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Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (e.g., Pluvicto) | |
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Description: |
Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan is a radioligand therapeutic agent indicated for the treatment of adult individuals with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who have been treated with androgen receptor (AR) pathway inhibition and taxane-based chemotherapy. Upon binding of lutetium 177Lu vipivotide tetraxetan to PSMA-expressing cells, the beta-minus emission from 177Lu delivers radiation to PSMA-expressing cells, as well as to surrounding cells, and induces DNA damage, which can lead to cell death.
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a transmembrane glycoprotein expressed at low levels in normal human prostate epithelium and is overexpressed (up to 1000 times higher than normal prostate cells) in virtually all types of prostate cancers. (e.g. PSMA is expressed in >80% of men with prostate). cancer. A complementary diagnostic imaging agent, AAA’s Locametz (gallium Ga 68 [68Ga] gozetotide), for the identification of PSMA-positive lesions has received FDA approval.
Regulatory Status
Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (e.g., Pluvicto) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationon March 23, 2022 for the treatment of adult patients with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)–positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who have been treated with androgen receptor (AR) pathway inhibition and taxane-based chemotherapy.
Coding
See CPT/HCPCS Code section below.
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Policy/ Coverage: |
Prior Approval will be required for lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan.
For members of plans that utilize an oncology benefits management program, Prior Approval is required for this service when rendered for oncologic indications and is managed through the oncology benefits management program.
The Step Therapy Medication Act is applicable to fully-insured (Arkansas Blue Cross, Health Advantage, and Exchange) and specified governmental (ASE/PSE and ASP) health plans. The law is not applicable to FEP or self-insured ERISA groups (including but not limited to Walmart or other Blue Advantage groups). Initial approval for exigent request is 28 days. Otherwise, initial approval for standard review is up to 1 year.
Effective April 24, 2024
Meets Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Covered For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
Lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan (e.g., Pluvicto) meets member benefit certificate primary coverage criteria that there be scientific evidence of effectiveness in improving health outcomes when ALL the following criteria are met:
INITIAL APPROVAL STANDARD REVIEW for up to 6 months:
*Note: See coverage policy 2001035, PET or PET/CT for Prostate Cancer, FDG and non-FDG for criteria related to PSMA PET/CT scan.
CONTINUED APPROVAL for up to 6 months:
Dosage and Administration
Dosing per FDA Guidelines
The recommended dose of Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (e.g., Pluvicto) is 7.4 GBq (200 mCi) every 6 weeks for up to 6 doses.
Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (e.g., Pluvicto) is available as a single-dose vial, 1,000 MBq/mL (27 mCi/mL).
Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (e.g., Pluvicto) should be administered as an intravenous injection, by a healthcare professional.
Please refer to a separate policy on Site of Care or Site of Service Review (policy #2018030) for pharmacologic/biologic medications.
Does Not Meet Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Investigational For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
Lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan, for any indication or circumstance not described above, does not meet member benefit certificate primary coverage criteria that there be scientific evidence of effectiveness in improving health outcomes.
For members with contracts without primary coverage criteria, lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan, for any indication or circumstance not described above, is considered investigational. Investigational services are specific contract exclusions in most member benefit certificates of coverage.
Effective September 2023 to April 23, 2024
Meets Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Covered For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
The use of lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan for the treatment of documented progressive metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) meets primary coverage criteria when ALL of the following criteria are met:
INITIAL APPROVAL STANDARD REVIEW for 3 doses administered 6 weeks apart:
Concurrent review: Authorization for 3 additional doses every 6 wks (up to a total of 6 total doses per lifetime)
Dosage and Administration
Dosing per FDA Guidelines
The recommended dosage: Administer 7.4 GBq (200 mCi) every 6 weeks for up to 6 doses.
Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan is available in a single-dose vial, 1,000 MBq/mL (27 mCi/mL).
Please refer to a separate policy on Site of Care or Site of Service Review (policy #2018030) for pharmacologic/biologic medications.
Does Not Meet Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Investigational For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
The use of lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan does not meet member benefit certificate primary coverage criteria that there be scientific evidence of effectiveness in improving health outcomes for any indication or circumstance other than those outlined above.
