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Rubraca (rucaparib)United Healthcare

Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Preferred products

  • Zytiga (abiraterone)
  • Xtandi (enzalutamide)
  • Erleada (apalutamide)

Initial criteria

  • Diagnosis of metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer
  • Cancer has a deleterious BRCA mutation
  • History of failure, contraindication, or intolerance to androgen receptor-directed therapy (e.g., Zytiga (abiraterone), Xtandi (enzalutamide), Erleada (apalutamide))
  • Used in combination with a GnRH analog [e.g., Lupron (leuprolide), Zoladex (goserelin), Trelstar (triptorelin), Vantas (histrelin), Firmagon (degarelix)] OR patient has had bilateral orchiectomy

Reauthorization criteria

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

Approval duration

12 months