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enzalutamideUnited Healthcare

prostate cancer

Preferred products

  • Lupron (leuprolide)
  • Zoladex (goserelin)
  • Trelstar (triptorelin)
  • Vantas (histrelin)
  • Firmagon (degarelix)

Initial criteria

  • Diagnosis of prostate cancer
  • AND one of the following:
  • (a) BOTH of the following: Disease is castration-resistant AND ONE of the following: Used in combination with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog [e.g., Lupron (leuprolide), Zoladex (goserelin), Trelstar (triptorelin), Vantas (histrelin), Firmagon (degarelix)] OR Patient has had bilateral orchiectomy
  • OR (b) BOTH of the following: Disease is metastatic castration-sensitive AND ONE of the following: Used in combination with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog [e.g., Lupron (leuprolide), Zoladex (goserelin), Trelstar (triptorelin), Vantas (histrelin), Firmagon (degarelix)] OR Patient has had bilateral orchiectomy
  • OR (c) Disease is non-metastatic castration-sensitive with biochemical recurrence at high risk for metastasis

Reauthorization criteria

  • Patient does not show evidence of progressive disease while on Xtandi therapy

Approval duration

12 months