vp-0522 - vp-0522 - Medical Policies
Enhertu® (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) (Intravenous)
Policy Number: VP-0522
Last Review Date: 06/06/2022
Date of Origin: 02/04/2020
Dates Reviewed: 02/2020, 06/2020, 09/2020, 02/2021, 03/2022, 06/2022
FOR PEEHIP Members Only -Coverage excludes the provider-administered medication(s) outlined in this drug policy from being accessed through a specialty pharmacy. It must be obtained through buy and bill. |
I. Length of Authorization
Coverage will be provided for 6 months and may be renewed.
II. Dosing Limits
- Quantity Limit (max daily dose) [NDC Unit]:
- Enhertu 100 mg vial: 7 vials every 21 days
- Max Units (per dose and over time) [HCPCS Unit]:
- Breast Cancer: 600 billable units every 21 days
- All other indications: 700 billable units every 21 days
III. Initial Approval Criteria 1
Coverage is provided in the following conditions:
- Patient is at least 18 years of age; AND
Universal Criteria 1
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is within normal limits prior to initiating therapy and will be assessed at regular intervals (e.g., every 3 months) during treatment; AND
- Used as a single agent; AND
- Therapy will not be substituted with or for any trastuzumab-based formulation (i.e., trastuzumab [or trastuzumab biosimilar product], ado-trastuzumab emtansine, trastuzumab-hyaluronidase, pertuzumab/trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-zzxf, etc.); AND
Breast Cancer † ‡ 1,2,4,8,15,16
- Patient has human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive* disease as determined by an FDA-approved or CLIA-compliant testv; AND
- Patient has recurrent unresectable (local or regional) or metastatic disease OR inflammatory breast cancer with no response to preoperative systemic therapy; AND
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- Used as subsequent therapy; OR
- Used as first-line therapy in patients with who experience disease progression during or within 6 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy (12 months for pertuzumab-containing regimens)
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Gastric, Esophageal, and Esophagogastric Junction Cancers † ‡ Ф 1,2,9,17,18
- Patient has human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive* disease as determined by an FDA-approved or CLIA-compliant testv; AND
- Patient has adenocarcinoma histology; AND
- Patient is not a surgical candidate OR has unresectable locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic disease; AND
- Used as subsequent therapy
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) ‡ 2,10-12
- Patient has human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive* disease as determined by an FDA-approved or CLIA-compliant testv; AND
- Patient has RAS and BRAF wild-type (WT) disease; AND
- Used as subsequent therapy for progression of advanced or metastatic disease after at least one prior line of treatment in the advanced or metastatic disease setting
Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma – Colon Cancer ‡ 2,11
- Patient has human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive* disease as determined by an FDA-approved or CLIA-compliant testv; AND
- Patient has RAS and BRAF wild-type (WT) disease; AND
- Used as subsequent therapy for progression of advanced or metastatic disease after at least one prior line of treatment in the advanced or metastatic disease setting
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) ‡ 2,13,14
- Patient has ERBB2 (HER2) mutation positive disease as determined by an FDA-approved or CLIA-complaint testv; AND
- Patient has metastatic disease
*HER2-positive overexpression criteria |
Breast Cancer: 4,5 |
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Gastric, Esophageal, and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer: 17-19 |
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Colorectal Cancer and Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma: 11,12 |
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vIf confirmed using an FDA approved assay - http://www.fda.gov/companiondiagnostics
† FDA approved indication(s); ‡ Compendia Recommended Indication(s); Ф Orphan Drug (only applies to Gastric and Esophagogastric Junction Cancers)
IV. Renewal Criteria 1,10,13
Coverage may be renewed based upon the following criteria:
- Patient continues to meet the 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. Examples of unacceptable toxicity include: pulmonary toxicity (e.g., interstitial lung disease, pneumonitis), neutropenia/febrile neutropenia, left ventricular dysfunction/symptomatic congestive heart failure, etc.; AND
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) within the previous 3 months as follows:
- LVEF is > 45% and absolute decrease is ≤ 20% from baseline; OR
- LVEF is 40% to 45% and absolute decrease is < 10% from baseline
V. Dosage/Administration 1,11-13
Indication |
Dose |
Breast Cancer |
Administer 5.4 mg/kg given as an intravenous infusion every 3 weeks (21-day cycle) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity |
Gastric, Esophageal, and Esophagogastric Junction Cancers |
Administer 6.4 mg/kg given as an intravenous infusion every 3 weeks (21-day cycle) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity |
Colorectal Cancer & Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma |
Administer 6.4 mg/kg given as an intravenous infusion every 3 weeks (21-day cycle) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity |
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
Administer 6.4 mg/kg given as an intravenous infusion every 3 weeks (21-day cycle) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity |
VI. Billing Code/Availability Information
HCPCS Code:
- J9358 – Injection, fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki, 1 mg: 1 billable unit = 1 mg
NDC:
- Enhertu 100 mg single-dose vial: 65597-0406-xx
VII. References
- Enhertu [package insert]. Basking Ridge, NJ; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc; May 2022. Accessed May 2022.
