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The name of your medicine is Cabazitaxel SPC 60 mg Concentrate and Solvent for Solution for Infusion. Its common name is cabazitaxel. It belongs to a group of medicines called "taxanes" used to treat cancers.
Cabazitaxel SPC is used to treat prostate cancer that has progressed after having had other chemotherapy. It works by stopping cells from growing and multiplying.
As part of your treatment, you will also take a corticosteroid medicine (prednisone or prednisolone) by mouth every day. Ask your doctor to give you information about this other medicine.
Do not use Cabazitaxel SPC
• you are allergic (hypersensitive) to cabazitaxel, to other taxanes, or polysorbate 80 or any of the other excipients of this medicine
• the number of your white blood cells is too low (neutrophil counts less than or equal to 1,500 /mm3)
• you have severe abnormal liver function
• you have recently received or are about to receive a vaccine against yellow fever.
You should not be given Cabazitaxel SPC if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor before having Cabazitaxel SPC.
Warnings and precautions
Before each treatment with Cabazitaxel SPC, you will have blood tests to check that you have enough blood cells and sufficient liver and kidney functions to receive Cabazitaxel SPC.
Tell your doctor immediately if:
• You have fever. During treatment with Cabazitaxel SPC, it is more likely that your white blood cell count may be reduced. Your doctor will monitor your blood and general condition for signs of infections. He/she may give you other medicines to maintain the number of your blood cells. People with low blood counts can develop life-threatening infections. The earliest sign of infection may be fever, so if you experience fever, tell your doctor right away
• You have ever had any allergies. Serious allergic reactions can occur during treatment with Cabazitaxel SPC
• You have severe or long-lasting diarrhoea, you feel sick (nausea) or you are being sick (vomiting). Any of these events could cause severe dehydration. Your doctor may need to treat you
• You have feeling of numbness, tingling, burning or decreased sensation in your hands or feet
• You have any bleeding problems from the gut or have changes in the color of your stool or stomach pain. If the bleeding or pain is severe, your doctor will stop your treatment with Cabazitaxel SPC. This is because Cabazitaxel SPC may increase the risk of bleeding or developing holes in the gut wall
• You have kidney problems
• Liver problems occur during the treatment
• You experience any significant increase or decrease in daily urinary volume
• You have blood in your urine.
If any of the above applies to you, tell your doctor immediately. Your doctor may reduce the dose of
Cabazitaxel SPC or stop the treatment.
Other medicines and Cabazitaxel SPC
Please tell your doctor, pharmacist or nurse if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes medicines obtained without a prescription. This is because some medicines can affect the way Cabazitaxel SPC works or Cabazitaxel SPC can affect how other medicines work.
These medicines include the following:
• ketoconazole, rifampicin (for infections)
• carbamazepine, phenobarbital or phenytoin (for seizures)
• St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) (herbal remedy for depression and other conditions);
• statins (such as simvastatin, lovastatin, atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, or pravastatin) (for reducing the cholesterol in your blood)
• valsartan (for hypertension)
• repaglinide (for diabetes).
Talk to your doctor before getting vaccinations while you are receiving Cabazitaxel SPC.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility
Cabazitaxel SPC should not be used in pregnant women or women of childbearing age not using contraception.
Cabazitaxel SPC should not be used during breastfeeding.
Use a condom during sex if your partner is or could become pregnant. Cabazitaxel SPC could be present in your semen and may affect the foetus. You are advised not to father a child during and up to 6 months after treatment and to seek advice on conservation of sperm prior to treatment because Cabazitaxel SPC may alter male fertility.
Driving and using machines
You may feel tired or dizzy when having this medicine. If this happens, do not drive or use any tools or machines until you feel better.
Cabazitaxel SPC Concentrate contains ethanol (alcohol).
This medicine contains 15% v/v ethanol (alcohol), equivalent to 14 ml of beer or 6 ml of wine. This medicine may be harmful for those suffering fromalcoholism.
To be taken into account if you are in a high-risk group such as patients with liver disease, or epilepsy.
Instructions for use
Anti-allergic medicines will be given to you before you have Cabazitaxel SPC to reduce the risk of allergic reactions.
• Cabazitaxel SPC will be given to you by a doctor or a nurse.
• Cabazitaxel SPC must be prepared (diluted) before it is given. Practical information for handling and administration of Cabazitaxel SPC for doctors, nurses and pharmacists is provided with this leaflet.
• Cabazitaxel SPC will be given by a drip (infusion) into one of your veins (intravenous use) in hospital for about an hour.
• As part of your treatment, you will also take a corticosteroid medicine (prednisone or prednisolone) by mouth every day.
How much and how often to have
• The usual dose depends on your body surface area. Your doctor will calculate your body surface area in square meters (m²) and will decide the dose you should have.
• You will usually have an infusion once every 3weeks.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Your doctor will discuss these with you and will explain the potential risks and benefits of your treatment.
See a doctor immediately if you notice any of the following side effects:
• fever (high temperature). This is very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people).
• severe loss of body fluids (dehydration). This is common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people).This can occur if you have severe or long-lasting diarrhoea, or fever, or if you are being sick (vomiting).
• severe stomach pain or stomach pain that doesn't go away. This can occur if you have a hole in the stomach, food pipe, gut or bowel (gastrointestinal perforation). This can lead to death.
If any of the above applies to you, tell your doctor immediately.
Other side effects include:
Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people):
• decrease in the number of red (anaemia), or white blood cells (which are important in fighting infection)
• decrease in the number of platelets (which results in increased risk ofbleeding)
• loss of appetite (anorexia)
• alteration in sense of taste
• shortness of breath
• cough
• stomach upsets including feeling sick (nausea), being sick (vomiting), diarrhoea or constipation
• abdominal pain
• short term hair loss (in most cases normal hair growth should return)
• back pain
• joint pain
• blood in the urine
• feeling tired, weak or lack of energy
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):
• urinary tract infection
• lack of white blood cells associated with fever and infection
• feeling of numbness, tingling, burning or decreased sensations in hands andfeet
• dizziness
• headache
• decrease or increase in blood pressure
• uncomfortable feeling in the stomach, heart burn or belching
• stomach pain
• haemorrhoids
• muscle spasm
• painful or frequent urination
• urinary incontinence
• kidney disease or problems
• sore in the mouth or on lips
• infections or risk of infections
• high blood sugar
• low blood potassium
• mental confusion
• feeling anxious
• abnormal feeling or loss of sensation or pain in hands and feet
• ringing in the ear
• trouble with balance
• rapid or irregular heartbeat
• blood clot in the leg
• skin feeling hot or flushed
• pain in mouth or throat
• rectal bleeding
• redness of the skin
• muscle discomfort, aches or pain
• swelling of the feet or legs
• chills
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
• inflammation of the bladder, which can occur when your bladder has been previously exposed to radiation therapy (cystitis due to radiation recallphenomenon)
Frequency not known (cannot be estimated from the available data):
• interstitial lung disease (inflammation of the lungs causing coughing and difficulty breathing)
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, or pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the contact details listed below. By reporting side affects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
The National Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety Centre (NPC)
Fax: +966-11-205-7662
Call NPC at +966-11-2038222, Ext’s: 2317-2356-2353-2354-2334-2340.
Toll free phone: 8002490000
E-mail: npc.drug@sfda.gov.sa
Website: www.sfda.gov.sa/npc
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the outer carton and on the label of the vials after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not store above 30°C. Do not refrigerate.
Information about storage and the time to use Cabazitaxel SPC, once it has been diluted and is ready to use, are described in the section “PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ON PREPARATION, ADMINISTRATION AND HANDLING OF Cabazitaxel SPC “.
Any unused product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements. These measures will help to protect the environment
The active substance is cabazitaxel. One ml of concentrate contains 40 mg cabazitaxel. Each vial of concentrate contains 60 mg cabazitaxel.The other ingredients are polysorbate 80 and citric acid in the concentrate, and ethanol 96% and water for injections in the solvent.
Note: Both the Cabazitaxel SPC 60 mg/1.5 ml concentrate vial (fill volume: 73.2 mg of cabazitaxel/1.83 ml) and the solvent vial (fill volume: 5.70 ml) contain an overfill to compensate for liquid loss during preparation. This overfill ensures that after dilution with the ENTIRE contents of the accompanying solvent, there is solution containing 10 mg/ml cabazitaxel.
MARKETING AUTHORIZATION HOLDER:
Sudair Pharma Company (SPC) King Fahad road, Building 911- ground floor Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Tel: +966-11-920001432 Fax: +966-11-4668195 Email: info@sudairpharma.com P.O. Box 19047 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Manufacturer:
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. Formulation Unit VII Plot No. P1 to P9, Phase III, Duvvada, VSEZ, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA - 530 046.
كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي 60 مجم محلول مُركَّز ومذيب لإعداد محلول الحقن بالتنقيط داخل الوريد. الاسم الشائع هو كابازيتاكسيل وينتمي إلى
مجموعة من الأدوية تسمى "التاكسانات" ويُستخدم لعلاج السرطان.
يستخدم كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي لعلاج سرطان البروستاتا المتقدم بعد الخضوع لعلاج كيميائي آخر. وهو يعمل على وقف نمو الخلايا السرطانية
وتكاثرها.
يتعين عليك، كجزء من خطة العلاج الخاصة بك، تناول أدوية الكورتيكوستيرويدات (بريدنيزون أو بريدنيزولون) عن طريق الفم يوميًا. استشر
الطبيب المعالج لك لتقديم معلومات عن هذا الدواء الآخر.
