Biomarkers in Oncology | Access and Reimbursement | US | 2018
Biomarker-driven prescribing continues to play an increasingly prominent role in key oncology indications. Biomarkers play an important role and are well-entrenched in indications such as non-small-cell lung cancer, malignant melanoma, and colorectal cancer. While biomarker-associated therapies offer the advantage of selecting the patients most likely to respond to treatment, these therapies are premium-priced and often subject to payer restrictions. We explore the drivers and barriers to use of these agents and report on how reimbursement impacts drug selection and prescribing. We also evaluate surveyed medical oncologists’ and surveyed payers’ perceptions of emerging biomarker-driven therapies in select solid-tumor indications.
Questions Answered:
- What factors most greatly influence payers’ reimbursement decisions for biomarker-driven therapies in NSCLC, malignant melanoma, and colorectal cancer? What restrictions do they impose?
- Do access and reimbursement challenges differ by indication and/or how well established is the biomarker in each indication?
- What role do reimbursement, cost, and clinical factors play in oncologists’ decisions to prescribe biomarker-driven therapies.
- What are payer opinions of emerging agents, and how will oncologists’ prescribing patterns change with the launch of new therapies?
- What factors influence reimbursement and access for companion biomarker tests?
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Scope of Report:
- Geography: United States.
- Primary research: Survey of 101 medical oncologists in the United States and survey of 30 U.S. managed care organizations (MCO) pharmacy and medical directors (PDs/MDs).
- Key drugs covered: Keytruda, Xalkori , Zykadia, Gilotrif, Tagrisso, Portrazza, Zelboraf, Tafinlar, Cotellic, Mekinist, Avastin, Erbitux, Vectibix.