- Referenced with permission from the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium (NCCN Compendium®) fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki. National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2022. The NCCN Compendium® is a derivative work of the NCCN Guidelines®. NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK®, NCCN®, and NCCN GUIDELINES® are trademarks owned by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. To view the most recent and complete version of the Compendium, go online to NCCN.org. Accessed May 2022.
- Fahrenbruch R, Kintzel P, Bott AM, et al. Dose Rounding of Biologic and Cytotoxic Anticancer Agents: A Position Statement of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association. J Oncol Pract. 2018 Mar;14(3):e130-e136.
- Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Breast Cancer, Version 2.2022. National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2022. NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK®, NCCN®, and NCCN GUIDELINES® are trademarks owned by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. To view the most recent and complete version of the Guidelines, go online to NCCN.org. Accessed May 2022.
- Wolff AC, Hammond EH, Allison KH, et al. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing in breast cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Clinical Practice Guideline Focused Update. J Clin Oncol 2018;36:2105-2122.
- Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (2019). Intravenous Cancer Drug Waste Issue Brief. Retrieved from http://www.hoparx.org/images/hopa/advocacy/Issue-Briefs/Drug_Waste_2019.pdf
- Bach PB, Conti RM, Muller RJ, et al. Overspending driven by oversized single dose vials of cancer drugs. BMJ. 2016 Feb 29;352:i788.
- Modi S, Saura C, Yamashita T, et al; DESTINY-Breast01 Investigators. Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Previously Treated HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2019 Dec 11. Doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1914510.
- Shitara K, Bang YJ, Iwasa S, et al; DESTINY-Gastric01 Investigators. Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Previously Treated HER2-Positive Gastric Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jun 18;382(25):2419-2430.
- Siena S, Di Bartolomeo M, Raghav KPS, et al. A phase II, multicenter, open-label study of trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-expressing metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): DESTINY-CRC01. J Clin Oncol 2020;38(suppl; abstr 4000).
- Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Colon Cancer, Version 1.2022. National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2022. NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK®, NCCN®, and NCCN GUIDELINES® are trademarks owned by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. To view the most recent and complete version of the Guidelines, go online to NCCN.org. Accessed May 2022.
- Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Rectal Cancer 1.2022. National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2022. NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK®, NCCN®, and NCCN GUIDELINES® are trademarks owned by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. To view the most recent and complete version of the Guidelines, go online to NCCN.org. Accessed May 2022.
- Smit EF, Nakagawa K, Nagasaka M, et al. Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd; DS-8201) in patients with HER2-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): interim results of DESTINY-Lung01[abstract]. J Clin Oncol 2020;38:Abstract 9504.
- Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Version 3.2022. National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2022. NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK®, NCCN®, and NCCN GUIDELINES® are trademarks owned by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. To view the most recent and complete version of the Guidelines, go online to NCCN.org. Accessed May 2022.
- Gennari A, André F, Barrios CH, et al.; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org. ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for the diagnosis, staging and treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer. Ann Oncol. 2021 Dec;32(12):1475-1495. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.09.019. Epub 2021 Oct 19. PMID: 34678411.