يحظر استخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي في الحالات التالية :
• إذا كنت تعاني من حساسية )فرط الحساسية( تجاه كابازيتاكسيل أو أدوية التاكسانات الأخرى أو بوليسوربات 80 أو أي مادة من المواد
الأخرى الداخلة في تركيب هذا الدواء.
• إذا كنت تعاني من انخفاض حاد في عدد خلايا الدم البيضاء (عدد خلايا العدلات أقل من أو يساوي 1.500 / مم 3 )
• إذا كنت تعاني من قصور شديد في وظائف الكبد.
• إذا تلقيت مؤخرًا أو كنت على وشك تلقي لقاح ضد الحمى الصفراء.
يحظر استخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي إذا انطبق عليك أي حال ة من الحالا ت السابق ذكرها. إذا لم تكن متأكدًا من ذلك، استشر الطبيب المعالج لك قبل استخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي.
تحذيرات واحتياطات:
ستخضع إلى إجراء فحوصات للدم قبل العلاج بكابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي للتأكد من وجود عدد كافي من خلايا الدم ومن أن كفاءة وظائف الكبد والكُلى مناسبة لتلقي كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي.
أخبر الطبيب المعالج لك فورًا في الحالات التالية:
• إذا عانيت من حمى، حيث أنه من الممكن أن تقل عدد خلايا الدم البيضاء أثناء العلاج باستخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي. سيقوم الطبيب المعالج لك بمتابعة عدد خلايا الدم والحالة الصحية العامة بحثًا عن أعراض حالات العدوى. قد يصف الطبيب المعالج لك أدوية أخرى للحفاظ على عدد خلايا الدم. يمكن أن يعاني المرضى المصابين بانخفاض عدد خلايا الدم من عدوى مهددة للحياة . قد تكون الحمى هي أول أعراض الإصابة، لذلك إذا تعرضت للحمى، فأخبر الطبيب المعالج لك فورًا.
• إذا عانيت مسبقًا من أي نوع من أنواع الحساسية، حيث يمكن أن تحدث تفاعلات حساسية خطيرة أثناء العلاج باستخدام كابازيتاكسيل
إس بي سي.
• إذا كنت تعاني من إسهال شديد أو مستمر أو تشعر بالإعيا ء (غثيان) أو تشعر بالمرض (قيء). يمكن أن تسب ب هذه الأعراض جفاف شديد. وقد يحتاج الطبيب المعالج لك إلى علاج حالتك.
• إذا كنت تعاني من تنميل أو وخز أو حرقان أو انخفاض الإحساس في اليدين أو القدمين.
• إذا كنت تعاني من مشاكل نزيف بالقناة الهضمية أو تغير لون البراز أو تعاني من آلام بالمعدة. سيقرر الطبيب المعالج لك إيقاف العلاج
باستخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي، إذا كنت تعاني من نزيف أو ألم شديد. حيث قد يزيد كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي من خطر الإصابة
بالنزيف أو تفاقم الإصابة بثقوب في جدار الأمعاء.
• إذا كُنَت تُعَاني من مشاكل بالكلى.
• إذا كُنَت تُعَاني من مشاكل بالكبد أثناء العلاج باستخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي .
• إذا كُنَت تُعَاني من أي زيادة أو نقص كبيرة في معدل كمية البول اليومي.
• إذا كنت تعاني من وجود دم في البول.
أخبر الطبيب المعالج لك فورًا إذا انطبق عليك أي مما سبق. قد يقوم الطبيب المعالج لك بتقليل جرعة كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي أو إيقاف العلاج بهذا الدواء .
استخدام أدوية أخرى مع كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي
يُرجى إبلاغ الطبيب المعالج لك أو الصيدلي الخاص بك أو الممرض (ة) المتابع(ة) لحالتك إذا كنت تتناول أو قد تناولت مؤخرًا أيَّة أدوية أخرى. وهذا يشمل الأدوية التي حصلت عليها دون وصفة طبية. وذلك لأن بعض الأدوية قد تؤثر على فعالية كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي أو قد يؤثر كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي على فعالية الأدوية الأخرى.
تشمل هذه الأدوية ما يلي :
• كيتوكونازول، ريفامبيسين (يستخدم لعلاج العدوى).
• كَرْبامازِيبين أو فينوباربيتال أو فينيتوين (تستخدم لعلام النوبات التشنجية).
• نبتة سانت جونز (هايبيريكم بيرفراتم)، (دواء عشبي لعلاج الاكتئاب وحالات أخرى).
• أدوية الستاتينات (مثل سيمفاستاتين أو لوفاستاتين أو أتورفاستاتين أو روسوفاستاتين أو برافاستاتين)(يستخدم لتقليل نسبة الكوليسترول بالدم).
• فالسارتان (يستخدم لعلاج ضغط الدم المرتفع).
• ريباجلينيد (يستخدم لعلاج مرض السكري).
تحدث إلى الطبيب المعالج لك قبل تلقي التطعيمات أثناء العلاج باستخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي .
الحمل والرَّضاعة الطبيعية والخصوبة
يحظر استخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي في السيدات الحوامل أو السيدات القادرات على الإنجاب ولا يستخدمن وسائل منع الحمل.
يحظر استخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي أثناء ممارسة الرضاعة الطبيعية .
يرجى استخدام الواقي الذكري أثناء الجماع، إذا كانت زوجتك حاملًا أو من الممكن أن تصبح حاملًا. يمكن أن يفرز كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي في السائل المنوي وربما يؤثر على الجنين. يوصى المرضى من الرجال بعدم الإنجاب خلال فترة العلاج وبعد العلاج لفترة تصل إلى 6 أشهر وعليهم طلب المشورة بشأن حفظ الحيوانات المنوية قبل بدء العلاج نظرًا لأن استخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي قد يؤثر على الخصوبة لدى الرجال.
القيادة واستخدام الآلات
قد تشعر بتعب أو دوار عند استخدام هذا الدواء. في حال حدوث ذلك، يحظر عليك قيادة السيارات أو استخدام أي أدوات أو آلات إلى أن تتحسن حالتك.
يحتوي كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي على إيثانول (كحول)
يحتوي هذا الدَّواء على 15 % إيثانول )كحول( حجم/حجم، أي ما يعادل 14 مل من البيرة أو 6 مل من النبيذ. يضر هذا الدواء بأولئك المرضى
الذين يعانون من إدمان الكحول.
يجب الأخذ في الاعتبار حالات فئات المرضى الأكثر عرضة للخطر مثل المرضى الذين يعانون من مرض بالكبد أو المصابين بمرض الصرع.
تعليمات الاستخدام
سيتم إعطاءك أدوية مضادة للحساسية قبل كل جرعة من كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي للحد من مخاطر الإصابة بتفاعلات الحساسية.
• سيتم إعطاءك كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي من قِبَل الطبيب المعالج لك أو الممرض(ة) المتابع(ة) لحالتك.
• ينبغي تحضير كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي (تخفيفه) قبل إعطائه. يتم توفير معلومات عملية عن كيفية تجهيز وإعطاء كابازيتاكسيل إس بي
سي من قبل الأطباء والممرضين والصيادلة مع هذه النشرة.
• سيتم إعطاءك كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي عن طريق التنقيط (التسريب) داخل أحد الأوردة (الحقن من خلال التنقيط داخل الوريد) في المستشفى لمدة ساعة تقريبًا.
• كجزء من خطة العلاج الخاصة بك، ينبغي تناول أدوية الكورتيكوستيرويدات (بريدنيزون أو بريدنيزولون) عن طريق الفم يوميًا.
كمية وعدد مرات الاستخدام:
• تعتمد الجرعة المعتادة على مساحة سطح الجسم لديك. سيقوم الطبيب المعالج لك بحساب منطقة سطح الجسم بالمتر المربع (م 2 ،)
وسيحدد الجرعة الواجب استخدامها.
• عادة ما يتعين إعطائك الدواء عن طريق الحقن بالتنقيط داخل الوريد مرة واحدة كل 3 أسابيع.
إذا كانت لديك أيّة أسئلة إضافية حول استخدام هذا الدَّواء، فاستشر الطبيب المعالج لك أو الصيدلي الخاص بك أو الممرض(ة) المتابع (ة) لحالتك.
قد يُسبب هذا الدواء، مثله مثل كافة الأدوية الأخرى، آثار جانبية على الرغم من عدم حدوثها لجميع المرضى. سيناقش الطبيب المعالج لك هذه الأثار الجانبية معك وسوف يشرح المخاطر والفوائد المحتملة من هذا العلاج.
قم بزيارة الطبيب المعالج لك فورً ا، إذا لاحظت أية من الآثار الجانبية التالية :
• حمى (ارتفاع درجة الحرارة)، حيث يعد هذا أحد الآثار الجانبية الشائعة جدًا (التي قد تؤثر على أكثر من مريض واحد من بين كل 10
مرضى).
• فقدان شديد لسوائل الجسم (جفاف)، حيث يعد هذا أحد الآثار الجانبية الشائعة (قد تؤثر على ما يصل إلى مريض واحد من بين كل 10 مرضى) وقد يحدث هذا إذا كنت تعاني من إسهال شديد أو مستمر أو حمى أو إذا كنت تشعر بإعياء (قيء).
• ألم شديد ومستمر بالمعدة. يمكن أن يحدث هذا إذا كنت تعاني من ثقب بالمعدة أو المريء أو القناة الهضمية أو الأمعاء )ثقب معدي
معوي، ويمكن أن يؤدي ذلك إلى الوفاة.
أخبر الطبيب المعالج لك فورًا، إذا انطبقت عليك أي حالة من الحالات المذكورة أعلاه.
