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Inotuzumab ozogamicin

Also sold as: Besponsa

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Drug Information

Mechanism of Action

12.1 Mechanism of Action Inotuzumab ozogamicin is a CD22-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC). Inotuzumab recognizes human CD22. The small molecule, N-acetyl-gamma-calicheamicin, is a cytotoxic agent that is covalently attached to the antibody via a linker. Nonclinical data suggest that the anticancer activity of inotuzumab ozogamicin is due to the binding of the ADC to CD22-expressing tumor cells, followed by internalization of the ADC-CD22 complex, and the intracellular release of N-acetyl-gamma-calicheamicin dimethylhydrazide via hydrolytic cleavage of the linker. Activation of N-acetyl-gamma-calicheamicin dimethylhydrazide induces double-strand DNA breaks, subsequently inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptotic cell death.

Indications & Uses

1. INDICATIONS AND USAGE BESPONSA is indicated for the treatment of relapsed or refractory CD22-positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in adult and pediatric patients 1 year and older . BESPONSA is a CD22-directed antibody and cytotoxic drug conjugate indicated for the treatment of relapsed or refractory CD22-positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in adult and pediatric patients 1 year and older. ( 1 )

Dosage & Administration

2. DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION • Administer by intravenous infusion only. (2.1) • Pre-medicate with a corticosteroid, antipyretic, and antihistamine prior to all infusions. ( 2.2 ) • Dosing regimens for Cycle 1 and subsequent cycles, depending on the response to treatment, are shown below. See full prescribing information for dosing details. ( 2 ) Day 1 Day 8 Day 15 Dosing regimen for Cycle 1 All patients: Dose 0.8 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 Cycle length 21 days For patients who achieve a CR or a CRi, and/or to allow for recovery from toxicity, the cycle length may be extended up to 28 days (i.e., 7-day treatment-free interval starting on Day 21). Dosing regimen for subsequent cycles depending on response to treatment Patients who have achieved a CR or CRi: Dose 0.5 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 Cycle length 28 days Patients who have not achieved a CR or CRi: Dose 0.8 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 Cycle length 28 days • See full prescribing information for instructions on reconstitution of lyophilized powder, and preparation and administration of reconstituted drug. ( 2.4 ) 2.1 Recommended Dosage • Pre-medicate before each dose [see Dosage and Administration (2.2) ] . • Administer by intravenous infusion only. • For the first cycle, the recommended total dose of BESPONSA for all patients is 1.8 mg/m 2 per cycle, administered as 3 divided doses on Day 1 (0.8 mg/m 2 ), Day 8 (0.5 mg/m 2 ), and Day 15 (0.5 mg/m 2 ). Cycle 1 is 3 weeks in duration, but may be extended to 4 weeks if the patient achieves a complete remission (CR) or complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi), and/or to allow recovery from toxicity. • For subsequent cycles: • In patients who achieve a CR or CRi, the recommended total dose of BESPONSA is 1.5 mg/m 2 per cycle, administered as 3 divided doses on Day 1 (0.5 mg/m 2 ), Day 8 (0.5 mg/m 2 ), and Day 15 (0.5 mg/m 2 ). Subsequent cycles are 4 weeks in duration. OR • In patients who do not achieve a CR or CRi, the recommended total dose of BESPONSA is 1.8 mg/m 2 per cycle given as 3 divided doses on Day 1 (0.8 mg/m 2 ), Day 8 (0.5 mg/m 2 ), and Day 15 (0.5 mg/m 2 ). Subsequent cycles are 4 weeks in duration. Patients who do not achieve a CR or CRi within 3 cycles should discontinue treatment. • For patients proceeding to hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), the recommended duration of treatment with BESPONSA is 2 cycles. A third cycle may be considered for those patients who do not achieve CR or CRi and minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity after 2 cycles [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] . • For patients not proceeding to HSCT, additional cycles of treatment, up to a maximum of 6 cycles, may be administered. Table 1 shows the recommended dosing regimens. Table 1. Dosing Regimen for Cycle 1 and Subsequent Cycles Depending on Response to Treatment Abbreviations: CR=complete remission; CRi=complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery. Day 1 Day 8 +/- 2 days (maintain minimum of 6 days between doses). Day 15 Dosing regimen for Cycle 1 All patients: Dose Dose is based on the patient's body surface area (m 2 ). 0.8 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 Cycle length 21 days For patients who achieve a CR or a CRi, and/or to allow for recovery from toxicity, the cycle length may be extended up to 28 days (i.e., 7-day treatment-free interval starting on Day 21). Dosing regimen for subsequent cycles depending on response to treatment Patients who have achieved a CR CR is defined as < 5% blasts in the bone marrow and the absence of peripheral blood leukemic blasts, full recovery of peripheral blood counts (platelets ≥ 100 × 10 9 /L and absolute neutrophil counts [ANC] ≥ 1 × 10 9 /L) and resolution of any extramedullary disease. or CRi CRi is defined as < 5% blasts in the bone marrow and the absence of peripheral blood leukemic blasts, incomplete recovery of peripheral blood counts (platelets < 100 × 10 9 /L and/or ANC < 1 × 10 9 /L) and resolution of any extramedullary disease. : Dose 0.5 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 Cycle length 28 days 7-day treatment-free interval starting on Day 21. Patients who have not achieved a CR or CRi : Dose 0.8 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 0.5 mg/m 2 Cycle length 28 days 2.2 Recommended Pre-medications and Cytoreduction • Premedication with a corticosteroid, antipyretic, and antihistamine is recommended prior to dosing. Patients should be observed during and for at least 1 hour after the end of infusion for symptoms of infusion related reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4) ] . • For patients with circulating lymphoblasts, cytoreduction with a combination of hydroxyurea, steroids, and/or vincristine to a peripheral blast count of less than or equal to 10,000/mm 3 is recommended prior to the first dose. 2.3 Dosage Modifications for Adverse Reactions Modify the dose of BESPONSA for toxicities (see Tables 2–4). BESPONSA doses within a treatment cycle (i.e., Days 8 and/or 15) do not need to be interrupted due to neutropenia or thrombocytopenia, but

