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NexAVAR (sorafenib)
Drugs for Cancer : Drugs for Cancer
  • Limited Access. Must use AcariaHealth Specialty Rx. Anti-Cancer: Maximum $200 copayment per State Law.
  • Prior Authorization: Acute Myeloid Leukemia:
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: Yes
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 1 plan year
    Reauthorization Required: Yes

    Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor:
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Reauthorization Required: Yes

    Hepatocellular Carcinoma:
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 12 Month(s)

    Kidney Cancer:
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Reauthorization Required: Yes

    Soft Tissue Sarcoma:
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 1 plan year
    Reauthorization Required: Yes

  • Step Therapy: ST Single Generic

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia:
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 1 plan year
    Specialist Required: Yes
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: Yes
    Specialist Type(s): Oncologist
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 1 plan year
    Drug Policy Based On: 1 of FDA Approved Indications;NCCN Guidelines
    Supporting Documentation Requirements: 3 of Chart Notes;FLT3 mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test;Lab Tests
    Quantity Limit: N/A
    Criteria for Reauthorization: Member is responding positively to therapy
    Use of Biomarkers in Policy: FLT3 mutation
    Diagnosis Types: 2 of As a single agent for maintenance therapy when in remission post-allogenic stem cell transplantation;FLT3 mutation-positive AML detected by FDA-approved test;in combination with either azacitidine, decitabine, or cytarabine
    Excludes Coverage in Maintenance Setting: No

    Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor:
    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)

    Hepatocellular Carcinoma:
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 12 Month(s)
    Specialist Required: Yes
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Specialist Type(s): Oncologist
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 1 plan year
    Diagnosis Types: 1 of All FDA-approved indications;Hepatocellular Cancer;Unresectable disease
    ECOG Score Requirement Included in Policy: N/A
    Child-Pugh Score Required for Treatment: Class A (5-6)

    Kidney Cancer:
    Duration: 6 Month(s)
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 6 month(s)
    Drug Policy Based On: 1 of FDA Approved Indications;NCCN Guidelines
    Supporting Documentation Requirements: 2 of Chart Notes;Lab Tests
    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

    Soft Tissue Sarcoma:
    Age Requirement: >= 18
    Duration: 1 plan year
    Specialist Required: Yes
    Specialist Type(s): Oncologist
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 1 plan year
    Drug Policy Based On: NCCN Guidelines
    Diagnosis Types: 1 of Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST);Soft tissue sarcoma
    Physician attestation of diagnostic or lab test required: No
    ECOG Score Requirement Included in Policy: N/A
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes