Elfabrio®
Drug - Elfabrio® (pegunigalsidase alfa-iwx injection) [Chiesi USA, Inc.]
March 2025
Therapeutic Area - Fabry Disease
Initial approval criteria
Patient is at least 18 years of age; AND
Universal Criteria
- Must not be used in combination with migalastat or agalsidase beta; AND
Fabry Disease (alpha-galactosidase A deficiency)
- Documented diagnosis of Fabry disease with biochemical/genetic confirmation by one of the following:
- α-galactosidase A (α-Gal A) activity in plasma, isolated leukocytes, and/or cultured cells (males only); OR
- Detection of pathogenic mutations in the GLA gene by molecular genetic testing; AND
- Baseline value for plasma GL-3 and/or GL-3 inclusions, plasma or urinary globotriaosylceramide (Gb3/GL-3); or plasma globotriaosylsphingosine (lyso-Gb3)
Renewal criteria
- Patient continues to meet universal and other indication-specific relevant criteria such as concomitant therapy requirements (not including prerequisite therapy), performance status, etc. identified in the initial approval criteria; AND
- Absence of unacceptable toxicity from the drug. Examples of unacceptable toxicity include: anaphylaxis and severe hypersensitivity reactions, severe infusion-associated reactions, glomerulonephritis, etc.; AND
- Disease response with treatment as defined by a reduction or stabilization in one or more of the following, as compared to pre-treatment baseline:
- plasma GL-3 and/or GL-3 inclusions
- plasma or urinary globotriaosylceramide (Gb3/GL-3)
- plasma globotriaosylsphingosine (lyso-Gb3); OR
- Disease response with treatment as defined by an improvement or a stabilization in the rate of decline of the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
Quantity limits
- 1 mg/kg of actual body weight infused every two weeks as an intravenous (IV) infusion
- Patient’s actual body weight must be submitted at the time of request
Billing for Elfabrio
Elfabrio must be billed as a medical claim.
Questions
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