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Ibrance (palbociclib capsules and tablets)Cigna

Breast Cancer in a Woman

Initial criteria

  • Patient is age ≥ 18 years
  • Patient has recurrent or metastatic disease
  • Patient has hormone receptor positive (HR+) [i.e., estrogen receptor positive (ER+) and/or progesterone receptor positive (PR+)] disease
  • Patient has human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer
  • Patient meets ONE of the following (i or ii): i. Patient is postmenopausal; OR ii. Patient is pre/perimenopausal and meets ONE of the following (a or b): a) Patient is receiving ovarian suppression/ablation with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist; OR b) Patient has had surgical bilateral oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation
  • Patient meets ONE of the following (i or ii): i. Ibrance will be used in combination with anastrozole, exemestane, or letrozole; OR ii. Ibrance will be used in combination with fulvestrant

Approval duration

1 year