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Effective Date: 01/01/2021 Title: Evrysdi (risdiplam)
Revision Date: Document: BI673:00
CPT Code(s):
Public Statement

Effective Date:

a)    This policy will apply to all services performed on or after the above revision date which will become the new effective date.

b)    For all services referred to in this policy that were performed before the revision date, contact customer service for the rules that would apply.

1)    Evrysdi (risdiplam) requires prior authorization.

2)    Evrysdi is used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in patients 2 months of age or older.

3)    Evrysdi is covered under the pharmacy benefit.


Medical Statement

Evrysdi (risdiplam) is considered medically necessary for members meeting the following criteria:

 

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

1)    Diagnosis of SMA with documentation of both of the following (a and b):

a.    Genetic testing quantifying number of copies of SMN2 gene ≥ 1 but ≤ 4;

b.    Member is symptomatic;

2)    Genetic testing confirms the presence of one of the following (a, b, or c):

a.    Homozygous deletions of SMN1 gene (e.g., absence of the SMN1 gene);

b.    Homozygous mutation in the SMN1 gene (e.g., biallelic mutations of exon 7);

c.    Compound heterozygous mutation in the SMN1 gene [e.g., deletion of SMN1 exon 7 (allele 1) and mutation of SMN1 (allele 2)];

3)    Prescribed by or in consultation with a neurologist;

4)    Age ≥ 2 months;

5)    Documentation of one of the following baseline scores (a or b):

a. For age < 2 years: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorder (CHOP-INTEND) score or Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) Section 2 motor milestone score;

b. For age ≥ 2 years: Hammersmith functional motor scale expanded (HFMSE) score, Revised Hammersmith Scale (RHS), Upper Limb Module (ULM), Revised Upper Limb Module (RULM), or 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT);

6) Member does not require tracheostomy or invasive ventilation;

7) Evrysdi is not prescribed concurrently with Spinraza® and/or Zolgensma®;

8) If the member is currently on Spinraza, documentation of prescriber attestation of Spinraza discontinuation;

9) If the member has a history of treatment with Zolgensma, must meet both of the following (a and b):

a. Provider must submit evidence of poor response to Zolgensma (e.g., sustained decrease in CHOP-INTEND score over a period of 6 months);

b. Documentation of prescriber attestation of clinical deterioration;

10) Request meets one of the following (a, b, or c):

a. If 2 months of age to less than 2 years of age, dose does not exceed 0.2 mg/kg per day;

b. If 2 years of age and older, weighing less than 20 kg, dose does not exceed 0.25 mg/kg per day;

c. If 2 years of age and older, weighing 20 kg or more, dose does not exceed 5 mg per day.

Approval duration: 6 months

 

Reauthorization (12 months duration)

1)    Member does not require tracheostomy or invasive ventilation;

2)    Member is responding positively to therapy as evidenced by one of the following (a, b, or c):

a.    For age < 2 years, must meet one of the following (i or ii):

                                          i.    For CHOP-INTEND, must demonstrate score improvement or maintenance of previous score improvement of ≥ 4 points from baseline;

                                        ii.    For HINE motor milestone score, must demonstrate score improvement or maintenance of previous improvement in one or more categories AND improvement in more motor milestone categories than worsening;

b.    For age ≥ 2 years, must meet one of the following (i, ii, or iii):

                                          i.    If first renewal since turning 2 years old, must provide submission of baseline HFMSE score, RHS score, RULM or ULM score, or 6MWT distance AND meet one of the following (1 or 2):

1.    For CHOP-INTEND, must demonstrate score improvement or maintenance of previous score improvement of ≥ 4 points from baseline;

2.    For HINE motor milestone score, must demonstrate score improvement or maintenance of previous improvement in one or more categories AND improvement in more motor milestone categories than worsening;

                                        ii.    If ≤ 2 years at therapy initiation and request is for subsequent renewal since turning 2, must meet one of the following (see Appendix D) (1 or 2):

1.    For HFMSE, RHS, ULM or RULM, must demonstrate score improvement or maintenance of previous score improvement from baseline score submitted at first renewal since turning 2 years old;

2.    For 6MWT distance, must demonstrate improvement or maintenance of baseline distance;

                                       iii.    If > 2 years at therapy initiation, must meet one of the following (1, 2, 3, or 4):

1.    For HFMSE or RHS, must demonstrate score improvement or maintenance of previous score improvement of ≥ 3 points from baseline;

2.    For ULM, must demonstrate score improvement or maintenance of previous improvements in ≥ 2 points from baseline;

3.    For RULM, must demonstrate score improvement or maintenance of previous improvements in ≥ 4 points from baseline;

4.    For 6MWT distance, must demonstrate improvement or maintenance of baseline distance;

c.    Member has not had a decline in motor function test score(s) from baseline AND medical justification demonstrates and supports that member is responding positively to therapy;

3)    Evrysdi is not prescribed concurrently with Spinraza and/or Zolgensma;

4)    If request is for a dose increase, request meets one of the following (a, b, or c):

a.    If 2 months of age to less than 2 years of age, new dose does not exceed 0.2 mg/kg per day;

b.    If 2 years of age and older, weighing less than 20 kg, new dose does not exceed 0.25 mg/kg per day;

c.    If 2 years of age and older, weighing 20 kg or more, new dose does not exceed 5 mg per day


Reference

Evrysdi Prescribing Information. South San Francisco, CA: Genentech Inc.; August 2020. Available at: https://www.evrysdi.com/. Accessed August 10, 2020.

2. Baranello G, Servais L, Day JW, et al. FIREFISH Part 1: 1-Year results on motor function in infants with Type 1 SMA receiving risdiplam (RG7916). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Philadelphia, PA; May 4–10, 2019. AAN Oral Presentation.

3. Mercuri E, Baranello G, Kirschner J, et al. Update from SUNFISH Part 1: Safety, tolerability and PK/PD from the dose-finding study, including exploratory efficacy data in patients with Type 2 or 3 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with risdiplam (RG7916). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Philadelphia, PA; May 4–10, 2019. AAN Oral Presentation.

4. Wang CH, Finkel RS, Bertini ES, et al. Consensus Statement for Standard of Care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Journal of Child Neurology 2007; 22:1027-1049.

5. Cobben JM, de Visser M, Scheffer H, et al. Confirmation of clinical diagnosis in requests for prenatal prediction of SMA type I. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1993; 56: 319-21.

6. Maitre NL, Chorna O, Romeo DM, and Guzzetta A. Implementation of the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination in a High-Risk Infant Follow-Up Program. Pediatric Neurology 2016; 65:31-38.

7. Dunaway Young S, Montes J, Kramer SS, et al. Six-minute walk test is reliable and valid in spinal muscular atrophy. Muscle and Nerve. 2016. 54: 836-842.

8. Ramsey D, Scoto M, Mayhew A, et al. Revised Hammersmith Scale for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A SMA Specific Clinical Outcome Assessment Tool. PLoS ONE. 2017; 12(2): e0172346. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172346

9. Darras BT, Royden Jones H Jr, Ryan MM, et al. Neuromuscular Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence: A Clinician’s Approach. 2nd ed. London, UK: Elsevier; 2015.


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