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. 2022 May 27;3(5):e221158. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1158

Table 3. Spending by CMS Before and After Conversion to Standard Approval of Drugs Granted FDA Accelerated Approval, 2012 to 2017.

Drug Approval year Time on market, moa CMS spending, $ in millionsb
Medicare Part B Medicare Part D Medicaid
Before After Before After Before After Before After
Carfilzomib 2012 42 59 129.7 289.6 0.0 5.1 6.8 20.8
Everolimus 2012 41 59 0.0 0.0 0.7 5.4 4.3 44.2
Omacetaxine 2012 15 82 0.0 0.1 0.6 2.4 0.1 1.1
Ponatinib 2012 47 49 0.0 0.0 27.7 83.1 11.7 38.9
Ibrutinib 2013 8 77 0.0 0.0 246.0 1704.2 11.3 78.0
Pomalidomide 2013 26 68 0.0 0.0 263.2 920.2 12.0 47.6
Blinatumomab 2014 31 41 4.7 20.1 0.6 1.0 5.8 17.5
Ceritinib 2014 36 43 0.0 0.0 19.9 8.5 4.1 1.7
Nivolumab 2014 50 21 1227.9 1790.2 27.7 40.1 175.4 248.0
Olaparib 2014 31 40 0.0 0.0 44.9 228.0 7.3 48.1
Pembrolizumab 2014 15 60 0.0 1943.9 2.2 30.1 2.5 249.3
Alectinib 2015 22 37 0.0 0.0 37.5 87.8 8.2 29.3
Daratumumab 2015 12 49 0.0 696.7 5.0 14.1 3.6 41.2
Deferasiroxc 2015 37 31 0.0 0.0 132.5 149.6 148.7 133.1
Idarucizumab 2015 29 32 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Osimertinib 2015 16 45 0.0 0.0 135.5 546.1 19.3 71.7
Palbociclib 2015 25 45 0.0 0.0 827.4 1838.8 129.3 317.4
Rucaparib 2016 15 32 0.0 0.0 21.3 59.1 5.0 8.7
Venetoclax 2016 25 30 0.0 0.0 58.8 409.8 3.4 18.8
Avelumab 2017 39 6 29.4 51.6 0.4 0.9 0.8 2.9
Brigatinib 2017 36 7 0.0 0.0 12.1 18.1 2.9 4.7
Deferasiroxc 2017 11 31 0.0 0.0 1.5 4.0 4.7 14.0
Median (IQR) 28 (15-37) 42 (31-57) 0.0 (0.0-0.0) 0.0 (0.0-15.1) 20.6 (0.9-55.3) 35.1 (5.2-208.4) 5.4 (3.4-11.6) 34.1 (10.1-65.8)

Abbreviations: CMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; FDA, US Food and Drug Administration.

a

Through December 31, 2020.

b

Prorated based on the month of conversion to standard approval.

c

Two formulations of deferasirox were separately granted accelerated approval, shared confirmatory trials, and were converted on the same date; CMS spending data for these formulations were reported separately.