Dasatinib
Also sold as: Sprycel, Phyrago
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Drug Information
Mechanism of Action
12.1 Mechanism of Action Dasatinib, at nanomolar concentrations, inhibits the following kinases: BCR-ABL, SRC family (SRC, LCK, YES, FYN), c-KIT, EPHA2, and PDGFRβ. Based on modeling studies, dasatinib is predicted to bind to multiple conformations of the ABL kinase. In vitro , dasatinib was active in leukemic cell lines representing variants of imatinib mesylate‑-sensitive and resistant disease. Dasatinib inhibited the growth of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cell lines overexpressing BCR-ABL. Under the conditions of the assays, dasatinib could overcome imatinib resistance resulting from BCR-ABL kinase domain mutations, activation of alternate signaling pathways involving the SRC family kinases (LYN, HCK), and multi-drug resistance gene overexpression.
Indications & Uses
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Dasatinib tablets are indicated for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase. chronic, accelerated, or myeloid or lymphoid blast phase Ph+ CML with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy including imatinib. Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy. Dasatinib tablets are indicated for the treatment of pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with Ph+ CML in chronic phase. newly diagnosed Ph+ ALL in combination with chemotherapy. Dasatinib tablets are a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of newly diagnosed adults with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase. ( 1 , 14 ) adults with chronic, accelerated, or myeloid or lymphoid blast phase Ph+ CML with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy including imatinib. ( 1 , 14 ) adults with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy. ( 1 , 14 ) pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with Ph+ CML in chronic phase. ( 1 , 14 ) pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with newly diagnosed Ph+ ALL in combination with chemotherapy. ( 1 , 14 )
Dosage & Administration
2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Chronic phase CML in adults: 100 mg once daily. ( 2 ) Accelerated phase CML, myeloid or lymphoid blast phase CML, or Ph+ ALL in adults: 140 mg once daily. ( 2 ) Chronic phase CML and ALL in pediatrics: starting dose based on body weight. ( 2 ) Administer orally, with or without a meal. Do not crush, cut, or chew tablets. ( 2 ) 2.1 Dosage of Dasatinib Tablets in Adult Patients The recommended starting dosage of dasatinib tablets for chronic phase CML in adults is 100 mg administered orally once daily. The recommended starting dosage of dasatinib tablets for accelerated phase CML, myeloid or lymphoid blast phase CML, or Ph+ ALL in adults is 140 mg administered orally once daily. Tablets should not be crushed, cut, or chewed; they should be swallowed whole. Dasatinib tablets can be taken with or without a meal, either in the morning or in the evening. 2.2 Dosage of Dasatinib Tablets in Pediatric Patients with CML or Ph+ ALL The recommended starting dosage for pediatrics is based on body weight as shown in Table 1. The recommended dose should be administered orally once daily with or without food. Recalculate the dose every 3 months based on changes in body weight, or more often if necessary. Do not crush, cut or chew tablets. Swallow tablets whole. There are additional administration considerations for pediatric patients who have difficulty swallowing tablets whole [see Use in Specific Populations (8.4) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)]. Table 1: Dosage of Dasatinib Tablets for Pediatric Patients a Body Weight (kg) b Daily Dose (mg) 10 to less than 20 40 mg 20 to less than 30 60 mg 30 to less than 45 70 mg at least 45 100 mg a For pediatric patients with Ph+ ALL, begin dasatinib tablets therapy on or before day 15 of induction chemotherapy, when diagnosis is confirmed and continue for 2 years. b Tablet dosing is not recommended for patients weighing less than 10 kg. Refer to Section 2.4 for recommendations on dose escalation in adults with CML and Ph+ ALL, and pediatric patients with CML. 2.3 Dose Modification Strong CYP3A4 Inducers Avoid the use of concomitant strong CYP3A4 inducers and St. John’s wort. If patients must be coadministered a strong CYP3A4 inducer, consider a dasatinib tablets dose increase. If the dose of dasatinib tablets is increased, monitor the patient carefully for toxicity [ see Drug Interactions (7.1) ] . Strong CYP3A4 Inhibitors Avoid the use of concomitant strong CYP3A4 inhibitors and grapefruit juice. Recommend selecting an alternate concomitant medication with no or minimal enzyme inhibition potential, if possible. If dasatinib tablets must be administered with a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor, consider a dose decrease to: 40 mg daily for patients taking dasatinib tablets 140 mg daily. 