تشمل الآثار الجانبية الأخرى على ما يلي :
أثار جانبية شائعة جدًا (قد تؤثر على أكثر من مريض واحد من بين كل 10 مرضى).
• انخفاض في عدد خلايا الدم الحمراء (فقر الدم) أو انخفاض في عدد خلايا الدَّم البيضاء (وهي مهمة لمنع الإصابة بالعدوى).
• انخفاض عدد الصفائح الدَّموية (مما يؤدي إلى زيادة خطر النزيف).
• فقدان الشهية (فقد الشهية).
• تغير بحاسة التذوق.
• ضيق بالتنفس.
• سعال.
• اضطرابات المعدة بما في ذلك شعور بالإعياء (غثيان)أو بالمرض (قيء) أو إسهال أو إمساك.
• ألم بالبطن.
• تساقط مؤقت بالشعر (يعود نمو الشعر إلى المعدل الطبيعي في معظم الحالات).
• ألم بالظهر.
• ألم بالمفاصل.
• نزول دم مع البول.
• شعور بتعب أو ضعف أو نقص الطاقة.
آثار جانبية شائعة (قد تؤثر على ما يصل إلى مريض واحد من بين كل 10 مرضى).
• عدوى المسالك البولية.
• نقص خلايا الدم البيضاء المصاحبة بحالات الحمى والعدوى.
• إذا كنت تعاني من تنميل أو وخز أو حرقان أو ضعف الإحساس في اليدين أو القدمين.
• دوخة.
• صداع.
• انخفاض أو ارتفاع ضغط الدم.
• شعور غير مريح في المعدة أو حموضة أو تجشؤ.
• ألم بالمعدة .
• الإصابة بالبواسير.
• تشنج العضلات.
• ألم عند التبول وتكرار معدل التبول.
• سَلَسُ البَول.
• مرض أو مشاكل بالكُلى.
• قرح بالفم أو على الشفتين.
• عدوى أو خطر الإصابة بالعدوى .
• ارتفاع سكر الدم.
• نقص البوتاسيوم بالدم.
• اضطراب ذهني.
• شعور بالقلق.
• شعور غير طبيعي أو فقدان الإحساس أو ألم في اليدين والقدمين.
• رنين في الأذن (طنين الأذن).
• مشاكل في الاتزان.
• سرعة معدل ضربات القلب أو عدم انتظامها.
• تجلطات دموية بالقدم.
• حرارة أو احمرار بالبشرة.
• ألم بالفم أو بالحَلْق.
• نزيف شرجي.
• احمرار الجلد.
• اضطراب أو وجع أو ألم بالعضلات.
• تورم القدمين أو الساقين.
• قشعريرة.
آثار جانبية غير شائعة (قد تؤثر على ما يصل إلى مريض واحد من بين كل 100 مرضى).
• التهاب المثانة والذي يمكن أن يحدث عند تعرض المثانة مسبقًا للعلاج الإشعاعي (التهاب المثانة بسبب تكرار العلاج الإشعاعي)
آثار جانبية غير معروف معدّل تكر ارها (لا يمكن تقدير معدل التكرار من واقع البيانات المتاحة)
• مرض الرئة الخلالي (التهاب الرئتين المؤدي إلى سعال وصعوبة بالتنفس).
الإبلاغ عن الآثار الجانبية
إذا عانيت من أية آثار جانبية، يرجى التحدث إلى الطبيب المعالج لك أو الصيدلي الخاص بك أو الممرض)ة( المتابع)ة( لحالتك. يشمل ذلك أية آثار جانبية مُحتمَلة غير مُدرجة في هذه النشرة. يمكنك أيضًا الإبلاغ عن الآثار الجانبية بشكل مباشر عبر تفاصيل الاتصال المدرجة أدناه. يمكنك المساعدة في توفير معلومات إضافية حول أمان استخدام هذا الدَّواء من خلال إبلاغك عن الآثار الجانبية.
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2317 .
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احفظ هذا الدواء بعيدًا عن متناول ورؤية الأطفال.
لا تستخدم هذا الدَّواء بعد انتهاء تاريخ الصلاحية المدون على العبوة الكرتونية الخارجية وملصق الزجاجات بعد كلمة EXP ". يُشير تاريخ انتهاء الصلاحية إلى اليوم الأخير من ذلك الشهر.
يُحفظ في درجة حرارة لا تزيد عن 30 درجة مئوية، ولا ي حفظ في الثلاجة.
يتم توضيح المعلومات المتعلقة بالحفظ والوقت اللازم لاستخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي، بمجرد تخفيفه وتحضيره للاستخدام، في القسم "معلومات عملية لأخصائي الرعاية الصحية أو الطبية عن كيفية تحضير وإعطاء واستخدام كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي“.
يجب التخلص من النفايات أو المنتجات غير المستخدمة وفقا للشروط المحلية. ستُساعد هذه التَّدابير على حماية البيئة .
المادة الفعالة هي كابازيتاكسيل، ويحتوي 1 مل من المحلول المركز على 40 مجم كابازيتاكسيل. وتحتوي كل زجاجة من المحلول المركز على 60 مجم كابازيتاكسيل.
المواد الأخرى بالمحلول المركز هي بولي سوربات 80 وحمض الستريك، المواد الأخرى بالمُذيب هي إيثانول 96 ٪ وماء للحقن.
ملاحظة: يحتوي كلًا من كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي 60 مجم/ 1.5 مل محلول مُركز في زجاجة (حجم التعبئة: 73.2 مجم من كابازيتاكسيل/ 1.83
مل) ومذيب في زجاجة (حجم التعبئة: 5.70 مل) على كمية زائدة للتعويض في حالة فقدان أي سائل أثناء عملية التحضير. تضمن هذه الكمية الزائدة استخدام كامل محتويات زجاجة المذيب بعد التخفيف، يوجد محلول يحتوي على 10 مجم/ مل من كابازيتاكسيل.
ما هو شكل كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي؟ وما هي محتويات العبوة ؟
كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي محلول مُركَّز ومذيب لإعداد محلول للحقن بالتنقيط داخل الوريد )محلول مُركز مُعقم(. يتوفر المحلول المُركز على شكل محلول زيتي شفاف لونه أصفر مائل إلي الأصفر الغامق.
المذيب هو عبارة عن محلول شفاف لونه أصفر فاتح.
تحتوي عبوة واحدة من كابازيتاكسيل إس بي سي محلول مركز على ما يلي :
• عبوة زجاجية أنبوبية 15 مل للاستخدام مرة واحدة، مغلقة بسدادة مطاطية ومُحكمة الغلق بأغطية قابلة للنزع، تحتوي على 1.5 مل
(الحجم الاسمي) من المحلول المُركز.
• عبوة زجاجية أنبوبية 15 مل للاستخدام مرة واحدة، مغلقة بسدادة مطاطية ومُحكمة الغلق بأغطية قابلة للنزع، تحتوي على 4.5 مل
(الحجم الاسمي)من المذيب.
مالك التصريح بالتسويق:
شركة سدير فارما ( SPC )
طريق الملك فهد، مبنى رقم 911 الدور الأرضي، -
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هاتف: 920001432 - 11 - 966 +
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الشركة المصنعة:
مختبرات دكتور ريدى، ليمتد
الوحدة السابعة الخاصة بالتصنيع،
القطع من P1 إلى P9 ، المرحلة الثالثة،
دوفادا، فيسز، فيساخاباثنام، ولاية ا ندرا براديش، الهند - 046 530
Cabazitaxel in combination with prednisone or prednisolone is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer previously treated with a docetaxel-containing regimen.
The use of Cabazitaxel should be confined to units specialised in the administration of cytotoxics and it should only be administered under the supervision of a physician experienced in the use of anticancer chemotherapy. Facilities and equipment for the treatment of serious hypersensitivity reactions like hypotension and bronchospasm must be available.
Premedication
The recommended premedication regimen should be performed at least 30 minutes prior to each administration of Cabazitaxel with the following intravenous medicinal products to mitigate the risk and severity of hypersensitivity:
antihistamine (dexchlorpheniramine 5 mg or diphenhydramine 25 mg or equivalent),
corticosteroid (dexamethasone 8 mg or equivalent), and
H2 antagonist (ranitidine or equivalent)
Antiemetic prophylaxis is recommended and can be given orally or intravenously as needed.
Throughout the treatment, adequate hydration of the patient needs to be ensured, in order to prevent complications like renal failure.
Posology:
The recommended dose of Cabazitaxel is 25 mg/m2 administered as a 1 hour intravenous infusion every 3 weeks in combination with oral prednisone or prednisolone 10 mg administered daily throughout treatment.
Dose adjustments
Dose modifications should be made if patients experience the following adverse reactions (Grades refer to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE 4.0]):
Table 1 - Recommended dose modifications for adverse reaction in patients treated with cabazitaxel
Adverse reactions | Dose modification |
Prolonged grade ≥3 neutropenia (longer than 1 week) despite appropriate treatment including G-CSF | Delay treatment until neutrophil count is >1,500 cells/mm3, then reduce cabazitaxel dose from 25 mg/m2 to 20 mg/m2. |
Febrile neutropenia or neutropenic infection | Delay treatment until improvement or resolution, and until neutrophil count is >1,500 cells/mm3, then reduce cabazitaxel dose from 25 mg/m2 to 20 mg/m2. |
Grade ≥3 diarrhoea or persisting diarrhoea despite appropriate treatment, including fluid and electrolytes replacement | Delay treatment until improvement or resolution, then reduce cabazitaxel dose from 25 mg/m2 to 20 mg/m2. |
Grade >2 peripheral neuropathy | Delay treatment until improvement, then reduce cabazitaxel dose from 25 mg/m2 to 20 mg/m2. |
If patients continue to experience any of these reactions at 20 mg/m2, further dose reduction to 15 mg/m2 or discontinuation of cabazitaxel may be considered. Data in patients below the 20 mg/m2 dose are limited.