For members with contracts without primary coverage criteria, lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan is considered investigational. Investigational services are specific contract exclusions in most member benefit certificates of coverage.
Effective August 2022 through August 2023
Meets Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Covered For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
The use of lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan for the treatment of documented progressive metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) meets primary coverage criteria when ALL of the following criteria are met:
INITIAL APPROVAL STANDARD REVIEW for 3 doses administered 6 weeks apart:
*For coverage criteria related to PSMA PET/CT scan, see coverage policy 2001035.
Concurrent review: Authorization for 3 additional doses every 6 wks (up to a total of 6 total doses per lifetime)
Dosage and Administration
Dosing per FDA Guidelines
The recommended dosage: Administer 7.4 GBq (200 mCi) every 6 weeks for up to 6 doses.
Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan is available in a single-dose vial, 1,000 MBq/mL (27 mCi/mL).
Please refer to a separate policy on Site of Care or Site of Service Review (policy #2018030) for pharmacologic/biologic medications.
Does Not Meet Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Investigational For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
The use of lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan does not meet member benefit certificate primary coverage criteria that there be scientific evidence of effectiveness in improving health outcomes for any indication or circumstance other than those outlined above.
For members with contracts without primary coverage criteria, lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan is considered investigational. Investigational services are specific contract exclusions in most member benefit certificates of coverage.
Effective August 2022 to September 5, 2023
Meets Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Covered For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
The use of lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan for the treatment of documented progressive metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) meets primary coverage criteria when ALL of the following criteria are met:
INITIAL APPROVAL STANDARD REVIEW for 3 doses administered 6 weeks apart:
Concurrent review: Authorization for 3 additional doses every 6 wks (up to a total of 6 total doses per lifetime)
Dosage and Administration
Dosing per FDA Guidelines
The recommended dosage: Administer 7.4 GBq (200 mCi) every 6 weeks for up to 6 doses.
Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan is available in a single-dose vial, 1,000 MBq/mL (27 mCi/mL).
Please refer to a separate policy on Site of Care or Site of Service Review (policy #2018030) for pharmacologic/biologic medications.
Does Not Meet Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Investigational For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
The use of lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan does not meet member benefit certificate primary coverage criteria that there be scientific evidence of effectiveness in improving health outcomes for any indication or circumstance other than those outlined above.
For members with contracts without primary coverage criteria, lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan is considered investigational. Investigational services are specific contract exclusions in most member benefit certificates of coverage.
Effective May 4, 2022 through July 2022
Meets Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Covered For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
The use of lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan for the treatment of documented progressive metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) meets primary coverage criteria when ALL of the following criteria are met:
INITIAL APPROVAL STANDARD REVIEW for 3 doses administered 6 weeks apart:
*68Ga-PSMA-11 [Locametz ®] Indication:
Gallium Ga 68 gozetotide injection [also known as 68 Ga PSMA 11] Locametz ®) after radiolabeling with gallium 68, is indicated for PET imaging of PSMA positive lesions in men with documented progressive metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and who meet the above criteria for lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan as a potential therapy PSMA directed therapy is indicated. Dosage: In adults, the recommended amount of radioactivity to be administered for PET is 111 MBq to 259 MBq (3 mCi to 7 mCi) by slow IV injection
Concurrent review: authorization for 3 additional doses every 6 wks (up to a total of 6 total doses per lifetime)
Dosage and Administration
The recommended dosage: Administer 7.4 GBq (200 mCi) every 6 weeks for up to 6 doses.
Please refer to a separate policy on Site of Care or Site of Service Review (policy #2018030) for pharmacologic/biologic medications.
Does Not Meet Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Investigational For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
The use of lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan not meetikng criteria indicated above or for any other indication or circumstance, does not meet member benefit certificate primary coverage criteria that there be scientific evidence of effectiveness.
For members with contracts without primary coverage criteria, lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan not meeting cirteria indicated above or for any other indication or circumstance, is considered investigational. Investigational services are specific contract exclusions in most member benefit certificates of coverage.