20 mg daily for patients taking dasatinib tablets 100 mg daily. 20 mg daily for patients taking dasatinib tablets 70 mg daily. For patients taking dasatinib tablets 60 mg or 40 mg daily, consider interrupting dasatinib tablets until the inhibitor is discontinued. Allow a washout period of approximately 1 week after the inhibitor is stopped before reinitiating dasatinib tablets. These reduced doses of dasatinib tablets are predicted to adjust the area under the curve (AUC) to the range observed without CYP3A4 inhibitors; however, clinical data are not available with these dose adjustments in patients receiving strong CYP3A4 inhibitors. If dasatinib tablets are not tolerated after dose reduction, either discontinue the strong CYP3A4 inhibitor or interrupt dasatinib tablets until the inhibitor is discontinued. Allow a washout period of approximately 1 week after the inhibitor is stopped before the dasatinib tablets dose is increased [ see Drug Interactions (7.1) ] . 2.4 Dose Escalation in Adults with CML and Ph+ ALL, and Pediatric Patients with CML For adult patients with CML and Ph+ ALL, consider dose escalation to 140 mg once daily (chronic phase CML) or 180 mg once daily (advanced phase CML and Ph+ ALL) in patients who do not achieve a hematologic or cytogenetic response at the recommended starting dosage. For pediatric patients with CML, consider dose escalation to 120 mg once daily (see Table 2 below). Dose escalation is not recommended for pediatric patients with Ph+ ALL, where dasatinib tablets is administered in combination with chemotherapy. Escalate the dasatinib tablets dose as shown in Table 2 in pediatric patients with chronic phase CML who do not achieve a hematologic or cytogenetic response at the recommended starting dosage. Table 2: Dose Escalation for Pediatric CML Formulation Dose (maximum dose per day) Starting Dose Escalation Tablets 40 mg 50 mg 60 mg 70 mg 70 mg 90 mg 100 mg 120 mg 2.5 Dose Adjustment for Adverse Reactions Myelosuppression In clinical studies, myelosuppression was managed by dose interruption, dose reduction, or discontinuation of study therapy. Hematopoietic growth factor has been used in patients with resistant myelosuppression. Guidelines for
Side Effects (Adverse Reactions)
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The following clinically significant adverse reactions are discussed in greater detail in other sections of the labeling: • Myelosuppression [see Dosage and Administration (2.5) and Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] . • Bleeding-related events [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] . • Fluid retention [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ] . • Cardiovascular toxicity [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4) ] . • Pulmonary arterial hypertension [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5) ] . • QT prolongation [see Warnings and Precautions (5.6) ] . • Severe dermatologic reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.7) ] . • Tumor lysis syndrome [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8) ] . • Effects on growth and development in pediatric patients [see Warnings and Precautions (5.10) ] . • Hepatotoxicity [see Warnings and Precautions (5.11) ] . Most common adverse reactions (≥15%) in patients receiving dasatinib tablets as single-agent therapy included myelosuppression, fluid retention events, diarrhea, headache, skin rash, hemorrhage, dyspnea, fatigue, nausea, and musculoskeletal pain. ( 6 ) Most common adverse reactions (≥30%) in pediatric patients receiving dasatinib tablets in combination with chemotherapy included mucositis, febrile neutropenia, pyrexia, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, musculoskeletal pain, abdominal pain, cough, headache, rash, fatigue, constipation, arrhythmia, hypertension, edema, infections (bacterial, viral and fungal), hypotension, decreased appetite, hypersensitivity, dyspnea, epistaxis, peripheral neuropathy, and altered state of consciousness. ( 6 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Biocon Pharma Inc., at 1-866-924-6266 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch. 6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. The data described below reflect exposure to dasatinib administered as single-agent therapy at all doses tested in clinical studies (n=2809), including 324 adult patients with newly diagnosed chronic phase CML, 2388 