| Renal Cell Carcinoma
Cabometyx vs Welireg
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for renal cell carcinoma.Deep comparison between: Cabometyx vs Welireg 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 signalsWelireg has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Cabometyx based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Welireg but not Cabometyx, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Cabometyx
Welireg
At A Glance
Oral
Once daily
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Oral
Once daily
HIF-2α inhibitor
Indications
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Liver carcinoma
- Well Differentiated Pancreatic Endocrine Neoplasm
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Pheochromocytoma
- Paraganglioma
Dosing
Renal Cell Carcinoma (single agent) 60 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Renal Cell Carcinoma (+ nivolumab) 40 mg orally once daily in combination with nivolumab (240 mg every 2 weeks or 480 mg every 4 weeks, or subcutaneous formulations) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Liver carcinoma 60 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, Well Differentiated Pancreatic Endocrine Neoplasm, Neuroendocrine Tumors 60 mg orally once daily for adults and pediatric patients >=40 kg; 40 mg orally once daily for pediatric patients 12 years and older with bodyweight <40 kg, until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome Adults: 120 mg orally once daily. Pediatric patients >=12 years: 120 mg orally once daily if >=40 kg or 80 mg orally once daily if <40 kg.
Renal Cell Carcinoma Adults: 120 mg orally once daily.
Pheochromocytoma Adults: 120 mg orally once daily. Pediatric patients >=12 years: 120 mg orally once daily if >=40 kg or 80 mg orally once daily if <40 kg.
Paraganglioma Adults: 120 mg orally once daily. Pediatric patients >=12 years: 120 mg orally once daily if >=40 kg or 80 mg orally once daily if <40 kg.
Contraindications
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Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=25%) Diarrhea, fatigue, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, hypertension, decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting, weight decreased, constipation, stomatitis, rash, hypothyroidism, musculoskeletal pain.
Serious Hemorrhage, perforations and fistulas, thromboembolic events, hypertensive crisis, cardiac failure, hepatotoxicity, adrenal insufficiency, proteinuria, osteonecrosis of the jaw, reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome, thyroid dysfunction, hypocalcemia.
Postmarketing Arterial (including aortic) aneurysms, dissections, and rupture.
Most common (>=25%) Decreased hemoglobin, fatigue, increased creatinine, headache, dizziness, increased glucose, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, decreased lymphocytes, increased alanine aminotransferase, decreased sodium, increased potassium, increased aspartate aminotransferase, anemia, dyspnea, increased calcium, decreased leukocytes, increased alkaline phosphatase.
Serious Anemia, hypoxia, hemorrhage, pneumonia, pleural effusion, pyelonephritis, hypertension, retinal detachment, central retinal vein occlusion, anaphylaxis reaction.
Postmarketing Not reported in label.
Pharmacology
Cabozantinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that inhibits MET, VEGFR-1/-2/-3, AXL, RET, ROS1, TYRO3, MER, KIT, TRKB, FLT-3, and TIE-2 - receptor tyrosine kinases involved in oncogenesis, metastasis, tumor angiogenesis, drug resistance, and maintenance of the tumor microenvironment.
Belzutifan is a hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor that binds to HIF-2α and blocks its interaction with HIF-1β, leading to reduced transcription of HIF-2α target genes associated with cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, and tumor growth.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Cabometyx
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (12/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
Welireg
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (12/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Cabometyx
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (6/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (6/8)
Welireg
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (6/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (2/8)
Humana
Cabometyx
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Welireg
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
No savings programs available for Cabometyx.
$5/fillfill
Welireg Co-Pay Coupon Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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