Special populations
Patients with hepatic impairment
Cabazitaxel is extensively metabolised by the liver. Patients with mild hepatic impairment (total bilirubin >1 to ≤1.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) or AST >1.5 x ULN), should have cabazitaxel dose reduced to 20 mg/m2. Administration of cabazitaxel to patients with mild hepatic impairment should be undertaken with caution and close monitoring of safety.
In patients with moderate hepatic impairment (total bilirubin >1.5 to ≤ 3.0 x ULN), the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was 15 mg/m2. If the treatment is envisaged in patients with
moderate hepatic impairment the dose of cabazitaxel should not exceed 15 mg/m2. However, limited efficacy data are available at this dose.
Cabazitaxel should not be given to patients with severe hepatic impairment (total bilirubin >3 x ULN)
Patients with renal impairment
Cabazitaxel is minimally excreted through the kidney. No dose adjustment is necessary in patients with renal impairment, not requiring hemodialysis. Patients presenting end stage renal disease (creatinine clearance (CLCR< 15 mL/min/1.73 m2), by their condition and the limited amount of data available should be treated with caution and monitored carefully during treatment.
Elderly
No specific dose adjustment for the use of cabazitaxel in elderly patients is recommended.
Concomitant medicinal products use
Concomitant medicinal products that are strong inducers or strong inhibitors of CYP3A should be avoided. However, if patients require co-administration of a strong CYP3A inhibitor, a 25% cabazitaxel dose reduction should be considered.
Paediatric population
There is no relevant use of cabazitaxel in the paediatric population.
The safety and the efficacy of cabazitaxel in children and adolescents below 18 years of age have not been established.
Method of administration
For instructions on preparation and administration of the product, see section 6.6.
PVC infusion containers and polyurethane infusion sets should not be used.
Cabazitaxel must not be mixed with any other medicinal products than those mentioned in section 6.6.
Hypersensitivity reactions
All patients should be pre-medicated prior to the initiation of the infusion of cabazitaxel.
Patients should be observed closely for hypersensitivity reactions especially during the first and second infusions. Hypersensitivity reactions may occur within a few minutes following the initiation of the infusion of cabazitaxel, thus facilities and equipment for the treatment of hypotension and bronchospasm should be available. Severe reactions can occur and may include generalised rash/erythema, hypotension and bronchospasm. Severe hypersensitivity reactions require immediate discontinuation of cabazitaxel and appropriate therapy. Patients with a hypersensitivity reaction must stop treatment with cabazitaxel.
Bone marrow suppression
Bone marrow suppression manifested as neutropenia, anaemia, thrombocytopenia, or pancytopenia may occur.
Risk of neutropenia
Patients treated with cabazitaxel may receive prophylactic G-CSF, as per American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guidelines and/or current institutional guidelines, to reduce the risk or manage neutropenia complications (febrile neutropenia, prolonged neutropenia or neutropenic infection). Primary prophylaxis with G-CSF should be considered in patients with high-risk clinical features (age >65 years, poor performance status, previous episodes of febrile neutropenia, extensive prior radiation ports, poor nutritional status, or other serious comorbidities) that predispose them to increased complications from prolonged neutropenia. The use of G-CSF has been shown to limit the incidence and severity of neutropenia.
Neutropenia is the most common adverse reaction of cabazitaxel. Monitoring of complete blood counts is essential on a weekly basis during cycle 1 and before each treatment cycle thereafter so that the dose can be adjusted, if needed.
The dose should be reduced in case of febrile neutropenia, or prolonged neutropenia despite appropriate treatment.
Patients should be re-treated only when neutrophils recover to a level ≥1,500/mm3
Gastrointestinal disorders
Symptoms such as abdominal pain and tenderness, fever, persistent constipation, diarrhoea, with or without neutropenia, may be early manifestations of serious gastrointestinal toxicity and should be evaluated and treated promptly. Cabazitaxel treatment delay or discontinuation may be necessary.
Risk of nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydration
If patients experience diarrhoea following administration of cabazitaxel they may be treated with commonly used anti-diarrhoeal medicinal products. Appropriate measures should be taken to re-hydrate patients. Diarrhoea can occur more frequently in patients that have received prior abdomino-pelvic radiation. Dehydration is more common in patients aged 65 or older. Appropriate measures should be taken to rehydrate patients and to monitor and correct serum electrolyte levels, particularly potassium. Treatment delay or dose reduction may be necessary for grade ≥3 diarrhoea. If patients experience nausea or vomiting, they may be treated with commonly used anti-emetics.
Risk of serious gastrointestinal reactions
Gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage and perforation, ileus, colitis, including fatal outcome, have been reported in patients treated with cabazitaxel. Caution is advised with treatment of patients most at risk of developing gastrointestinal complications: those with neutropenia, the elderly, concomitant use of NSAIDs, anti-platelet therapy or anti-coagulants, and patients with a prior history of pelvic radiotherapy or gastrointestinal disease, such as ulceration and GI bleeding.
Peripheral neuropathy
Cases of peripheral neuropathy, peripheral sensory neuropathy (e.g., paraesthesias, dysaesthesias) and peripheral motor neuropathy have been observed in patients receiving cabazitaxel. Patients under treatment with cabazitaxel should be advised to inform their doctor prior to continuing treatment if symptoms of neuropathy such as pain, burning, tingling, numbness, or weakness develop. Physicians should assess for the presence or worsening of neuropathy before each treatment. Treatment should be delayed until improvement of symptoms. The dose of cabazitaxel should be reduced from 25 mg/m2 to 20 mg/m2 for persistent grade >2 peripheral neuropathy.
Anaemia
Anaemia has been observed in patients receiving cabazitaxel. Haemoglobin and haematocrit should be checked before treatment with cabazitaxel and if patients exhibit signs or symptoms of anaemia or blood loss. Caution is recommended in patients with haemoglobin <10 g/dl and appropriate measures should be taken as clinically indicated.
Risk of renal failure
Renal disorders, have been reported in association with sepsis, severe dehydration due to diarrhoea, vomiting and obstructive uropathy. Renal failure including cases with fatal outcome has been observed. Appropriate measures should be taken to identify the cause and intensively treat the patients if this occurs.
Adequate hydration should be ensured throughout treatment with cabazitaxel. The patient should be advised to report any significant change in daily urinary volume immediately. Serum creatinine should be measured at baseline, with each blood count and whenever the patient reports a change in urinary output. Cabazitaxel treatment should be discontinued in case of any degradation of renal function to renal failure ≥CTCAE 4.0 Grade 3.
Respiratory disorders
Interstitial pneumonia/pneumonitis and interstitial lung disease have been reported and may be associated with fatal outcome.
If new or worsening pulmonary symptoms develop, patients should be closely monitored, promptly investigated, and appropriately treated. Interruption of cabazitaxel therapy is recommended until diagnosis is available. Early use of supportive care measures may help improve the condition. The benefit of resuming cabazitaxel treatment must be carefully evaluated.
Risk of cardiac arrhythmias
Cardiac arrhythmias have been reported, most commonly tachycardia and atrial fibrillation.
Elderly
Elderly people (≥65 years of age) may be more likely to experience certain adverse reactions including neutropenia and febrile neutropenia.
Patients with liver impairment
Treatment with cabazitaxel is contraindicated in patients with severe hepatic impairment (total bilirubin > 3 x ULN).
Dose should be reduced for patients with mild (total bilirubin >1 to ≤1.5 x ULN or AST >1.5 x ULN), hepatic impairment.
Interactions
Co-administration with strong CYP3A inhibitors should be avoided since they may increase the plasma concentrations of cabazitaxel. If co-administration with a strong CYP3A inhibitor cannot be avoided, close monitoring for toxicity and a cabazitaxel dose reduction should be considered.
Co-administration with strong CYP3A inducers should be avoided since they may decrease plasma concentrations of cabazitaxel.
Excipients
The solvent contains 573.3 mg ethanol 96% (15% v/v), equivalent to 14 ml of beer or 6 ml of wine. Harmful for those suffering from alcoholism.
To be taken into account in high-risk groups such as patients with liver disease, or epilepsy.
In vitro studies have shown that cabazitaxel is mainly metabolised through CYP3A (80% to 90%).
CYP3A inhibitors
Repeated administration of ketoconazole (400 mg once daily), a strong CYP3A inhibitor, resulted in a 20% decrease in cabazitaxel clearance corresponding to a 25% increase in AUC. Therefore concomitant administration of strong CYP3A inhibitors (e.g., ketoconazole, itraconazole, clarithromycin, indinavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, voriconazole) should be avoided as an increase of plasma concentrations of cabazitaxel may occur.
Concomitant administration of aprepitant, a moderate CYP3A inhibitor, had no effect on cabazitaxel clearance.
CYP3A inducers
Repeated administration of rifampin (600 mg once daily), a strong CYP3A inducer, resulted in an increase in cabazitaxel clearance of 21% corresponding to a decrease in AUC of 17%. Therefore concomitant administration of strong CYP3A inducers (e.g., phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentin, phenobarbital) should be avoided as a decrease of plasma concentrations of cabazitaxel may occur. In addition, patients should also refrain from taking St. John’s Wort.