adult patients with imatinib-resistant or -intolerant chronic or advanced phase CML or Ph+ ALL, and 97 pediatric patients with chronic phase CML. The median duration of therapy in a total of 2712 adult patients was 19.2 months (range 0 to 93.2 months). In a randomized trial in patients with newly diagnosed chronic phase CML, the median duration of therapy was approximately 60 months. The median duration of therapy in 1618 adult patients with chronic phase CML was 29 months (range 0 to 92.9 months). The median duration of therapy in 1094 adult patients with advanced phase CML or Ph+ ALL was 6.2 months (range 0 to 93.2 months). In two non-randomized trials in 97 pediatric patients with chronic phase CML (51 patients newly diagnosed and 46 patients resistant or intolerant to previous treatment with imatinib), the median duration of therapy was 51.1 months (range 1.9 to 99.6 months). In the overall population of 2712 adult patients, 88% of patients experienced adverse reactions at some time and 19% experienced adverse reactions leading to treatment discontinuation. In the randomized trial in adult patients with newly diagnosed chronic phase CML, drug was discontinued for adverse reactions in 16% of patients with a minimum of 60 months of follow-up. After a minimum of 60 months of follow-up, the cumulative discontinuation rate was 39%. Among the 1618 patients with chronic phase CML, drug-related adverse reactions leading to discontinuation were reported in 329 (20.3%) patients; among the 1094 patients with advanced phase CML or Ph+ ALL, drug-related adverse reactions leading to discontinuation were reported in 191 (17.5%) patients. Among the 97 pediatric subjects, drug-related adverse reactions leading to discontinuation were reported in 1 patient (1%). Adverse reactions reported in ≥10% of adult patients, and other adverse reactions of interest, in a randomized trial in patients with newly diagnosed chronic phase CML at a median follow-up of approximately 60 months are presented in Table 6. Adverse reactions reported in ≥10% of adult patients treated at the recommended dose of 100 mg once daily (n=165), and other adverse reactions of interest, in a randomized dose-optimization trial of patients with chronic phase CML resistant or intolerant to prior imatinib therapy at a median follow-up of approximately 84 months are presented in Table 8. Adverse reactions reported in ≥10% of pediatric patients at a median follow-up of approximately 51.1 months are presented in Table 11. Drug-related serious adverse reactions (SARs) were reported for 16.7% of adult patients in the randomized trial of patients with newly diagnosed chronic phase CML. Serious adverse reactions reported in ≥5% of patients included pleural effusion
Drug Interactions
7 DRUG INTERACTIONS Strong CYP3A4 Inhibitors: Dose reduction may be necessary. ( 2.3 , 7.1 ) Strong CYP3A4 Inducers: Dose increase may be necessary. ( 2.3 , 7.1 ) Antacids: Avoid simultaneous administration. ( 7.1 ) H 2 Antagonists and Proton Pump Inhibitors: Avoid coadministration. ( 7.1 ) 7.1 Effect of Other Drugs on Dasatinib Strong CYP3A4 Inhibitors The coadministration with strong CYP3A inhibitors may increase dasatinib concentrations [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ] . Increased dasatinib concentrations may increase the risk of toxicity. Avoid concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors. If concomitant administration of a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor cannot be avoided, consider a dasatinib dose reduction [ see Dosage and Administration (2.5) ] . Strong CYP3A4 Inducers The coadministration of dasatinib with strong CYP3A inducers may decrease dasatinib concentrations [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ] . Decreased dasatinib concentrations may reduce efficacy. Consider alternative drugs with less enzyme induction potential. If concomitant administration of a strong CYP3A4 inducer cannot be avoided, consider a dasatinib dose increase. Gastric Acid Reducing Agents The coadministration of dasatinib with a gastric acid reducing agent may decrease the concentrations of dasatinib. Decreased dasatinib concentrations may reduce efficacy. Do not administer H 2 antagonists or proton pump inhibitors with dasatinib. Consider the use of antacids in place of H 2 antagonists or proton pump inhibitors. Administer the antacid at least 2 hours prior to or 2 hours after the dose of dasatinib. Avoid simultaneous administration of dasatinib with antacids.
Contraindications
4 CONTRAINDICATIONS None. None. (4)
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Data sourced from RxNorm (NLM/NIH), FDA Orange Book, OpenFDA, DailyMed. Last updated: 2026-03-02.