Breast Cancer

  • What are the most influential patient characteristics on payer management of breast cancer?
  • Extensive payer feedback to the latest clinical data of pipeline agents trastuzumab-DM1, neratinib, pertuzumab, eribulin and denosumab
  • Where do payers expect the pipeline agents to fit in the treatment paradigm?
  • How many plans require HER2 testing for newly diagnosed patients?
  • How are plans managing Herceptin in the neo-adjuvant setting for HER2+ breast cancer?
  • How are plans managing the combination use of Herceptin and Tykerb for HER+ patients?
  • What kind of improvement in OS for Herceptin/Tykerb combination over lapatinib are payers looking for?
  • How many plans cover the use of Avastin in breast cancer?

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