| Malignant neoplasm of breast
Herceptin Hylecta vs Lynparza
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for malignant neoplasm of breast.Deep comparison between: Herceptin Hylecta vs Lynparza 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 signalsLynparza has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Herceptin Hylecta based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Lynparza but not Herceptin Hylecta, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Herceptin Hylecta
Lynparza
At A Glance
SC injection
Every 3 weeks
HER2 antagonist
Oral
Twice daily
PARP inhibitor
Indications
- Malignant neoplasm of breast
- Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
- Fallopian Tube Carcinoma
- Primary Peritoneal Cancer
- Malignant neoplasm of breast
- Adenocarcinoma of pancreas
- Hormone refractory prostate cancer
Dosing
Malignant neoplasm of breast 600 mg/10,000 units administered subcutaneously over approximately 2-5 minutes once every three weeks; no loading dose required; adjuvant patients treated for 52 weeks or until disease recurrence, metastatic patients treated until disease progression.
Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial, Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Cancer (first-line BRCAm maintenance) 300 mg orally twice daily; continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or completion of 2 years of treatment.
Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial, Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Cancer (first-line HRD-positive, + bevacizumab) 300 mg orally twice daily with bevacizumab 15 mg/kg every 3 weeks; continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or completion of 2 years of treatment.
Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial, Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Cancer (recurrent BRCAm maintenance) 300 mg orally twice daily; continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Malignant neoplasm of breast (adjuvant, gBRCAm HER2-negative high risk early) 300 mg orally twice daily for a total of 1 year, or until disease recurrence or unacceptable toxicity.
Malignant neoplasm of breast (metastatic, gBRCAm HER2-negative) 300 mg orally twice daily; continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Adenocarcinoma of pancreas 300 mg orally twice daily; continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRR gene-mutated mCRPC, monotherapy) 300 mg orally twice daily with concurrent GnRH analog or prior bilateral orchiectomy; continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Hormone refractory prostate cancer (BRCAm mCRPC, + abiraterone) 300 mg orally twice daily with abiraterone 1000 mg once daily and prednisone or prednisolone 5 mg twice daily; continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Contraindications
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Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=10%) Alopecia, nausea, administration-related reactions, neutropenia, diarrhea, asthenia, fatigue, vomiting, myalgia, decreased appetite, stomatitis, arthralgia, headache, rash, constipation, pyrexia, cough, anemia, dyspnea, peripheral sensory neuropathy, leukopenia, mucosal inflammation, hot flush, upper respiratory tract infection
Serious Neutropenia (Grade >=3), febrile neutropenia, leukopenia, left ventricular dysfunction, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary toxicity, hypersensitivity reactions
Postmarketing Administration-related reaction, oligohydramnios, glomerulopathy, immune thrombocytopenia, tumor lysis syndrome
Most common (>=10%) nausea, fatigue, anemia, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased appetite, headache, dysgeusia, cough, neutropenia, dyspnea, dizziness, dyspepsia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia
Serious myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukemia, pneumonitis, venous thromboembolism, hepatotoxicity including drug-induced liver injury
Postmarketing drug-induced liver injury, hypersensitivity including angioedema, erythema nodosum, rash, dermatitis
Pharmacology
Trastuzumab is a humanized IgG1 kappa monoclonal antibody that inhibits proliferation of HER2-overexpressing tumor cells and mediates antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC); hyaluronidase reversibly increases subcutaneous tissue permeability by depolymerizing hyaluronan to enhance systemic absorption of trastuzumab.
Olaparib is an inhibitor of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) enzymes (PARP1, PARP2, PARP3) involved in DNA transcription and repair; cytotoxicity occurs through inhibition of PARP enzymatic activity and increased formation of PARP-DNA complexes, with enhanced activity in tumor cells harboring deficiencies in BRCA1/2, ATM, or other homologous recombination repair (HRR) genes.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Herceptin Hylecta
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (4/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Lynparza
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (12/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Herceptin Hylecta
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Lynparza
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (6/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (6/8)
Humana
Herceptin Hylecta
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Lynparza
- 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 availableCancerCare: Bone Metastases
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
$0/fillfill
Lynparza Patient Savings ProgramCommercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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