Effective April 13, 2022 to May 3, 2022
Meets Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Covered For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
The use of lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan for the treatment of documented progressive metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) meets primary coverage criteria when ALL of the following criteria are met:
INITIAL APPROVAL STANDARD REVIEW for 3 doses administered 6 weeks apart:
*68Ga-PSMA-11 [Locametz ®] Indication:
Gallium Ga 68 gozetotide injection [also known as 68 Ga PSMA 11] Locametz ®) after radiolabeling with gallium 68, is indicated for PET imaging of PSMA positive lesions in men with documented progressive metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and who meet the above criteria for lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan as a potential therapy PSMA directed therapy is indicated. Dosage: In adults, the recommended amount of radioactivity to be administered for PET is 111 MBq to 259 MBq (3 mCi to 7 mCi) by slow IV injection
Concurrent review: authorization for 2 additional doses every 6 wks (up to a total of 6 total doses)
Dosage and Administration
The recommended dosage: Administer 7.4 GBq (200 mCi) every 6 weeks for up to 6 doses.
Please refer to a separate policy on Site of Care or Site of Service Review (policy #2018030) for pharmacologic/biologic medications.
Does Not Meet Primary Coverage Criteria Or Is Investigational For Contracts Without Primary Coverage Criteria
The use of lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan does not meet member benefit certificate primary coverage criteria that there be scientific evidence of effectiveness.
For members with contracts without primary coverage criteria, lutetium (Lu 177) vipivotide tetraxetan is considered investigational. Investigational services are specific contract exclusions in most member benefit certificates of coverage.
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Rationale: |
Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer remains fatal despite recent advances. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is highly expressed in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Lutetium-177 (177Lu)–PSMA-617 is a radioligand therapy that delivers beta-particle radiation to PSMA-expressing cells and the surrounding microenvironment.
An international, open-label, phase 3 trial evaluating 177Lu-PSMA-617 in patients who had metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer previously treated with at least one androgen-receptor–pathway inhibitor and one or two taxane regimens and who had PSMA-positive gallium-68 (68Ga)–labeled PSMA-11 positron-emission tomographic–computed tomographic scans was conducted. Patients were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive either 177Lu-PSMA-617 (7.4 GBq every 6 weeks for four to six cycles) plus protocol-permitted standard care or standard care alone. Protocol-permitted standard care excluded chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radium-223 (223Ra), and investigational drugs. The alternate primary end points were imaging-based progression-free survival and overall survival, which were powered for hazard ratios of 0.67 and 0.73, respectively. Key secondary end points were objective response, disease control, and time to symptomatic skeletal events. Adverse events during treatment were those occurring no more than 30 days after the last dose and before subsequent anticancer treatment.
From June 2018 to mid-October 2019, a total of 831 of 1179 screened patients underwent randomization. The baseline characteristics of the patients were balanced between the groups. The median follow-up was 20.9 months. 177Lu-PSMA-617 plus standard care significantly prolonged, as compared with standard care, both imaging-based progression-free survival (median, 8.7 vs. 3.4 months; hazard ratio for progression or death, 0.40; 99.2% confidence interval [CI], 0.29 to 0.57; P<0.001) and overall survival (median, 15.3 vs. 11.3 months; hazard ratio for death, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.52 to 0.74; P<0.001). All the key secondary end points significantly favored 177Lu-PSMA-617. The incidence of adverse events of grade 3 or above was higher with 177Lu-PSMA-617 than without (52.7% vs. 38.0%), but quality of life was not adversely affected.
Radioligand therapy with 177Lu-PSMA-617 prolonged imaging-based progression-free survival and overall survival when added to standard care in patients with advanced PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. (Funded by Endocyte, a Novartis company; VISION ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03511664.)
Clinical Trials:
2023 Update
Annual policy review completed with a literature search using the MEDLINE database through April 2023. No new literature was identified that would prompt a change in the coverage statement.
2024 Update
Annual policy review completed with a literature search using the MEDLINE database through April 2024. No new literature was identified that would prompt a change in the coverage statement.
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References: |
Sartor O, et al.(2021) Lutetium-177-PSMA-617 for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. N Engl J Med. 2021;385(12):1091–1103. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2107322 |
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Group specific policy will supersede this policy when applicable. This policy does not apply to the Wal-Mart Associates Group Health Plan participants or to the Tyson Group Health Plan participants.
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