Side Effects (Adverse Reactions)

6. ADVERSE REACTIONS The following adverse reactions are discussed in greater detail in other sections of the label: • Hepatotoxicity, including hepatic VOD (also known as SOS) [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] • Increased risk of post-transplant non-relapse mortality [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] • Myelosuppression [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ] • Infusion related reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4) ] • QT interval prolongation [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5) ] The most common (≥ 20%) adverse reactions, including laboratory abnormalities, in adult and pediatric patients are thrombocytopenia, pyrexia, neutropenia, infection, anemia, vomiting, leukopenia, hemorrhage, fatigue, nausea, febrile neutropenia, headache, transaminases increased, abdominal pain, and gamma-glutamyltransferase increased, and hyperbilirubinemia. ( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Pfizer Inc at 1-800-438-1985 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. Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Precursor ALL Adult Patients The safety of BESPONSA was evaluated in adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor ALL in the INO-VATE ALL trial. The study was a randomized clinical study of BESPONSA (n=164) versus Investigator’s choice of chemotherapy (fludarabine + cytarabine + granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [FLAG], mitoxantrone + cytarabine [MXN/Ara-C], or high dose cytarabine [HIDAC]) (n=143) [see Clinical Studies (14) ] . Of the 164 patients who received BESPONSA, the median age was 47 years (range: 18–78 years), 56% were male, 68% had received 1 prior treatment regimen for ALL, 31% had received 2 prior treatment regimens for ALL, 68% were White, 19% were Asian, and 2% were Black. In patients who received BESPONSA, the median duration of treatment was 8.9 weeks (range: 0.1–26.4 weeks), with a median of 3 treatment cycles started in each patient. In patients who received Investigator's choice of chemotherapy, the median duration of treatment was 0.9 weeks (range: 0.1–15.6 weeks), with a median of 1 treatment cycle started in each patient. In patients who received BESPONSA, the most common (≥ 20%) adverse reactions were thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, infection, anemia, leukopenia, fatigue, hemorrhage, pyrexia, nausea, headache, febrile neutropenia, transaminases increased, abdominal pain, gamma-glutamyltransferase increased, and hyperbilirubinemia. In patients who received BESPONSA, the most common (≥ 2%) serious adverse reactions were infection, febrile neutropenia, hemorrhage, abdominal pain, pyrexia, VOD, and fatigue. In patients who received BESPONSA, the most common (≥ 2%) adverse reactions reported as the reason for permanent discontinuation were infection (6%), thrombocytopenia (2%), hyperbilirubinemia (2%), transaminases increased (2%), and hemorrhage (2%); the most common (≥ 5%) adverse reactions reported as the reason for dosing interruption were neutropenia (17%), infection (10%), thrombocytopenia (10%), transaminases increased (6%), and febrile neutropenia (5%); and the most common (≥ 1%) adverse reactions reported as the reason for dose reduction were neutropenia (1%), thrombocytopenia (1%), and transaminases increased (1%). VOD was reported in 23/164 patients (14%) who received BESPONSA during or following treatment or following a HSCT after completion of treatment [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ]. Table 7 shows the adverse reactions with ≥ 10% incidence reported in patients with relapsed or refractory ALL who received BESPONSA or Investigator's choice of chemotherapy. Table 7. Adverse Reactions With ≥ 10% Incidence Only adverse reactions with ≥ 10% incidence in the BESPONSA arm are included. in Adult Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Precursor ALL Who Received BESPONSA or Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy (FLAG, MXN/Ara-C, or HIDAC) Body System Adverse Reaction BESPONSA (N=164) FLAG, MXN/Ara-C, or HIDAC (N=143 19 patients randomized to FLAG, MXN/Ara-C, or HIDAC did not receive treatment. ) All Grades ≥ Grade 3 All Grades ≥ Grade 3 % % % % Adverse reactions included treatment-emergent all-causality events that commenced on or after Cycle 1 Day 1 within 42 days after the final dose of BESPONSA, but prior to the start of a new anticancer treatment (including HSCT). Preferred terms were retrieved by applying the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) version 18.1. Severity grade of adverse reactions were according to NCI CTCAE version 3.0. Abbreviations: ALL=acute lymphoblastic leukemia; FLAG=fludarabine + cytarabine + granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; HIDAC=high dose cytarabine; HSCT=hematopoietic stem cell transplant; MXN/Ara-C=mitoxant

Drug Interactions

7. DRUG INTERACTIONS Drugs That Prolong the QT Interval Concomitant use of BESPONSA with drugs known to prolong the QT interval or induce Torsades de Pointes may increase the risk of a clinically significant QTc interval prolongation [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.2) ] . Discontinue or use alternative concomitant drugs that do not prolong QT/QTc interval while the patient is using BESPONSA. When it is not feasible to avoid concomitant use of drugs known to prolong QT/QTc, obtain ECGs and electrolytes prior to the start of treatment, after initiation of any drug known to prolong QTc, and periodically monitor as clinically indicated during treatment [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5) ] .

Contraindications

4. CONTRAINDICATIONS None. None ( 4 )

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