| Arthritis, Psoriatic
Tremfya vs Simponi ARIA
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Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Simponi Aria but not Tremfya, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Tremfya
Simponi Aria
At A Glance
Subcutaneous / Intravenous
Every 4-8 weeks
Interleukin-23 antagonist
IV infusion
Every 8 weeks
TNF-alpha inhibitor
Indications
- Psoriasis vulgaris
- Arthritis, Psoriatic
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Crohn Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Arthritis, Psoriatic
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Juvenile polyarthritis
Dosing
Psoriasis vulgaris Adults: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, Week 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter. Pediatric patients >=6 years and >=40 kg: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, Week 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter.
Arthritis, Psoriatic Adults: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, Week 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter, alone or with conventional DMARD. Pediatric patients >=6 years and >=40 kg: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, Week 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter, alone or with conventional DMARD.
Ulcerative Colitis Induction: 200 mg intravenous infusion over at least one hour at Week 0, 4, and 8, or 400 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, 4, and 8. Maintenance: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 16 and every 8 weeks thereafter, or 200 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 12 and every 4 weeks thereafter.
Crohn Disease Induction: 200 mg intravenous infusion over at least one hour at Week 0, 4, and 8, or 400 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, 4, and 8. Maintenance: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 16 and every 8 weeks thereafter, or 200 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 12 and every 4 weeks thereafter.
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis, Psoriatic, Ankylosing spondylitis 2 mg/kg intravenous infusion over 30 minutes at weeks 0 and 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter; RA patients must receive concomitant methotrexate.
Juvenile polyarthritis 80 mg/m2 intravenous infusion over 30 minutes at weeks 0 and 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter (body surface area-based dosing for patients 2 years of age and older).
Contraindications
- History of serious hypersensitivity reaction to guselkumab or to any of the excipients
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Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=1%) Upper respiratory infections (14.3%), headache (4.6%), injection site reactions (4.5%), arthralgia (2.7%), diarrhea (1.6%), gastroenteritis (1.3%), tinea infections (1.1%), herpes simplex infections (1.1%).
Serious Serious infections occurred in <=0.2% in plaque psoriasis trials through Week 16. In ulcerative colitis trials, serious infections occurred in 0.8% with TREMFYA vs. 0% with placebo (44-week trial) and 1.8% vs. 0.7% (24-week trial). In Crohn's disease, serious infections occurred in 1.5% with TREMFYA vs. 0% with placebo.
Postmarketing Hypersensitivity including anaphylaxis, rash.
Most common (>=1%) Upper respiratory tract infection, viral infections, bacterial infections, bronchitis, hypertension, rash, pyrexia, leukopenia
Serious Serious infections (sepsis, pneumonia, cellulitis, abscess, opportunistic infections, tuberculosis), malignancies, liver enzyme elevations, infusion reactions
Postmarketing Infusion-related reactions, melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, anaphylactic reaction, sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease, skin exfoliation, lichenoid reactions, bullous skin reactions
Pharmacology
Guselkumab is a human monoclonal IgG1 lambda antibody that selectively binds to the p19 subunit of interleukin-23 (IL-23) and inhibits its interaction with the IL-23 receptor, thereby inhibiting the release of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines.
Golimumab is a human monoclonal antibody (TNF-alpha inhibitor) that binds to both the soluble and transmembrane bioactive forms of human TNF-alpha, preventing receptor binding and inhibiting TNF-alpha biological activity, a key mediator of articular inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Tremfya
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (12/12) · Step Therapy (12/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
Simponi Aria
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (9/12) · Step Therapy (9/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Tremfya
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (6/8) · Step Therapy (5/8) · Qty limit (5/8)
Simponi Aria
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (3/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (3/8)
Humana
Tremfya
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Simponi Aria
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
Cost estimate not availableAssistance Fund: Psoriatic Arthritis
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Final cost depends on formulary coverage
Cost estimate not availableAssistance Fund: Ankylosing Spondylitis: Waitlist
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Final cost depends on formulary coverage
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.