OATP1B1
In vitro, cabazitaxel has also been shown to inhibit the transport proteins of the Organic Anion Transport Polypeptides OATP1B1. The risk of interaction with OATP1B1 substrates (e.g. statins, valsartan, repaglinide) is possible, notably during the infusion duration (1 hour) and up to 20 minutes after the end of the infusion. A time interval of 12 hours is recommended before the infusion and at least 3 hours after the end of infusion before administering the OATP1B1 substrates.
Vaccinations
Administration of live or live-attenuated vaccines in patients immunocompromised by chemotherapeutic agents may result in serious or fatal infections. Vaccination with a live attenuated vaccine should be avoided in patients receiving cabazitaxel. Killed or inactivated vaccines may be administered; however, the response to such vaccines may be diminished.
Pregnancy
There are no data from the use of cabazitaxel in pregnant women. Studies in animals have shown reproductive toxicity at maternotoxic doses and that cabazitaxel crosses the placenta barrier. As with other cytotoxic medicinal products, cabazitaxel may cause foetal harm in
exposed pregnant women. Cabazitaxel is not recommended during pregnancy and in women of childbearing potential not using contraception.
Breast-feeding
Available pharmacokinetics data in animals have shown excretion of cabazitaxel and its metabolites in milk. A risk to the suckling child cannot be excluded.
Cabazitaxel should not be used during breast-feeding.
Fertility
Animal studies showed that cabazitaxel affected reproductive system in male rats and dogs without any functional effect on fertility. Nevertheless, considering the pharmacological activity of taxanes, their genotoxic potential and effect of several compounds of this class on fertility in animal studies, effect on male fertility could not be excluded in human.
Due to potential effects on male gametes and to potential exposure via seminal liquid, men treated with cabazitaxel should use effective contraception throughout treatment and are recommended to continue this for up to 6 months after the last dose of cabazitaxel. Due to potential exposure via seminal liquid, men treated with cabazitaxel should prevent contact with the ejaculate by another person throughout treatment. Men being treated with cabazitaxel are advised to seek advice on conservation of sperm prior to treatment.
Cabazitaxel may influence the ability to drive and use machines as it may cause fatigue and dizziness. Patients should be advised not to drive or use machines if they experience these adverse reactions during treatment.
Summary of safety profile
The safety of cabazitaxel in combination with prednisone or prednisolone was evaluated in 371 patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer who were treated with 25 mg/m2 cabazitaxel once every three weeks in a randomised open label, controlled phase III study. Patients received a median duration of 6 cycles of cabazitaxel.
The most commonly (≥10%) occurring adverse reactions in all grades were anaemia (97.3%), leukopenia (95.7%), neutropenia (93.5%), thrombocytopenia (47.4%), and diarrhoea (46.6%). The most commonly (≥5%) occurring grade ≥3 adverse reactions in the cabazitaxel group were neutropenia (81.7%), leukopenia (68.2%), anaemia (10.5%), febrile neutropenia (7.5%), diarrhoea (6.2%).
Discontinuation of treatment due to adverse reactions occurred in 68 patients (18.3%) receiving cabazitaxel. The most common adverse reactions leading to cabazitaxel discontinuation was neutropenia.
Tabulated list of adverse reactions
Adverse reactions are listed in table 2 according to MedDRA system organ class and frequency categories. Within each frequency grouping, adverse reactions are presented in order of decreasing seriousness. Intensity of the adverse reactions is graded according to CTCAE 4.0 (grade ≥3 = G≥3). Frequencies are based on all grades and defined as: very common (≥1/10), common (≥1/100 to <1/10);
uncommon (≥1/1,000 to <1/100); rare (≥1/10,000 to <1/1,000); very rare (<1/10,000); not known (cannot be estimated from the available data).
Table 2: Reported adverse reactions and haematological abnormalities with cabazitaxel in combination with prednisone or prednisolone in the TROPIC study (n=371)
System Organ Class | Adverse reaction | All grades n (%) | Grade>3 n (%) | |
|
| Very common | Common |
|
Infections and infestations | Septic shock |
| 4 (1.1) | 4 (1.1) |
Sepsis |
| 4 (1.1) | 4 (1.1) | |
Cellulitis |
| 6 (1.6) | 2 (0.5) | |
Urinary tract infection |
| 27 (7.3) | 4 (1.1) | |
Influenza |
| 11 (3) | 0 | |
Cystitis |
| 10 (2.7) | 1 (0.3) | |
Upper respiratory tract infection |
| 10 (2.7) | 0 | |
Herpes zoster |
| 5 (1.3) | 0 | |
Candidiasis |
| 4 (1.1) | 0 | |
Blood and lymphatic system disorders | Neutropeniaa* | 347 (93.5) |
| 303 (81.7) |
Anaemiaa | 361 (97.3) |
| 39 (10.5) | |
Leukopeniaa | 355 (95.7) |
| 253 (68.2) | |
Thrombocytopeniaa | 176 (47.4) |
| 15 (4) | |
Febrile neutropenia |
| 28 (7.5) | 28 (7.5) | |
Immune system disorders | Hypersensitivity |
| 5 (1.3) | 0 |
Metabolism and nutrition disorders | Anorexia | 59 (15.9) |
| 3 (0.8) |
Dehydration |
| 18 (4.9) | 8 (2.2) | |
Hyperglycaemia |
| 4 (1.1) | 3 (0.8) | |
Hypokalemia |
| 4 (1.1) | 2 (0.5) | |
Psychiatric disorders | Anxiety |
| 11 (3) | 0 |
Confusional state |
| 5 (1.3) | 0 | |
Nervous system disorders | Dysgeusia | 41 (11.1) |
| 0 |
Neuropathy peripheral |
| 30 (8.1) | 2 (0.5) | |
Peripheral sensory neuropathy |
| 20 (5.4) | 1 (0.3) | |
Dizziness |
| 30 (8.1) | 0 | |
Headache |
| 28 (7.5) | 0 | |
Paraesthesia |
| 17 (4.6) | 0 | |
Lethargy |
| 5 (1.3) | 1 (0.3) | |
Hypoaesthesia |
| 5 (1.3) | 0 | |
Sciatica |
| 4 (1.1) | 1 (0.3) | |
Eye disorders | Conjunctivitis |
| 5 (1.3) | 0 |
Lacrimation increased |
| 5 (1.3) | 0 | |
Ear and labyrinth disorders | Tinnitus |
| 5 (1.3) | 0 |
Vertigo |
| 5 (1.3) | 0 | |
Cardiac disorders* | Atrial fibrillation |
| 4 (1.1) | 2 (0.5) |
Tachycardia |
| 6 (1.6) | 0 | |
Vascular disorders | Hypotension |
| 20 (5.4) | 2 (0.5) |
Deep vein thrombosis |
| 8 (2.2) | 7 (1.9) | |
Hypertension |
| 6 (1.6) | 1 (0.3) | |
Orthostatic hypotension |
| 5 (1.3) | 1 (0.3) | |
Hot flush |
| 5 (1.3) | 0 | |
Flushing |
| 4 (1.1) | 0 | |
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders | Dyspnoea | 44 (11.9) |
| 5 (1.3) |
Cough | 40 (10.8) |
| 0 | |
Oropharyngeal pain |
| 13 (3.5) | 0 | |
Pneumonia |
| 9 (2.4) | 6 (1.6) | |
Gastrointestinal disorders | Diarrhoea | 173 (46.6) |
| 23 (6.2) |
Nausea | 127 (34.2) |
| 7 (1.9) | |
Vomiting | 84 (22.6) |
| 7 (1.9) | |
Constipation | 76 (20.5) |
| 4 (1.1) | |
Abdominal pain | 43 (11.6) |
| 7 (1.9) | |
Dyspepsia |
| 25 (6.7) | 0 | |
Abdominal pain upper |
| 20 (5.4) | 0 | |
Haemorrhoids |
| 14 (3.8) | 0 | |
Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| 12 (3.2) | 0 | |
Rectal haemorrhage |
| 8 (2.2) | 2 (0.5) | |
Dry mouth |
| 8 (2.2) | 1 (0.3) | |
Abdominal distension |
| 5 (1.3) | 1 (0.3) | |
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | Alopecia | 37 (10) |
| 0 |
Dry skin |
| 9 (2.4) | 0 | |
Erythema |
| 5 (1.3) | 0 | |
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | Back pain | 60 (16.2) |
| 14 (3.8) |
Arthralgia | 39 (10.5) |
| 4 (1.1) | |
Pain in extremity |
| 30 (8.1) | 6 (1.6) | |
Muscle spasms |
| 27 (7.3) | 0 | |
Myalgia |
| 14 (3.8) | 1 (0.3) | |
Musculoskeletal chest pain |
| 11 (3) | 1 (0.3) | |
Flank pain |
| 7 (1.9) | 3 (0.8) | |
Renal and urinary disorders | Acute renal failure |
| 8 (2.2) | 6 (1.6) |
Renal failure |
| 7 (1.9) | 6 (1.6) | |
Dysuria |
| 25 (6.7) | 0 | |
Renal colic |
| 5 (1.3) | 1 (0.3) | |
Haematuria | 62 (16.7) |
| 7 (1.9) | |
Pollakiuria |
| 13 (3.5) | 1 (0.3) | |
Hydronephrosis |
| 9 (2.4) | 3 (0.8) | |
Urinary retention |
| 9 (2.4) | 3 (0.8) | |
Urinary incontinence |
| 9 (2.4) | 0 | |
Ureteric obstruction |
| 7 (1.9) | 5 (1.3) | |
Reproductive system and breast disorders | Pelvic pain |
| 7 (1.9) | 1 (0.3) |
General disorders and administration site conditions | Fatigue | 136 (36.7) |
| 18 (4.9) |
Asthenia | 76 (20.5) |
| 17 (4.6) | |
Pyrexia | 45 (12.1) |
| 4 (1.1) | |
Peripheral oedema |
| 34 (9.2) | 2 (0.5) | |
Mucosal inflammation |
| 22 (5.9) | 1 (0.3) | |
Pain |
| 20 (5.4) | 4 (1.1) | |
Chest pain |
| 9 (2.4) | 2 (0.5) | |
Oedema |
| 7 (1.9) | 1 (0.3) | |
Chills |
| 6 (1.6) | 0 | |
Malaise |
| 5 (1.3) | 0 | |
Investigations | Weight decreased |
| 32 (8.6) | 0 |
Aspartate aminotransferase increased |
| 4 (1.1) | 0 | |
Transaminases increased |
| 4 (1.1) | 0 |
a based on laboratory values
* see detailed section below
Description of selected adverse reactions
Neutropenia, and associated clinical events
Incidence of grade ≥3 neutropenia based on laboratory data was 81.7%. The incidence of grade ≥3 clinical neutropenia and febrile neutropenia adverse reactions were 21.3% and 7.5% respectively. Neutropenia was the most common adverse reaction leading to medicinal product discontinuation (2.4%).
