Bosulif (bosutinib)

Indications for Prior Authorization

Bosulif (bosutinib)
  • For diagnosis of Accelerated or Blast Phase Chronic Myelogenous/Myeloid Leukemia
    Indicated for the treatment of adult patients with accelerated or blast phase Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy.

  • For diagnosis of Chronic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
    Indicated for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with chronic phase (CP) Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (Ph+ CML), newly-diagnosed or resistant or intolerant to prior therapy.

Criteria

Bosulif

Prior Authorization (Initial Authorization)

Length of Approval: 12 Month(s)

  • Diagnosis of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous/myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) [1, 2]
  • AND
  • One of the following:
    • Disease is in the accelerated or blast phase
    • OR
    • Both of the following:
      • Both of the following:
        • Disease is in the chronic phase
        • Patient is 1 year of age or older
        AND
      • One of the following:
        • Trial and failure, contraindication, or intolerance to BOTH of the following:
          • generic dasatinib
          • generic imatinib
          OR
        • Continuation of prior therapy
Bosulif

Prior Authorization (Reauthorization)

Length of Approval: 12 Month(s)

  • Patient does not show evidence of progressive disease while on therapy
  • AND
  • One of the following:
    • Trial and failure, contraindication, or intolerance to BOTH of the following:
      • generic dasatinib
      • generic imatinib
      OR
    • Continuation of prior therapy
P & T Revisions

2024-11-07, 2024-06-05, 2024-01-31, 2023-11-29, 2023-07-05, 2023-03-20, 2022-03-28, 2021-09-27, 2021-05-20, 2021-05-03, 2019-11-04

  1. Bosulif Prescribing Information. Pfizer. New York, NY. September 2023.
  2. The NCCN Drugs and Biologics Compendium (NCCN Compendium). Available at http://www.nccn.org/professionals/drug_compendium/content/contents.asp. Accessed on March 18, 2020.

  • 2024-11-07: Updated trial and failure requirement
  • 2024-06-05: Annual Review - No criteria changes
  • 2024-01-31: Addition of new 50 and 100mg capsules
  • 2023-11-29: Guideline update due to expanded indication
  • 2023-07-05: Removed specialist requirement
  • 2023-03-20: Annual Review - no criteria changes
  • 2022-03-28: Annual review - no changes to criteria
  • 2021-09-27: Addition of EHB formulary to guideline, no changes to criteria
  • 2021-05-20: Addition of EHB formulary to guideline, no changes to criteria
  • 2021-05-03: Updated GPIs
  • 2019-11-04: Added embedded step through generic imatinib for Brand Bosulif and allow current users to bypass the step per form strategy update

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