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Tasigna (nilotinib)United Healthcare

Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms with Eosinophilia and Tyrosine Kinase Fusion Genes

Initial criteria

  • Diagnosis of myeloid, lymphoid or mixed lineage neoplasms with eosinophilia and ABL1 rearrangement
  • AND
  • Neoplasm is in blast or chronic phase

Reauthorization criteria

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

Approval duration

12 months