Neutropenic complications included neutropenic infections (0.5%), neutropenic sepsis (0.8%), and septic shock (1.1%), which in some cases resulted in a fatal outcome.
The use of G-CSF has been shown to limit the incidence and severity of neutropenia
Cardiac disorders and arrhythmias
All Grade events among cardiac disorders were more common on cabazitaxel of which 6 patients (1.6%) had Grade ≥3 cardiac arrhythmias. The incidence of tachycardia on cabazitaxel was 1.6%, none of which were Grade ≥3. The incidence of atrial fibrillation was 1.1% in the cabazitaxel group. Cardiac failure events were more common on cabazitaxel, the event term being reported for 2 patients (0.5%). One patient in the cabazitaxel group died from cardiac failure. Fatal ventricular fibrillation was reported in 1 patient (0.3%), and cardiac arrest in 2 patients (0.5%). None were considered related by the investigator.
Haematuria
Haematuria all grades frequency was 20.8% at 25 mg/m2 in EFC11785 study.
Confounding causes such as disease progression, instrumentation, infection or anticoagulation/NSAID/aspirin therapy were identified in nearly two thirds of the cases.
Other laboratory abnormalities
The incidence of grade ≥3 anaemia, increased AST, ALT, and bilirubin based on laboratory abnormalities were 10.5%, 0.7%, 0.9%, and 0.6%, respectively.
Gastrointestinal disorders
Colitis, enterocolitis, gastritis, neutropenic enterocolitis have been observed. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage and perforation, ileus and intestinal obstruction have also been reported.
Respiratory disorders
Cases of interstitial pneumonia/pneumonitis and interstitial lung disease, sometimes fatal have been reported with an unknown frequency (cannot be estimated from the available data).
Renal and urinary disorders
Cystitis due to radiation recall phenomenon, including haemorrhagic cystitis, were reported uncommonly.
Other special populations
Elderly population
Among the 371 patients treated with cabazitaxel in the prostate cancer study, 240 patients were 65 years or over including 70 patients older than 75 years. The following adverse reactions reported at rates ≥5% higher in patients 65 years of age or greater compared to younger patients were fatigue (40.4% versus 29.8%), clinical neutropenia (24.2% versus 17.6%), asthenia (23.8% versus 14.5%), pyrexia (14.6% versus 7.6%), dizziness (10.0% versus 4.6%), urinary tract infection (9.6% versus 3.1%) and dehydration (6.7% versus 1.5%), respectively. The incidence of the following grade ≥3 adverse reactions were higher in patients ≥65 years of age compared to younger patients; neutropenia based on laboratory abnormalities (86.3% versus 73.3%), clinical neutropenia (23.8% versus 16.8%) and febrile neutropenia (8.3% versus 6.1%).
Of the 595 patients treated with cabazitaxel 25 mg/m2 in the prostate cancer EFC 11785 study, 420 patients were 65 years or over. The adverse reactions reported at rates of at least 5% higher in patients 65 years of age or greater compared to younger patients were diarrhoea (42.9% vs. 32.6%), fatigue (30.2% vs. 19.4%), asthenia (22.4% vs. 13.1%), constipation (20.2% vs. 12.6%), clinical neutropenia (12.9% vs. 6.3%), febrile neutropenia (11.2% vs. 4.6%) and dyspnoea (9.5% vs. 3.4%).
Reporting of suspected adverse reactions
Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product.
There is no known antidote to cabazitaxel. The anticipated complications of overdose would consist of exacerbation of adverse reactions as bone marrow suppression and gastrointestinal disorders. In case of overdose, the patient should be kept in a specialised unit and closely monitored. Patients should receive therapeutic G-CSF as soon as possible after discovery of overdose. Other appropriate symptomatic measures should be taken.
Pharmacotherapeutic group: Antineoplastic agents, taxanes, ATC code: L01CD04
Mechanism of action
Cabazitaxel is an antineoplastic agent that acts by disrupting the microtubular network in cells. Cabazitaxel binds to tubulin and promotes the assembly of tubulin into microtubules while simultaneously inhibiting their disassembly. This leads to the stabilisation of microtubules, which results in the inhibition of mitotic and interphase cellular functions.
Pharmacodynamic effects
Cabazitaxel demonstrated a broad spectrum of antitumour activity against advanced human tumours xenografted in mice. Cabazitaxel is active in docetaxel-sensitive tumours. In addition, cabazitaxel demonstrated activity in tumour models insensitive to chemotherapy including docetaxel.
5.2 Clinical Studies
The efficacy and safety of cabazitaxel in combination with prednisone or prednisolone were evaluated in a randomised, open-label, international, multi-center, phase III study (EFC6193 study), in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer previsouly treated with a docetaxel containing regimen.
Overall survival (OS) was the primary efficacy endpoint of the study.
Secondary endpoints included Progression Free Survival [PFS (defined as time from randomization to tumour progression, Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA) progression, pain progression, or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first], Tumour Response Rate based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST), PSA Progression (defined as a ≥25% increase or >50% in PSA non-responders or responders respectively), PSA response (declines in serum PSA levels of at least 50%), pain progression [assessed using the Present Pain Intensity (PPI) scale from the McGill-Melzack questionnaire and an Analgesic Score (AS)] and pain response (defined as 2-point greater reduction from baseline median PPI with no concomitant increase in AS, or reduction of ≥50% in analgesic use from baseline mean AS with no concomitant increase in pain).
A total of 755 patients were randomised to receive either cabazitaxel 25 mg/m2 intravenously every 3 weeks for a maximum of 10 cycles with prednisone or prednisolone 10 mg orally daily (n=378), or to receive mitoxantrone 12 mg/m2 intravenously every 3 weeks for a maximum of 10 cycles with prednisone or prednisolone 10 mg orally daily (n=377).
This study included patients over 18 years of age with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer either measurable by RECIST criteria or non-measurable disease with rising PSA levels or appearance of new lesions, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 2. Patients had to have neutrophils >1,500/mm3, platelets >100,000/mm3, haemoglobin >10 g/dl, creatinine <1.5 x ULN, total bilirubin <1 x ULN, AST and ALT <1.5 x ULN.
Patients with a history of congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within last 6 months, or patients with uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias, angina pectoris, and/or hypertension were not included in the study.
Demographics, including age, race, and ECOG performance status (0 to 2), were balanced between the treatment arms. In the cabazitaxel group, the mean age was 68 years, range (46-92) and the racial distribution was 83.9% Caucasian, 6.9% Asian/Oriental, 5.3% Black and 4% Others.
The median number of cycles was 6 in the cabazitaxel group and 4 in the mitoxantrone group. The number of patients who completed the study treatment (10 cycles) was respectively 29.4% and 13.5% in the cabazitaxel group and in the comparator group.
Overall survival was significant longer with cabazitaxel compared to mitoxantrone (15.1 months versus 12.7 respectively), with a 30% reduction in the risk of death compared to mitoxantrone (see table 3 and figure 1).
A sub-group of 59 patients received prior cumulative dose of docetaxel <225 mg/m² (29 patients in cabazitaxel arm, 30 patients in mitoxantrone arm). There was no significant difference in overall survival in this group of patients (HR (95%CI) 0.96 (0.49-1.86)).
Table 3 Efficacy of cabazitaxel in EFC6193 study in the treatment of patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer.
| cabazitaxel + prednisone n=378 | mitoxantrone + prednisone n=377 |
Overall survival |
|
|
Number of patients with deaths (%) | 234 (61.9%) | 279 (74%) |
Median survival (months) (95% CI) | 15.1 (14.1-16.3) | 12.7 (11.6-13.7) |
Hazard Ratio (HR)1 (95% CI) | 0.70 (0.59-0.83) | |
p-value | <0.0001 |
1 HR estimated using Cox model; a hazard ratio of less than 1 favours cabazitaxel
Figure 1: Kaplan Meier overall survival curves (EFC6193)
There was an improvement in PFS in the cabazitaxel arm compared to mitoxantrone arm, 2.8 (2.4-3.0) months versus 1.4 (1.4-1.7) respectively, HR (95%CI) 0.74 (0.64-0.86), p<0.0001.
There was a significant higher rate of tumour response of 14.4% (95%CI: 9.6-19.3) in patients in the cabazitaxel arm compared to 4.4% (95%CI: 1.6-7.2) for patients in the mitoxantrone arm, p=0.0005.
