| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Libtayo vs Mektovi

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Safety signalsMektovi has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Libtayo based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Mektovi but not Libtayo, including UnitedHealthcare
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Libtayo
Mektovi
At A Glance
IV infusion
Every 3 weeks
PD-1 inhibitor
Oral
Twice daily
MEK inhibitor
Indications
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of skin
  • Basal cell carcinoma
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
  • melanoma
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Dosing
Squamous cell carcinoma of skin (metastatic/locally advanced) 350 mg IV infusion over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or up to 24 months.
Squamous cell carcinoma of skin (adjuvant) 350 mg IV infusion every 3 weeks for 12 weeks followed by 700 mg every 6 weeks, or 350 mg every 3 weeks, until disease recurrence, unacceptable toxicity, or up to 48 weeks.
Basal cell carcinoma 350 mg IV infusion over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or up to 24 months.
Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma 350 mg IV infusion every 3 weeks as single agent or in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
melanoma 45 mg orally twice daily in combination with encorafenib; reduce to 30 mg orally twice daily for patients with moderate or severe hepatic impairment.
Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma 45 mg orally twice daily in combination with encorafenib.
Contraindications
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Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=15%) Fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, rash, diarrhea, anemia.
Serious Immune-mediated adverse reactions (pneumonitis, colitis, hepatitis, endocrinopathies, nephritis, exfoliative dermatologic conditions, myocarditis, neurological toxicities), infusion-related reactions, allogeneic HSCT complications, pneumonia.
Most common (>=25%) fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, musculoskeletal pain, visual impairment, constipation, dyspnea, rash, cough
Serious hemorrhage, diarrhea, anemia, dyspnea, pneumonia, arrhythmia, device related infection, edema, myocardial infarction, pleural effusion
Pharmacology
Cemiplimab-rwlc is a recombinant human IgG4 monoclonal antibody (PD-1 inhibitor) that binds to PD-1 and blocks its interaction with PD-L1 and PD-L2, releasing PD-1 pathway-mediated inhibition of the immune response, including the anti-tumor immune response.
Binimetinib is a reversible inhibitor of MEK1 and MEK2, upstream regulators of the ERK pathway; combined with encorafenib it targets two different kinases in the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway for greater anti-proliferative and anti-tumor activity in BRAF mutation-positive tumors.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Libtayo
  • Covered on 5 commercial plans
  • PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
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Mektovi
  • Covered on 5 commercial plans
  • PA (12/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
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UnitedHealthcare
Libtayo
  • Covered on 4 commercial plans
  • PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
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Mektovi
  • Covered on 4 commercial plans
  • PA (6/8) · Step Therapy (4/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
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Humana
Libtayo
  • Covered on 0 commercial plans
  • PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
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Mektovi
  • Covered on 0 commercial plans
  • PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
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Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
Cost estimate not availableAssistance Fund: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
$0/fillfill
Mektovi Co-Pay Savings Program
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.