Subject: Naglazyme 2056-A SGM P2024
Policy:
I. INDICATIONS
The indications below including FDA-approved indications and compendial uses are
considered a covered benefit provided that all the approval criteria are met and the member
has no exclusions to the prescribed therapy.
FDA-Approved Indication
Naglazyme is indicated for patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis VI (MPS VI, Maroteaux-Lamy
syndrome). Naglazyme has been shown to improve walking and stair-climbing capacity.
All other indications are considered experimental/investigational and not medically necessary.
II. DOCUMENTATION
Submission of the following information is necessary to initiate the prior authorization review:
A. Initial requests: N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase (arylsulfatase B) enzyme assay or
genetic testing results supporting diagnosis.
B. Continuation requests: chart notes documenting a clinically positive response to therapy,
which shall include improvement, stabilization, or slowing of disease progression.
III. CRITERIA FOR INITIAL APPROVAL
Mucopolysaccharidosis VI (MPS VI, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome)
Authorization of 12 months may be granted for treatment of MPS VI (Maroteaux-Lamy
syndrome) when the diagnosis of MPS VI was confirmed by enzyme assay demonstrating a
deficiency of N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase (arylsulfatase B) enzyme activity or by genetic
testing.
IV. CONTINUATION OF THERAPY
Authorization of 12 months may be granted for continued treatment in members requesting
reauthorization for an indication listed in Section III who have a clinically positive response to
therapy, which shall include improvement, stabilization, or slowing of disease progression.
Place of Service:
Outpatient
The above policy is based on the following references:
- Naglazyme [package insert]. Novato, CA: BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.; December 2019.
- Akyol, M.U., Alden, T.D., Amartino, H. et al. Recommendations for the management of MPS VI: systematic evidence- and consensus-based guidance. Orphanet J Rare Dis 14, 118 (2019).
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June 16, 2024