PSA secondary endpoints were positive in the cabazitaxel arm. There was a median PSA progression of 6.4 months (95%CI: 5.1-7.3) for patients in cabazitaxel arm, compared to 3.1 months (95% CI: 2.2-4.4) in the mitoxantrone arm, HR 0.75 months (95%CI: 0.63-0.90), p=0.0010. The PSA response was 39.2% in patients on cabazitaxel arm (95%CI: 33.9-44.5) versus 17.8% of patients on mitoxantrone (95%CI: 13.7-22.0), p=0.0002.
There was no statistical difference between both treatment arms in pain progression and pain response.
In a non-inferiority, multicenter, multinational, randomized, open label phase III study (EFC11785 study), 1200 patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer, previously treated with a docetaxel-containing regimen, were randomized to receive either cabazitaxel 25 mg/m2 (n=602) or 20 mg/m2 (n=598) dose. Overall survival (OS) was the primary efficacy end-point.
The study met its primary objective of demonstrating the non-inferiority of cabazitaxel 20 mg/m2 in comparison with 25 mg/m2 (see table 4). A statistically significantly higher percentage (p<0.001) of patients showed a PSA response in the 25 mg/m2 group (42.9%) compared to the 20 mg/m2 group (29.5%). A statistically significantly higher risk of PSA progression in patients with the 20 mg/m2 dose with respect to the 25 mg/m2 dose was observed (HR 1.195 ; 95%CI: 1.025 to 1.393). There was no statistically difference with regards to the other secondary endpoints (PFS, tumour and pain response, tumour and pain progression, and four subcategories of FACT-P).
Table 4 Overall survival in EFC11785 study in cabazitaxel 25 mg/m2 arm versus cabazitaxel 20 mg/m2 arm (Intent-to–treat analysis) – Efficacy primary endpoint
| CBZ20+PRED n=598 | CBZ25+PRED n=602 |
Overall Survival |
|
|
Number of deaths, n (%) | 497 (83.1 %) | 501 (83.2%) |
Median survival (95% CI) (months) | 13.4 (12.19 to 14.88) | 14.5 (13.47 to 15.28) |
Hazard Ratioa |
|
|
versus CBZ25+PRED | 1.024 | - |
1-sided 98.89% UCI | 1.184 | - |
1-sided 95% LCI | 0.922 | - |
CBZ20=Cabazitaxel 20 mg/m2, CBZ25=Cabazitaxel 25 mg/m2, PRED=Prednisone/Prednisolone; CI=confidence interval, LCI=lower bound of the confidence interval, UCI=upper bound of the confidence interval
a Hazard ratio is estimated using a Cox Proportional Hazards regression model. A hazard ratio < 1 indicates a lower risk of cabazitaxel 20 mg/m2 with respect to 25 mg/m2.
The safety profile of cabazitaxel 25 mg/m2 observed in study EFC11785 was qualitatively and quantitatively similar to that observed in the study EFC6193. Study EFC11785 demonstrated a better safety profile for the cabazitaxel 20 mg/m2 dose.
Table 5 Summary of safety data for cabazitaxel 25 mg/m2 arm versus cabazitaxel 20 mg/m2 arm in EFC11785 study
| CBZ20+PRED n=580 | CBZ25+PRED n=595 |
Median number of cycles/ median duration of treatment | 6/ 18 weeks | 7/ 21 weeks |
Number of patients with dose reduction n (%) | From 20 to 15 mg/m2: 58 (10.0%) From 15 to 12 mg/m2: 9 (1.6%) | From 25 to 20 mg/m2: 128 (21.5%) From 20 to 15 mg/m2: 19 (3.2%) From 15 to 12 mg/m2: 1 (0.2%) |
All grade adverse reactionsa (%) | ||
Diarrhoea | 30.7 | 39.8 |
Nausea | 24.5 | 32.1 |
Fatigue | 24.7 | 27.1 |
Haematuria | 14.1 | 20.8 |
Asthenia | 15.3 | 19.7 |
Decreased appetite | 13.1 | 18.5 |
Vomiting | 14.5 | 18.2 |
Constipation | 17.6 | 18.0 |
Back pain | 11.0 | 13.9 |
Clinical neutropenia | 3.1 | 10.9 |
Urinary tract infection | 6.9 | 10.8 |
Peripheral sensory neuropathy | 6.6 | 10.6 |
Dysgeusia | 7.1 | 10.6 |
Grade ≥ 3 adverse reactionsb (%) | ||
Clinical neutropenia | 2.4 | 9.6 |
Febrile neutropenia | 2.1 | 9.2 |
Haematological abnormalitiesc(%) | ||
Grade ≥ 3 neutropenia | 41.8 | 73.3 |
Grade ≥ 3 anaemia | 9.9 | 13.7 |
Grade ≥ 3 thrombocytopenia | 2.6 | 4.2 |
CBZ20=Cabazitaxel 20 mg/m2, CBZ25=Cabazitaxel 25 mg/m2, PRED=Prednisone/Prednisolone
a All grade adverse reactions with an incidence higher than 10%
b Grade ≥ 3 adverse reactions with an incidence higher than 5%
c Based on laboratory values
Paediatric population
Cabazitaxel was evaluated in an open label, multi-centre Phase 1/2 study conducted in a total of 39 paediatric patients (aged between 4 to18 years for the phase 1 part of the study and between 3 to 16 years for the phase 2 part of the study). The phase 2 part did not demonstrate efficacy of cabazitaxel as single agent in paediatric population with recurrent or refractory diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and high grade glioma (HGG) treated at 30 mg/m².
A population pharmacokinetic analysis was carried out in 170 patients including patients with advanced solid tumours (n=69), metastatic breast cancer (n=34) and metastatic prostate cancer (n=67). These patients received cabazitaxel at doses of 10 to 30 mg/m2 weekly or every 3 weeks.
Absorption
After 1-hour intravenous administration at 25 mg/m2 cabazitaxel in patients with metastatic prostate cancer (n=67), the Cmax was 226 ng/ml (Coefficient of Variation (CV): 107%) and was reached at the end of the 1-hour infusion (Tmax). The mean AUC was 991 ng.h/ml (CV: 34%).
No major deviation to the dose proportionality was observed from 10 to 30 mg/m² in patients with advanced solid tumours (n=126).
Distribution
The volume of distribution (Vss) was 4870 l (2640 l/m² for a patient with a median BSA of 1.84 m²) at steady state.
In vitro, the binding of cabazitaxel to human serum proteins was 89-92% and was not saturable up to 50,000 ng/ml, which covers the maximum concentration observed in clinical studies. Cabazitaxel is mainly bound to human serum albumin (82.0%) and lipoproteins (87.9% for HDL, 69.8% for LDL, and 55.8% for VLDL). The in vitro blood-to-plasma concentration ratios in human blood ranged from 0.90 to 0.99 indicating that cabazitaxel was equally distributed between blood and plasma.
Biotransformation
Cabazitaxel is extensively metabolised in the liver (>95%), mainly by the CYP3A isoenzyme (80% to 90%). Cabazitaxel is the main circulating compound in human plasma. Seven metabolites were detected in plasma (including 3 active metabolites issued form O-demethylations), with the main one accounting for 5% of parent exposure. Around 20 metabolites of cabazitaxel are excreted into human urine and faeces.
Based on in vitro studies, the potential risk of inhibition by cabazitaxel at clinically relevant concentrations is possible towards medicinal products that are mainly substrate of CYP3A. However a clinical study has shown that cabazitaxel (25 mg/m2 administered as a single 1-hour infusion) did not modify the plasma levels of midazolam, a probe substrate of CYP3A. Therefore, at therapeutic doses, co-administration of CYP3A substrates with cabazitaxel to patients is not expected to have any clinical impact.
There is no potential risk of inhibition of medicinal products that are substrates of other CYP enzymes (1A2, 2B6, 2C9, 2C8, 2C19, 2E1, and 2D6) as well as no potential risk of induction by cabazitaxel on medicinal products that are substrates of CYP1A, CYP2C9, and CYP3A. Cabazitaxel did not inhibit in vitro the major biotransformation pathway of warfarin into 7-hydroxywarfarin, which is mediated by CYP2C9. Therefore, no pharmacokinetic interaction of cabazitaxel on warfarin is expected in vivo.
In vitro cabazitaxel did not inhibit Multidrug-Resistant Proteins (MRP): MRP1 and MRP2 or Organic Cation Transporter (OCT1). Cabazitaxel inhibited the transport of P-glycoprotein (PgP) (digoxin, vinblastin), Breast-Cancer-Resistant-Proteins (BCRP) (methotrexate) and Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide OATP1B3 (CCK8) at concentrations at least 15 fold what is observed in clinical setting while it inhibited the transport of OATP1B1 (estradiol-17β-glucuronide) at concentrations only 5 fold what is observed in clinical setting. Therefore the risk of interaction with substrates of MRP, OCT1, PgP, BCRP and OATP1B3 is unlikely in vivo at the dose of 25 mg/m2. The risk of interaction with OATP1B1 transporter is possible, notably during the infusion duration (1 hour) and up to 20 minutes after the end of the infusion (see section 4.5).
Elimination
After a 1-hour intravenous infusion [14C]-cabazitaxel at 25 mg/m2 in patients, approximately 80% of the administered dose was eliminated within 2 weeks. Cabazitaxel is mainly excreted in the faeces as numerous metabolites (76% of the dose); while renal excretion of cabazitaxel and metabolites account for less than 4% of the dose (2.3% as unchanged medicinal product in urine).
Cabazitaxel had a high plasma clearance of 48.5 l/h (26.4 l/h/m² for a patient with a median BSA of 1.84 m²) and a long terminal half-life of 95 hours.
