| Multiple Myeloma
Empliciti vs Kyprolis
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for multiple myeloma.Deep comparison between: Empliciti vs Kyprolis 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 signalsKyprolis has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Empliciti based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Kyprolis but not Empliciti, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Empliciti
Kyprolis
At A Glance
IV infusion
Weekly to every 4 weeks
SLAMF7 antagonist
IV infusion
Once or twice weekly
Proteasome inhibitor
Indications
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Myeloma
Dosing
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.
Multiple Myeloma 20/70 mg/m2 IV once weekly as a 30-minute infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle (in combination with dexamethasone, daratumumab plus dexamethasone, or daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj plus dexamethasone); start at 20 mg/m2 on Cycle 1, Day 1, escalate to 70 mg/m2 on Cycle 1, Day 8 if tolerated.
Multiple Myeloma 20/56 mg/m2 IV twice weekly as a 30-minute infusion on Days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16 of each 28-day cycle (as monotherapy or in combination with dexamethasone, daratumumab plus dexamethasone, daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj plus dexamethasone, or isatuximab plus dexamethasone); start at 20 mg/m2 on Cycle 1, Days 1 and 2, escalate to 56 mg/m2 on Cycle 1, Day 8 if tolerated.
Multiple Myeloma 20/27 mg/m2 IV twice weekly as a 10-minute infusion on Days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16 (Cycles 1-12) or Days 1, 2, 15, and 16 (Cycle 13+) of each 28-day cycle (as monotherapy or in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone); start at 20 mg/m2 on Cycle 1, Days 1 and 2, escalate to 27 mg/m2 on Cycle 1, Day 8 if tolerated.
Contraindications
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Adverse Reactions
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
Most common (>=20%) Anemia, diarrhea, hypertension, fatigue, upper respiratory tract infection, thrombocytopenia, pyrexia, cough, dyspnea, insomnia
Serious Cardiac toxicities, acute renal failure, tumor lysis syndrome, pulmonary toxicity, pulmonary hypertension, venous thrombosis, infusion-related reactions, hemorrhage, hepatic toxicity and failure, thrombotic microangiopathy, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Postmarketing Hemolytic uremic syndrome, hepatitis B virus reactivation, gastrointestinal perforation, pericarditis, cytomegalovirus infection
Pharmacology
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).
Carfilzomib is a tetrapeptide epoxyketone proteasome inhibitor that irreversibly binds to the N-terminal threonine-containing active sites of the 20S proteasome within the 26S proteasome, producing antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects in hematologic and solid tumor cells.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Empliciti
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (11/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Kyprolis
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (9/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Empliciti
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Kyprolis
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Empliciti
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Kyprolis
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
$0
Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation (BMSPAF)Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Cost estimate not availableAmgen Safety Net Foundation
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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