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Cerdelga (eliglustat)Point32Health

long-term treatment of adult patients with Gaucher disease type 1 who are CYP2D6 extensive metabolizers, intermediate metabolizers, or poor metabolizers as detected by an FDA-cleared test

Initial criteria

  • Documented diagnosis of Type 1 Gaucher disease
  • Documentation diagnosis is confirmed by at least one (1) of the following: (a) An enzyme assay test showing reduced activity of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase OR (b) Genetic testing
  • Patient age ≥ 18 years
  • Documentation the patient is symptomatic (e.g., thrombocytopenia, anemia, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, bone disease)
  • Documentation the patient is a CYP2D6 extensive metabolizer, intermediate metabolizer, or poor metabolizer as detected by a Food and Drug Administration cleared test