAT
Delcath Systems, Inc. is an interventional oncology company
focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic liver cancers.
The company's proprietary products, HEPZATO KIT™ (Hepzato
(melphalan) for Injection/Hepatic Delivery System) and CHEMOSAT®
Hepatic Delivery System for Melphalan percutaneous hepatic
perfusion (PHP), are designed to administer high-dose chemotherapy
to the liver while controlling systemic exposure and associated
side effects during a PHP procedure.
In the United States, HEPZATO KIT is considered a combination
drug and device product and is regulated and approved for sale as a
drug by the FDA. HEPZATO KIT is comprised of the chemotherapeutic
drug melphalan and Delcath's proprietary Hepatic Delivery System
(HDS). The HDS is used to surgically isolate the liver while
simultaneously filtrating hepatic venous blood during melphalan
infusion and washout. The use of the HDS results in loco-regional
delivery of a relatively high melphalan dose, which can potentially
induce a clinically meaningful tumor response with minimal
hepatotoxicity and reduce systemic exposure. HEPZATO KIT is
approved in the United States as a liver-directed treatment for
adult patients with metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) with
unresectable hepatic metastases affecting less than 50% of the
liver and no extrahepatic disease, or extrahepatic disease limited
to the bone, lymph nodes, subcutaneous tissues, or lung that is
amenable to resection or radiation. Please see the full Prescribing
Information, including BOXED WARNING for the HEPZATO KIT.
In Europe, the device-only configuration of the HDS is regulated
as a Class III medical device and is approved for sale under the
trade name CHEMOSAT Hepatic Delivery System for Melphalan, or
CHEMOSAT, where it has been used in the conduct of percutaneous
hepatic perfusion procedures at major medical centers to treat a
wide range of cancers of the liver.
Safe Harbor / Forward-Looking Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a
safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by the Company or
on its behalf. This press release contains forward-looking
statements, which are subject to certain risks and uncertainties,
that can cause actual results to differ materially from those
described. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could,"
"estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential,"
"predict," "project," "should," "target," "will," "would" and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain
these identifying words. Factors that may cause such differences
include, but are not limited to, uncertainties relating to: the
Company's commercialization plans and its ability to successfully
commercialize the HEPZATO KIT; the Company's successful management
of the HEPZATO KIT supply chain, including securing adequate supply
of critical components necessary to manufacture and assemble the
HEPZATO KIT; successful FDA inspections of the facilities of the
Company and those of its third-party suppliers/manufacturers; the
Company's successful implementation and management of the HEPZATO
KIT Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; the potential benefits
of the HEPZATO KIT as a treatment for patients with primary and
metastatic disease in the liver; the Company's ability to obtain
reimbursement for the HEPZATO KIT; and the Company's ability to
successfully enter into any necessary purchase and sale agreements
with users of the HEPZATO KIT. For additional information about
these factors, and others that may impact the Company, please see
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including those on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K. However, new risk
factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is
not possible to predict all risk factors and uncertainties.
Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they
are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise
these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date they are made.
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