| Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute
Neupogen vs Onureg
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Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Onureg but not Neupogen, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Neupogen
Onureg
At A Glance
SC injection
Daily
G-CSF
Oral
Once daily, Days 1-14 of 28-day cycle
DNA methyltransferase inhibitor
Indications
- Febrile Neutropenia
- Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute
- Neutropenia
- Severe congenital neutropenia
- Cyclic neutropenia
- Idiopathic neutropenia
- Hematopoietic subsyndrome of acute radiation syndrome
- Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute
Dosing
Febrile Neutropenia, Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute 5 mcg/kg/day SC injection, short IV infusion (15-30 min), or continuous IV infusion; administer at least 24 hours after cytotoxic chemotherapy.
Neutropenia (bone marrow transplantation) 10 mcg/kg/day IV infusion no longer than 24 hours; administer at least 24 hours after cytotoxic chemotherapy and bone marrow infusion.
Autologous PBPC collection 10 mcg/kg/day SC injection; administer for at least 4 days before first leukapheresis and continue until last leukapheresis.
Severe congenital neutropenia 6 mcg/kg SC injection twice daily.
Cyclic neutropenia, Idiopathic neutropenia 5 mcg/kg SC injection daily.
Hematopoietic subsyndrome of acute radiation syndrome 10 mcg/kg/day SC injection; administer as soon as possible after suspected or confirmed exposure to radiation doses >2 Gy.
Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute 300 mg orally once daily on Days 1 through 14 of each 28-day cycle; continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Contraindications
- History of serious allergic reactions to human granulocyte colony-stimulating factors such as filgrastim or pegfilgrastim
- Known severe hypersensitivity to azacitidine or its components
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=5%) Pyrexia, nausea, fatigue, thrombocytopenia, bone pain, back pain, rash, dizziness, cough, dyspnea, chest pain, arthralgia
Serious Splenic rupture, acute respiratory distress syndrome, serious allergic reactions, sickle cell disorders, glomerulonephritis, alveolar hemorrhage and hemoptysis, capillary leak syndrome, myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukemia, thrombocytopenia, leukocytosis, cutaneous vasculitis, aortitis
Postmarketing Splenic rupture, splenomegaly, anaphylaxis, sickle cell disorders, glomerulonephritis, alveolar hemorrhage and hemoptysis, capillary leak syndrome, leukocytosis, cutaneous vasculitis, Sweet's syndrome, decreased bone density and osteoporosis, myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukemia, aortitis, extramedullary hematopoiesis
Most common (>=10%) Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue/asthenia, constipation, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, abdominal pain, arthralgia, decreased appetite, febrile neutropenia, dizziness, skin infection, pain in extremity
Serious Pneumonia, febrile neutropenia, sepsis (including 1 fatal case)
Postmarketing Hypersensitivity reaction, interstitial lung disease, tumor lysis syndrome, Sweet's syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis), necrotizing fasciitis (including fatal cases), differentiation syndrome
Pharmacology
Filgrastim is a recombinant human G-CSF that binds to specific cell surface receptors on hematopoietic cells, stimulating neutrophil progenitor proliferation and differentiation and enhancing end-cell functional activities including phagocytic ability, respiratory burst priming, and antibody-dependent killing.
Azacitidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside analog of cytidine that inhibits DNA/RNA methyltransferases; incorporation into DNA reduces methylation and alters gene expression, while incorporation into RNA reduces RNA methylation and protein synthesis, inducing apoptosis in AML cells.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Neupogen
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (6/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Onureg
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (11/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (12/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Neupogen
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (1/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Onureg
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (6/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (2/8)
Humana
Neupogen
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (1/3)
Onureg
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
Cost estimate not availableAssistance Fund: Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Cost estimate not availableAccessia Health: Myelodysplastic Syndromes - Private Insurance: Waitlist
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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