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Tukysa (tucatinib)Highmark

advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

Initial criteria

  • age ≥ 18 years
  • EITHER advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer (ICD-10: C50) AND use in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine AND received ≥1 prior anti-HER2 based regimen in metastatic setting OR colorectal cancer (ICD-10: C19) AND RAS-wild type, HER2-positive, unresectable or metastatic AND use in combination with trastuzumab AND disease progressed after fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy

Reauthorization criteria

  • prescriber attests that the member is tolerating therapy
  • member has experienced a therapeutic response defined as disease improvement OR delayed disease progression

Approval duration

12 months