Last Review Date: 09/05/2024

Date of Origin: 11/28/2011

Dates Reviewed: 12/2011, 03/2012, 06/2012, 09/2012, 12/2012, 03/2013, 06/2013, 09/2013, 12/2013, 03/2014, 06/2014, 09/2014, 12/2014, 03/2015, 05/2015, 08/2015, 11/2015, 02/2016, 05/2016, 08/2016, 11/2016, 02/2017, 05/2017, 08/2017, 11/2017, 02/2018, 05/2018, 09/2018, 12/2018, 03/2019, 06/2019, 09/2019, 12/2019, 03/2020, 06/2020, 09/2020, 03/2021, 03/2022, 12/2022, 12/2023, 03/2024, 09/2024

1. Length of Authorization ^1-8,50

Coverage will be provided for 6 months and may be renewed, unless otherwise specified.

• Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma: Coverage will be provided for a total of 4 cycles (21-days per cycle).

2. Dosing Limits

1. Quantity Limit (max daily dose) [NDC Unit]:

2. Max Units (per dose and over time) [HCPCS Unit]:

• Multiple Myeloma & Systemic Light Chain Amyloidosis:
  • 280 billable units every 35 days
• Kaposi Sarcoma & Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia:
  • 210 billable units every 28 days
• Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma:
  • 105 billable units every 21 days
• All Other Indications:
  • 140 billable units every 21 days

3. Initial Approval Criteria ^1-7

Coverage is provided in the following conditions:

• Patient is at least 18 years of age, unless otherwise specified; AND

Universal Criteria ^1-7

• Will not be administered intrathecally; AND

Multiple Myeloma †‡Ф ^{1-10,12,19,21-26,30-32,36-38,48,49}

Mantle Cell Lymphoma – B-Cell Lymphoma †‡Ф ^{1-8,18,27-29,33}

• Used as induction or additional therapy in combination with a rituximab-based regimen; OR
• Used as subsequent therapy as a single agent or in combination with rituximab

Systemic Light Chain Amyloidosis ‡ ^{8,16,40-42,45,46,51,52}

• Used in one of the following treatment settings:

• Newly diagnosed disease
• Repeat initial therapy if relapse-free for several years
• Relapsed or refractory disease; AND
  • Used in combination with a dexamethasone-containing regimen; OR
  • Used as a single agent

Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia/Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma (WM/LPL) ‡ ^{8,11,17,20,35,44}

• Used in combination with dexamethasone and rituximab

Castleman Disease ‡ ^8,39,53,54

• Patient has multicentric disease; AND
• Used as subsequent therapy; AND
• Used as a single agent or in combination with rituximab

Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma ‡ ^8,13,15,43

• Used as a single agent; AND
• Used as subsequent therapy

Adult* Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) ‡ ^8,14

• Used in combination with chemotherapy; AND
• Patient has relapsed/refractory T-cell disease (T-ALL)

*NCCN recommendations for ALL may be applicable to adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients within the age range of 15-39 years.

Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) ‡ ^8,14,34

• Patient is at least 1 year of age**; AND
  • Patient has relapsed or refractory B-cell disease (B-ALL); AND
    • Used as a component of the COG AALL07P1 regimen (bortezomib, vincristine, doxorubicin, PEG-asparaginase, prednisone); AND
      • Patient has Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome negative disease; OR
      • Patient has Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome positive disease and also used in combination with dasatinib or imatinib; OR
  • Patient has relapsed or refractory T-cell disease (T-ALL); AND
    • Used in combination with vincristine, doxorubicin, pegaspargase or calaspargase, and prednisone or dexamethasone; OR
  • Patient has T-lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LL); AND
    • Used in combination with BFM backbone chemotherapy

**NCCN recommendations for Pediatric ALL may be applicable to certain adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients up to 30 years of age.

Kaposi Sarcoma ‡ ^8,47

• Used as subsequent therapy for relapsed or refractory disease; AND
• Patient has advanced cutaneous, oral, visceral, or nodal disease; AND
  • Used as a single-agent in patients without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); OR
  • Used in combination with antiretroviral therapy (ART) for patients with HIV

Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma ‡ ^8,50

• Patient age is ≤ 18 years of age***; AND
• Used as subsequent therapy for relapsed or refractory disease; AND
• Used in combination with ifosfamide and vinorelbine

***Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma patients may include certain adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients up to 39 years of age.

† FDA Approved Indication(s); ‡ Compendia Recommended Indication(s); Ф Orphan Drug

4. Renewal Criteria ^1-7

Coverage can be renewed based upon the following criteria:

• Patient continues to meet universal and other indication-specific relevant criteria such as concomitant therapy requirements (not including prerequisite therapy), performance status, etc. identified in section III; AND
• Disease response with treatment as defined by stabilization of disease or decrease in size of tumor or tumor spread; AND
• Absence of unacceptable toxicity from the drug. Example of unacceptable toxicity include: peripheral neuropathy, hypotension, cardiac toxicity, pulmonary toxicity, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), gastrointestinal toxicity, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, tumor lysis syndrome, hepatic toxicity, thrombotic microangiopathy, etc.

5.   Dosage/Administration ^{1-7,11,14,20,39,41-45,47,50-53}

6. Billing Code/Availability Information
7. References

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Appendix 1 – Covered Diagnosis Codes

Appendix 2 – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

The preceding information is intended for non-Medicare coverage determinations. Medicare coverage for outpatient (Part B) drugs is outlined in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-2), Chapter 15, §50 Drugs and Biologicals. In addition, National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) and/or Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) may exist and compliance with these policies is required where applicable. Local Coverage Articles (LCAs) may also exist for claims payment purposes or to clarify benefit eligibility under Part B for drugs which may be self-administered. The following link may be used to search for NCD, LCD, or LCA documents: https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/search.aspx. Additional indications, including any preceding information, may be applied at the discretion of the health plan.