Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Northern California
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Drugs for Cancer : Drugs for Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer:
    Age Requirement: >= 12
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Specialist Required: Yes
    Documented Diagnosis Requirement: Inferred from Available Documentation
    Medical Test Required: No
    Specialist Type(s): 1 of Oncologist
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 12 month(s)
    Drug Policy Based On: 1 of FDA Approved Indications;NCCN Guidelines
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Specialty Pharmacy is Required: Not Defined

    Esophageal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL), Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, Melanoma (MEL), Uveal Melanoma:
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Specialist Required: Yes
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Specialist Type(s): Oncologist
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 12 month(s)

    Gastric Cancer:
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Specialist Required: Yes

    Hepatocellular Carcinoma:
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Specialist Required: Yes
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Specialist Type(s): Oncologist
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 12 month(s)
    Diagnosis Types: 3 of For patients who received previous treatment with Lenvima;For patients who received previous treatment with Nexavar/sorafenib;has not received treatment with another PD-1 agent;Hepatocellular Cancer
    ECOG Score Requirement Included in Policy: N/A
    Child-Pugh Score Required for Treatment: Class A (5-6)

    Kidney Cancer:
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Specialist Required: Yes
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Specialist Type(s): Oncologist
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 12 month(s)
    Drug Policy Based On: 1 of FDA Approved Indications;NCCN Guidelines
    ECOG Score Requirement Included in Policy: N/A
    Policy Includes Reference to Coverage for Non Clear Cell Histology: No
    If Non-Clear Cell Histology is Referenced in Policy is There a Trial and Failure Requirement: No
    Concomitant Use With: 1 of Cabometyx (cabozantinib);Yervoy

    Merkel Cell Carcinoma:
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Specialist Required: Yes
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Specialist Type(s): Oncologist
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 12 month(s)
    Drug Policy Based On: NCCN Guidelines
    Diagnosis Types: 2 of Merkel Cell Carcinoma;metastatic

    NSCLC EGFR Mutated, NSCLC Systemic Therapy:
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Specialist Required: Yes
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: Yes
    Specialist Type(s): Oncologist
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 12 month(s)

    Small Cell Lung Cancer:
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Specialist Required: Yes
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Specialist Type(s): Oncologist
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 12 month(s)
    ECOG Score Requirement Included in Policy: N/A
    Diagnosis Types: Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Tumor Mutational Burden-High (TMB-H) Cancer:
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Specialist Required: Yes
    Documented Diagnosis: No
    Medical Test Required: No
    Specialist Type(s): Appropriate Specialist
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: <= 12 month(s)

    Urothelial/Bladder Cancer:
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: Unspecified
    Drug Policy Based On: FDA Approved Indications
    Diagnosis Types: 2 of Adjuvant treatment of urothelial carcinoma at high risk of recurrence after undergoing radical resection of UC;All FDA-approved indications;Urothelial carcinoma
    ECOG Score Requirement Included in Policy: N/A