| Multiple Myeloma
Carvykti vs Empliciti
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for multiple myeloma.Deep comparison between: Carvykti vs Empliciti 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 signalsEmpliciti has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Carvykti based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Empliciti but not Carvykti, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Carvykti
Empliciti
At A Glance
IV infusion
Single infusion
BCMA-directed CAR-T cell therapy
IV infusion
Weekly to every 4 weeks
SLAMF7 antagonist
Indications
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Myeloma
Dosing
Multiple Myeloma 0.5-1.0x10^6 CAR-positive viable T cells/kg IV (max 1x10^8 cells) as a single infusion, administered 2-4 days after lymphodepleting chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide 300 mg/m^2 IV and fludarabine 30 mg/m^2 IV daily for 3 days); premedicate with acetaminophen and an H1-antihistamine 30-60 minutes prior to infusion.
Multiple Myeloma (with lenalidomide and dexamethasone) 10 mg/kg IV weekly for cycles 1 and 2 (28-day cycles), then 10 mg/kg every 2 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Multiple Myeloma (with pomalidomide and dexamethasone) 10 mg/kg IV weekly for cycles 1 and 2 (28-day cycles), then 20 mg/kg every 4 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Contraindications
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Adverse Reactions
Most common (>20%) Pyrexia, cytokine release syndrome, hypogammaglobulinemia, hypotension, musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, infections-pathogen unspecified, cough, chills, diarrhea, nausea, encephalopathy, decreased appetite, upper respiratory tract infection, headache, tachycardia, dizziness, dyspnea, edema, viral infections, coagulopathy, constipation, vomiting
Serious Pneumonia, cytokine release syndrome, sepsis, encephalopathy, viral infection, cranial nerve palsies
Postmarketing T cell malignancies including T-cell lymphoma, immune effector cell-associated enterocolitis and gastrointestinal perforation, infusion related reactions, JC virus progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Most common (>=10%) Fatigue, diarrhea, pyrexia, constipation, cough, peripheral neuropathy, nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection, decreased appetite, pneumonia, pain in extremities, headache, vomiting, weight decreased, lymphopenia, cataracts, oropharyngeal pain
Serious Pneumonia, pyrexia, respiratory tract infection, anemia, pulmonary embolism, acute renal failure
Pharmacology
CARVYKTI is a BCMA-directed, genetically modified autologous T cell immunotherapy that reprograms a patient's own T cells with a transgene encoding a CAR featuring two BCMA-targeting single-domain antibodies, a 4-1BB co-stimulatory domain, and a CD3-zeta signaling domain; upon binding to BCMA-expressing cells, the CAR promotes T cell activation, expansion, and elimination of target cells.
Elotuzumab is a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that targets SLAMF7 on myeloma cells and natural killer (NK) cells, directly activating NK cells through the SLAMF7 pathway and mediating killing of myeloma cells via antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis (ADCP).
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Carvykti
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (0/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Empliciti
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (11/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Carvykti
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Empliciti
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Carvykti
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Empliciti
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
Cost estimate not availableLeukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS): Myeloma
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
$0
Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation (BMSPAF)Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.