| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Venclexta vs Rituxan Hycela
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.Deep comparison between: Venclexta vs Rituxan Hycela with Prescriber.AI
AI compares prescribing info and payer-specific access barriers across 1,200+ formularies. Here's a preview of what prescribers are already asking.Safety signalsRituxan Hycela has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Venclexta based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Rituxan Hycela but not Venclexta, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Venclexta
Rituxan Hycela
At A Glance
Oral
Once daily
BCL-2 inhibitor
SC injection
Every 3-4 weeks
CD20-directed antibody
Indications
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
- Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute
- Lymphoma, Follicular
- Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Dosing
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma 5-week ramp-up starting at 20 mg, increasing to 400 mg orally once daily; used as monotherapy or in combination with acalabrutinib, obinutuzumab, or rituximab.
Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute 3- or 4-day ramp-up to 400 mg orally once daily in combination with azacitidine or decitabine, or 600 mg orally once daily in combination with low-dose cytarabine, each in 28-day cycles.
Lymphoma, Follicular 1,400 mg/23,400 Units SC; for relapsed/refractory FL, once weekly for 3 or 7 weeks following an initial IV rituximab dose (4 or 8 weeks total); for previously untreated FL, on Day 1 of Cycles 2-8 of chemotherapy every 21 days, then maintenance every 8 weeks for 12 doses; for non-progressing FL after CVP, once weekly for 3 weeks every 6 months to a maximum of 16 doses.
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma 1,400 mg/23,400 Units SC on Day 1 of Cycles 2-8 of CHOP chemotherapy every 21 days for up to 7 cycles following an initial IV rituximab dose at Day 1, Cycle 1 (up to 6-8 cycles total).
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 1,600 mg/26,800 Units SC on Day 1 of Cycles 2-6 in combination with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide every 28 days for 5 cycles following an initial IV rituximab dose at Day 1, Cycle 1 (6 cycles total).
Contraindications
- Concomitant use with strong CYP3A inhibitors at initiation and during the ramp-up phase in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma due to increased risk of tumor lysis syndrome
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Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=20%) in CLL/SLL Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, diarrhea, nausea, upper respiratory tract infection, cough, musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, edema
Most common (>=30%) in AML Nausea, diarrhea, thrombocytopenia, constipation, neutropenia, febrile neutropenia, fatigue, vomiting, edema, pyrexia, pneumonia, dyspnea, hemorrhage, anemia, rash, abdominal pain, sepsis, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, cough, oropharyngeal pain, hypotension
Serious Tumor lysis syndrome, febrile neutropenia, pneumonia, sepsis, hemorrhage
Most common (>=20%) Infections, neutropenia, nausea, constipation, cough, fatigue (FL); infections, neutropenia, alopecia, nausea, anemia (DLBCL); infections, neutropenia, nausea, thrombocytopenia, pyrexia, vomiting, injection site erythema (CLL).
Serious Mucocutaneous reactions, hepatitis B reactivation, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, hypersensitivity and administration reactions, tumor lysis syndrome, infections, cardiac arrhythmias, renal toxicity, bowel obstruction and perforation.
Postmarketing Prolonged pancytopenia, fatal cardiac failure, uveitis, viral infections including PML, Kaposi's sarcoma progression, severe mucocutaneous reactions, pyoderma gangrenosum, bowel obstruction and perforation, fatal bronchiolitis obliterans, fatal interstitial lung disease.
Pharmacology
BCL-2 inhibitor; venetoclax is a selective, orally bioavailable small-molecule that restores apoptosis by binding directly to the BCL-2 protein, displacing pro-apoptotic proteins like BIM and triggering mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization and activation of caspases.
Anti-CD20 chimeric murine/human IgG1 monoclonal antibody that binds the CD20 antigen on pre-B and mature B-lymphocytes, mediating B-cell lysis via complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC); combined with hyaluronidase human, which transiently depolymerizes subcutaneous hyaluronan to enhance rituximab absorption into systemic circulation.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Venclexta
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (11/12) · Step Therapy (9/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
Rituxan Hycela
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (5/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Venclexta
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (8/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (8/8)
Rituxan Hycela
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Venclexta
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Rituxan Hycela
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (2/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
No savings programs available for Venclexta.
No savings programs available for Rituxan Hycela.
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