Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Northern California
Zykadia (ceritinib)
Drugs for Cancer : Drugs for Cancer
  • Acromegaly, Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET):
    Duration: 1 year(s)
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Reauthorization Required: No
    Duration of Reauthorization: N/A

    Oncology: Carcinoid Syndrome:
    Duration: 1 year(s)
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Reauthorization Required: No
    Duration of Reauthorization: N/A
    Requires diagnosis of Carcinoid syndrome with diarrhea: Yes
    Concomitant Therapy Required with Somatostatin Analog Therapy: No
    Patient Required to Try Increased Dosage of Sandostatin: No

  • Anemia:
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Dialysis status: Patients on dialysis and not on dialysis
    Initial Therapy HgbHCT Requirements: Hgb < 10g/dL
    Initial Therapy Iron Stores Requirements: serum ferritin >= 100 ng/mL OR TSAT >= 20% OR bone marrow demonstrates adequate iron stores
    Discontinuation requirements: Yes
    Documentation Requirements: blood pressure is adequately controlled before initiation and during therapy
    Titration Requirements: 1 of Maintain Hgb = 10 g/dL for non-dialysis patients;Maintain Hgb range 10 - 11 g/dL for dialysis patients

    Anemia due to Chemotherapy:
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: Unspecified
    Initial Therapy HgbHCT Requirements: Hgb < 10g/dL
    Initial Therapy Iron Stores Requirements: serum ferritin >= 100 ng/mL OR TSAT >= 20% OR bone marrow demonstrates adequate iron stores
    Diagnosis Types: 3 of anticipated outcome of chemotherapy is not cure;concomitant myelosuppresive chemotherapy;minimum of two additional months of planned chemotherapy;non-myeloid malignancy
    Dose Increase Requirements: No
    Discontinuation requirements: Yes