| Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Empaveli vs PiaSky
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Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Piasky but not Empaveli, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Empaveli
Piasky
At A Glance
SC injection
Twice weekly
C3 complement inhibitor
IV infusion / SC injection
Every 4 weeks (maintenance)
Complement C5 inhibitor
Indications
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
- C3 glomerulopathy
- Immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Dosing
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria 1,080 mg SC twice weekly; adjust to 1,080 mg every three days if LDH >2x ULN.
C3 glomerulopathy, Immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis Adults: 1,080 mg SC twice weekly; pediatric patients (12 to <18 years): weight-based dosing from 648 mg to 1,080 mg SC twice weekly based on body weight.
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria Loading: 1,000 mg (>=40 kg to <100 kg) or 1,500 mg (>=100 kg) IV on Day 1, then 340 mg SUBQ on Days 2, 8, 15, and 22; maintenance 680 mg (>=40 kg to <100 kg) or 1,020 mg (>=100 kg) SUBQ every 4 weeks starting Day 29.
Contraindications
- Hypersensitivity to pegcetacoplan or any excipient
- Unresolved serious infection caused by encapsulated bacteria including Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae type B
- Unresolved serious Neisseria meningitidis infection
- Known serious hypersensitivity reaction to crovalimab or any excipient
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=10%) Injection-site reactions, infections, diarrhea, abdominal pain, respiratory tract infection, viral infection, fatigue
Serious Infections, intestinal ischemia, biliary sepsis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Postmarketing Anaphylaxis, urticaria
Most common (>=10%) Infusion-related reaction, respiratory tract infection, viral infection, Type III hypersensitivity reaction, peripheral edema, headache
Serious Epistaxis, pneumonia, infusion-related reaction, pyelonephritis, COVID-19, hypovolemic shock, nasopharyngitis, urinary tract infection
Pharmacology
C3 complement inhibitor; pegcetacoplan binds complement protein C3 and its activation fragment C3b, regulating downstream complement activation to control both C3b-mediated extravascular hemolysis and terminal complement-mediated intravascular hemolysis in PNH, and to inhibit C3 glomerular fragment deposition and C5b-9 assembly in C3G and primary IC-MPGN.
Crovalimab-akkz is a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that binds with high affinity to complement protein C5, inhibiting its cleavage into C5a and C5b and preventing formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC), thereby inhibiting terminal complement-mediated intravascular hemolysis in patients with PNH.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Empaveli
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (9/12) · Step Therapy (9/12) · Qty limit (9/12)
Piasky
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (9/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Empaveli
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (4/8) · Step Therapy (4/8) · Qty limit (4/8)
Piasky
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Empaveli
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (2/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Piasky
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (2/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
Cost estimate not availableApellis Bridge Program: Empaveli
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Cost estimate not availableAssistance Fund: Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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