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Zykadia (ceritinib)United Healthcare

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Preferred products

  • Alecensa (alectinib)
  • Alunbrig (brigatinib)
  • Lorbrena (lorlatinib)

Initial criteria

  • Diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
  • AND (Disease is metastatic OR Disease is recurrent OR Disease is advanced)
  • AND Tumor is anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive
  • AND (Provider attests the patient has a contraindication, history of intolerance, or that the patient is not an appropriate candidate (document reason) to all of the following therapies: Alecensa (alectinib), Alunbrig (brigatinib), Lorbrena (lorlatinib) OR Patient is currently on Zykadia therapy AND Patient has not received a manufacturer supplied sample at no cost, assistance program medication, or 30-day free trial)

Reauthorization criteria

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

Approval duration

12 months