- Cortés J, Kim SB, Chung WP, et al; DESTINY-Breast03 Trial Investigators. Trastuzumab Deruxtecan versus Trastuzumab Emtansine for Breast Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2022 Mar 24;386(12):1143-1154. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2115022.
- Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Esophageal and Esophagogastric Junction Cancers, Version 2.2022. National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2022. NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK®, NCCN®, and NCCN GUIDELINES® are trademarks owned by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. To view the most recent and complete version of the Guidelines, go online to NCCN.org. Accessed May 2022.
- Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Gastric Cancer, Version 2.2022. National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2022. NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK®, NCCN®, and NCCN GUIDELINES® are trademarks owned by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. To view the most recent and complete version of the Guidelines, go online to NCCN.org. Accessed May 2022.
- Bartley AN, Washington MK, Colasacco C, et al. HER2 Testing and Clinical Decision Making in Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma: Guideline From the College of American Pathologists, American Society for Clinical Pathology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Feb;35(4):446-464. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.69.4836.
- First Coast Service Options, Inc. Local Coverage Article: Billing and Coding: Trastuzumab -Trastuzumab Biologics (A56660). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Inc. Updated on 10/08/2021 with effective date of 10/01/2021. Accessed May 2022.
Appendix 1 – Covered Diagnosis Codes
ICD-10 |
ICD-10 Description |
C15.3 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper third of esophagus |
C15.4 |
Malignant neoplasm of middle third of esophagus |
C15.5 |
Malignant neoplasm of the lower third of esophagus |
C15.8 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of esophagus |
C15.9 |
Malignant neoplasm of esophagus, unspecified |
C16.0 |
Malignant neoplasm of cardia |
C16.1 |
Malignant neoplasm of fundus of stomach |
C16.2 |
Malignant neoplasm of body of stomach |
C16.3 |
Malignant neoplasm of pyloric antrum |
C16.4 |
Malignant neoplasm of pylorus |
C16.5 |
Malignant neoplasm of lesser curvature of stomach, unspecified |
C16.6 |
Malignant neoplasm of greater curvature of stomach, unspecified |
C16.8 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of stomach |
C16.9 |
Malignant neoplasm of stomach, unspecified |
C18.0 |
Malignant neoplasm of cecum |
C18.1 |
Malignant neoplasm of appendix |
C18.2 |
Malignant neoplasm of ascending colon |
C18.3 |
Malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure |
C18.4 |
Malignant neoplasm of transverse colon |
C18.5 |
Malignant neoplasm of splenic flexure |
C18.6 |
Malignant neoplasm of descending colon |
C18.7 |
Malignant neoplasm of sigmoid colon |
C18.8 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of colon |
C18.9 |
Malignant neoplasm of colon, unspecified |
C19 |
Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction |
C20 |
Malignant neoplasm of rectum |
C21.8 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of rectum, anus and anal canal |
C33 |
Malignant neoplasm of trachea |
C34.00 |
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified main bronchus |
C34.01 |
Malignant neoplasm of right main bronchus |
C34.02 |
Malignant neoplasm of left main bronchus |
C34.10 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, unspecified bronchus or lung |
C34.11 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, right bronchus or lung |
C34.12 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, left bronchus or lung |
C34.2 |
Malignant neoplasm of middle lobe, bronchus or lung |
C34.30 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, unspecified bronchus or lung |
C34.31 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, right bronchus or lung |
C34.32 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, left bronchus or lung |
C34.80 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of unspecified bronchus and lung |
C34.81 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of right bronchus and lung |
C34.82 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of left bronchus and lung |
C34.90 |
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung |
C34.91 |
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of right bronchus or lung |
C34.92 |
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of left bronchus or lung |
C50.011 |
Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, right female breast |
C50.012 |
Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, left female breast |
C50.019 |
Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, unspecified female breast |
C50.021 |
Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, right male breast |
C50.022 |
Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, left male breast |
C50.029 |
Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, unspecified male breast |
C50.111 |
Malignant neoplasm of central portion of right female breast |
C50.112 |
Malignant neoplasm of central portion of left female breast |
C50.119 |
Malignant neoplasm of central portion of unspecified female breast |
C50.121 |
Malignant neoplasm of central portion of right male breast |
C50.122 |
Malignant neoplasm of central portion of left male breast |
C50.129 |
Malignant neoplasm of central portion of unspecified male breast |
C50.211 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of right female breast |
C50.212 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of left female breast |
C50.219 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of unspecified female breast |
C50.221 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of right male breast |