Special populations
Elderly patients
In the population pharmacokinetic analysis in 70 patients of 65 years and older (57 from 65 to 75 and 13 patients above 75), no age effect on the pharmacokinetics of cabazitaxel was observed.
Paediatric patients
Safety and effectiveness of cabazitaxel have not been established in children and adolescents below 18 years of age.
Hepatic impairment
Cabazitaxel is eliminated primarily via liver metabolism.
A dedicated study in 43 cancer patients with hepatic impairment showed no influence of mild (total bilirubin >1 to ≤1.5 x ULN or AST >1.5 x ULN) or moderate (total bilirubin >1.5 to ≤3.0 x ULN) hepatic impairment on cabazitaxel pharmacokinetics. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of cabazitaxel was 20 and 15 mg/m2, respectively. In 3 patients with severe hepatic impairment (total bilirubin >3 ULN), a 39% decrease in clearance was observed when compared to patients with mild hepatic impairment, indicating some effect of severe hepatic impairment on cabazitaxel pharmacokinetics. The MTD of cabazitaxel in patients with severe hepatic impairment was not established. Based on safety and tolerability data, cabazitaxel dose should be reduced in patients with mild hepatic impairment (see sections 4.2, 4.4). Cabazitaxel is contraindicated in patients with severe hepatic impairment (see section 4.3).
Renal impairment
Cabazitaxel is minimally excreted via the kidney (2.3% of the dose). A population pharmacokinetic analysis carried out in 170 patients that included 14 patients with moderate renal impairment (creatinine clearance in the range of 30 to 50 ml/min) and 59 patients with mild renal impairment (creatinine clearance in the range of 50 to 80 ml/min) showed that mild to moderate renal impairment did not have meaningful effects on the pharmacokinetics of cabazitaxel. This was confirmed by a dedicated comparative pharmacokinetic study in solid cancer patients with normal renal function (8 patients), moderate (8 patients) and severe (9 patients) renal impairment, who received several cycles of cabazitaxel in single IV infusion up to 25 mg/m2.
Adverse reactions not observed in clinical studies, but seen in dogs after single dose, 5-day and weekly administration at exposure levels lower than clinical exposure levels and with possible relevance to clinical use were arteriolar/periarterolar necrosis in the liver, bile ductule hyperplasia and/or hepatocellular necrosis (see section 4.2).
Adverse reactions not observed in clinical studies, but seen in rats during repeat-dose toxicity studies at exposure levels higher than clinical exposure levels and with possible relevance to clinical use were eye disorders characterized by subcapsular lens fiber swelling/degeneration. These effects were partially reversible after 8 weeks.
Carcinogenicity studies have not been conducted with cabazitaxel.
Cabazitaxel did not induce mutations in the bacterial reverse mutation (Ames) test. It was not clastogenic in an in vitro test in human lymphocytes (no induction of structural chromosomal aberration but it increased number of polyploid cells) and induced an increase of micronuclei in the in vivo test in rats. However these genotoxicity findings are inherent to the pharmacological activity of the compound (inhibition of tubulin depolymerization) and have been observed with medicinal products exhibiting the same pharmacological activity.
Cabazitaxel did not affect mating performances or fertility of treated male rats. However, in repeated-dose toxicity studies, degeneration of seminal vesicle and seminiferous tubule atrophy in the testis were observed in rats, and testicular degeneration (minimal epithelial single cell necrosis in epididymis), was observed in dogs. Exposures in animals were similar or lower than those seen in humans receiving clinically relevant doses of cabazitaxel.
Cabazitaxel induced embryofoetal toxicity in female rats treated intravenously once daily from gestational days 6 through 17 linked with maternal toxicity and consisted of foetal deaths and decreased mean foetal weight associated with delay in skeletal ossification. Exposures in animals were lower than those seen in humans receiving clinically relevant doses of cabazitaxel. Cabazitaxel crossed the placenta barrier in rats.
In rats, cabazitaxel and its metabolites are excreted in maternal milk at a quantity up to 1.5% of administered dose over 24 hours.
Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA)
Results of environmental risk assessment studies indicated that use of Cabazitaxel will not cause significant risk to the aquatic environment (see section 6.6 for disposal of unused product).
Concentrate
Polysorbate 80
Citric acid
Solvent
Ethanol 96%
Water for injections
This medicinal product must not be mixed with other medicinal products except those mentioned in section 6.6.
PVC infusion containers or polyurethane infusion sets should not be used for the preparation and administration of the infusion solution.
Do not store above 30°C.
Do not refrigerate.
For storage conditions after dilution of the medicinal product, see section 6.3.
One pack contains one vial of concentrate and one vial of solvent:
• Concentrate: 1.5 ml of concentrate in a 15 ml tubular glass vial (type I) stoppered with rubber stopper and sealed with flip-off seal. Each vial contains 60 mg cabazitaxel per 1.5 ml nominal volume (fill volume: 73.2 mg of cabazitaxel/1.83 ml). This fill volume has been established during the development of Cabazitaxel to compensate for liquid loss during preparation of the premix. This overfill ensures that after dilution with the entire content of
the accompanying solvent for Cabazitaxel, there is a minimal extractable premix volume of 6 ml containing 10 mg/ml Cabazitaxel which corresponds to the labelled amount of 60 mg per vial.
• Solvent: 4.5 ml of solvent in a 15 ml tubular glass vial (type I) stoppered with rubber stopper and sealed with flip-off seal. Each vial contains 4.5 ml nominal volume (fill volume: 5.70 ml). This fill volume has been established during the development and the overfill ensures, after the addition of the entire content of the solvent vial to the content of Cabazitaxel 60 mg concentrate vial, a concentration of the premix solution of 10 mg/ml Cabazitaxel.
Cabazitaxel should only be prepared and administered by personnel trained in handling cytotoxic agents. Pregnant staff should not handle the product. As for any other antineoplastic agent, caution should be exercised when handling and preparing Cabazitaxel solutions, taking into account the use of containment devices, personal protective equipment (e.g. gloves), and preparation procedures. If Cabazitaxel, at any step of its handling, should come into contact with the skin, wash immediately and thoroughly with soap and water. If it should come into contact with mucous membranes, wash immediately and thoroughly with water.
Always dilute the concentrate for solution for infusion with the entire supplied solvent before adding to infusion solution.
Read this ENTIRE section carefully before mixing and diluting. Cabazitaxel requires TWO dilutions prior to administration. Follow the preparation instructions provided below.
Note: Both the Cabazitaxel 60 mg/1.5 ml concentrate vial (fill volume: 73.2 mg of cabazitaxel/1.83 ml) and the solvent vial (fill volume: 5.70 ml) contain an overfill to compensate for liquid loss during preparation. This overfill ensures that after dilution with the ENTIRE contents of the accompanying solvent, there is solution containing 10 mg/ml cabazitaxel.
The following two-step dilution process must be carried out in an aseptic manner for preparing the solution for infusion.
Step 1: Initial dilution of the concentrate for solution for infusion with the supplied solvent.
Step 1.1
Inspect the concentrate vial and the supplied solvent. The concentrate solution and the solvent should be clear. | |
Step 1.2
Using a syringe fitted with a needle, aseptically withdraw the entire contents of the supplied solvent by partially inverting the vial. | |
Step 1.3
Inject the entire contents into the corresponding concentrate vial.
To limit foaming as much as possible when injecting the solvent, direct the needle onto the inside wall of the vial of concentrate solution and inject slowly.
Once reconstituted, the resultant solution contains 10 mg/ml of cabazitaxel. | |
Step 1.4
Remove the syringe and needle and mix manually and gently by repeated inversions until obtaining a clear and homogeneous solution. It could take approximately 45 seconds. | |
Step 1.5
Let this solution stand for approximately 5 minutes and check then that the solution is homogeneous and clear. It is normal for foam to persist after this time period. |
This resulting concentrate-solvent mixture contains 10 mg/ml of cabazitaxel (at least 6 ml deliverable volume). The second dilution should be done immediately (within 1 hour) as detailed in Step 2.
More than one vial of the concentrate-solvent mixture may be necessary to administer the prescribed dose.
Step 2: Second (final) dilution for infusion
Step 2.1
Aseptically withdraw the required amount of concentrate-solvent mixture (10 mg/ml of cabazitaxel), with a graduated syringe fitted with a needle. As an example, a dose of 45 mg <Invented name> would require 4.5 ml of the concentrate-solvent mixture prepared following Step 1.
Since foam may persist on the wall of the vial of this solution, following its preparation described in Step 1, it is preferable to place the needle of the syringe in the middle when extracting.
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Step 2.2
Inject in a sterile PVC-free container of either 5% glucose solution or sodium chloride 9 mg/ml (0.9%) solution for infusion. The concentration of the infusion solution should be between 0.10 mg/ml and 0.26 mg/ml. |
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Step 2.3
Remove the syringe and mix the content of the infusion bag or bottle manually using a rocking motion.
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Step 2.4 As with all parenteral products, the resulting infusion solution should be visually inspected prior to use. As the infusion solution is supersaturated, it may crystallize over time. In this case, the solution must not be used and should be discarded. |
The infusion solution should be used immediately. However, in-use storage time can be longer under specific conditions mentioned in section 6.3.
An in-line filter of 0.22 micrometre nominal pore size (also referred to as 0.2 micrometre) is recommended during administration.
Do not use PVC infusion containers or polyurethane infusion sets for the preparation and administration of Cabazitaxel.
Cabazitaxel must not be mixed with any other medicinal products than those mentioned.
Any unused medicinal product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements
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