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Cotellic (cobimetinib)United Healthcare

Melanoma

Preferred products

  • Tafinlar (dabrafenib)
  • Mekinist (trametinib)

Initial criteria

  • Diagnosis of melanoma
  • AND One of the following:
  • - Patient has unacceptable toxicities to Tafinlar (dabrafenib) or Mekinist (trametinib) on the basis of agent side-effect profile OR
  • - Disease is one of the following: relapsed > 3 months after treatment discontinuation, unresectable, or metastatic
  • AND Disease is positive for one of the following mutations: BRAF V600E or BRAF V600K
  • AND Used in combination with Zelboraf (vemurafenib)

Reauthorization criteria

  • Patient does not show evidence of progressive disease while on Cotellic therapy
  • AND Used in combination with Zelboraf (vemurafenib)

Approval duration

12 months