Payers Say They Likely Will Cover METex14 NSCLC Agents
July 1
When the FDA approved Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.’s Tabrecta (capmatinib) in early May, the tablet became the first treatment approved for a specific type of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Commercial payers have indicated a willingness to cover the drug within the first six months of launch, according to data from Zitter Insights.
The agency gave Tabrecta accelerated approval for the treatment of adults with metastatic NSCLC whose tumors have a mutation that leads to mesenchymal-epithelial transition exon 14 skipping (METex14) (see story, p. 3). The agency also approved Foundation Medicine, Inc.’s FoundationOne CDx as a companion diagnostic.
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