C50.222 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of left male breast |
C50.229 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of unspecified male breast |
C50.311 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of right female breast |
C50.312 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of left female breast |
C50.319 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of unspecified female breast |
C50.321 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of right male breast |
C50.322 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of left male breast |
C50.329 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of unspecified male breast |
C50.411 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-outer quadrant of right female breast |
C50.412 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-outer quadrant of left female breast |
C50.419 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-outer quadrant of unspecified female breast |
C50.421 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-outer quadrant of right male breast |
C50.422 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-outer quadrant of left male breast |
C50.429 |
Malignant neoplasm of upper-outer quadrant of unspecified male breast |
C50.511 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of right female breast |
C50.512 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of left female breast |
C50.519 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of unspecified female breast |
C50.521 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of right male breast |
C50.522 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of left male breast |
C50.529 |
Malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of unspecified male breast |
C50.611 |
Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of right female breast |
C50.612 |
Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of left female breast |
C50.619 |
Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of unspecified female breast |
C50.621 |
Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of right male breast |
C50.622 |
Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of left male breast |
C50.629 |
Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of unspecified male breast |
C50.811 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of right female breast |
C50.812 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of left female breast |
C50.819 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of unspecified female breast |
C50.821 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of right male breast |
C50.822 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of left male breast |
C50.829 |
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of unspecified male breast |
C50.911 |
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right female breast |
C50.912 |
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left female breast |
C50.919 |
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of unspecified female breast |
C50.921 |
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right male breast |
C50.922 |
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left male breast |
C50.929 |
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of unspecified male breast |
C78.00 |
Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified lung |
C78.01 |
Secondary malignant neoplasm of right lung |
C78.02 |
Secondary malignant neoplasm of left lung |
C78.6 |
Secondary malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum |
C78.7 |
Secondary malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile duct |
D37.1 |
Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of stomach |
D37.8 |
Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified digestive organs |
D37.9 |
Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of digestive organ, unspecified |
Z85.00 |
Personal history of malignant neoplasm of unspecified digestive organ |
Z85.01 |
Personal history of malignant neoplasm of esophagus |
Z85.028 |
Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of stomach |
Z85.038 |
Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of large intestine |
Z85.118 |
Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung |
Appendix 2 – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 Determination (NCD), Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs), and Local Coverage Articles (LCAs) may exist and compliance with these policies is required where applicable. They can be found at: https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/search.aspx. Additional indications may be covered at the discretion of the health plan.
Medicare Part B Covered Diagnosis Codes (applicable to existing NCD/LCD/LCA):
Jurisdiction(s): N(9) |
NCD/LCD/LCA Document (s): A56660 |
Medicare Part B Administrative Contractor (MAC) Jurisdictions |
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Jurisdiction |
Applicable State/US Territory |
Contractor |
E (1) |
CA, HI, NV, AS, GU, CNMI |
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
F (2 & 3) |
AK, WA, OR, ID, ND, SD, MT, WY, UT, AZ |
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
5 |
KS, NE, IA, MO |
Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corp (WPS) |
6 |
MN, WI, IL |
National Government Services, Inc. (NGS) |
H (4 & 7) |
LA, AR, MS, TX, OK, CO, NM |
Novitas Solutions, Inc. |
8 |
MI, IN |
Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corp (WPS) |
N (9) |
FL, PR, VI |
First Coast Service Options, Inc. |
J (10) |
TN, GA, AL |
Palmetto GBA, LLC |
M (11) |
NC, SC, WV, VA (excluding below) |
Palmetto GBA, LLC |
L (12) |
DE, MD, PA, NJ, DC (includes Arlington & Fairfax counties and the city of Alexandria in VA) |
Novitas Solutions, Inc. |
K (13 & 14) |
NY, CT, MA, RI, VT, ME, NH |
National Government Services, Inc. (NGS) |
15 |
KY, OH |
CGS Administrators, LLC |