DANYELZA is indicated, in combination with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), for the treatment of pediatric patients 1 year of age and older and adult patients with relapsed or refractory high-risk neuroblastoma in the bone or bone marrow who have demonstrated a partial response, minor response, or stable disease to prior therapy. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate and duration of response [see Clinical Studies (14) ] .
Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s). DANYELZA is a GD2-binding monoclonal antibody indicated, in combination with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), for the treatment of pediatric patients 1 year of age and older and adult patients with relapsed or refractory high-risk neuroblastoma in the bone or bone marrow who have demonstrated a partial response, minor response, or stable disease to prior therapy.
This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate and duration of response. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s). ( 1 )
Contraindications
DANYELZA is contraindicated in patients with a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to naxitamab-gqgk. Reactions have included anaphylaxis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ]. History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to naxitamab-gqgk. ( 4 )
Warnings and precautions
Neurotoxicity: Peripheral neuropathy, neurological disorders of the eye, and prolonged urinary retention have also occurred. Permanently discontinue as recommended. ( 2.3 , 5.2 ) Myocarditis: Withhold, reduce dose, or discontinue based on severity. ( 2.3 , 5.3 ) Hypertension: Monitor blood pressure during and after infusion as recommended. Withhold, reduce infusion rate, or discontinue based on severity. ( 2.3 , 5.4 ) Orthostatic Hypotension: Severe orthostatic hypotension, including cases requiring hospitalization, have occurred.
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Withhold, reduce dose, or discontinue based on severity. ( 2.3 , 5.5 ) Embryo-Fetal Toxicity: May cause fetal harm. Advise females of reproductive potential of potential risk to a fetus and to use effective contraception. ( 5.6 )
5.1Serious Infusion-Related Reactions
DANYELZA can cause serious infusion reactions requiring urgent intervention including fluid resuscitation, administration of bronchodilators and corticosteroids, intensive care unit admission, infusion rate reduction or interruption of DANYELZA infusion. Infusion-related reactions included hypotension, bronchospasm, hypoxia, and stridor [see Adverse Reactions (6.1) ]. Serious infusion-related reactions occurred in 4% of patients in Study 201 and in 18% of patients in Study 12-230.
Infusion-related reactions of any Grade occurred in 100% of patients in Study 201 and 94% of patients in Study 12-230. Hypotension of any grade occurred in 100% of patients in Study 201 and 89% of patients in Study 12-230. In Study 201, 68% of patients experienced Grade 3 or 4 infusion reactions; and in Study 12-230, 32% of patients experienced Grade 3 or 4 infusion reactions. Anaphylaxis occurred in 12% of patients and 2 patients (8%) permanently discontinued DANYELZA due to anaphylaxis in Study 201.
One patient in Study 12-230 (1.4%) experienced a Grade 4 cardiac arrest 1.5 hours following completion of DANYELZA infusion. In Study 201, infusion reactions generally occurred within 24 hours of completing a DANYELZA infusion, most often within 30 minutes of initiation. Infusion reactions were most frequent during the first infusion of DANYELZA in each cycle. Eighty percent of patients required reduction in infusion rate and 80% of patients had an infusion interrupted for at least one infusion-related reaction.
Caution is advised in patients with pre-existing cardiac disease, as this may exacerbate the risk of severe hypotension. Premedicate with an antihistamine, acetaminophen, an H2 antagonist and corticosteroid as recommended [see Dosage and Administration (2.2) ]. Monitor patients closely for signs and symptoms of infusion reactions during and for at least 2 hours following completion of each DANYELZA infusion in a setting where cardiopulmonary resuscitation medication and equipment are available.
Reduce the rate, interrupt infusion, or permanently discontinue DANYELZA based on severity and institute appropriate medical management as needed [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) and Contraindications (4) ].
5.2Neurotoxicity
DANYELZA can cause severe neurotoxicity, including severe neuropathic pain, transverse myelitis, and reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome. Pain Pain, including abdominal pain, bone pain, neck pain, and extremity pain, occurred in 100% of patients in Study 201 and 94% of patients in Study 12-230. Grade 3 pain occurred in 72% of patients in Study 201. One patient in Study 201 (4%) required interruption of an infusion due to pain.
Pain typically began during the infusion of DANYELZA and lasted a median of less than one day in Study 201 (range less than one day and up to 62 days) [see Adverse Reactions (6.1) ] . Premedicate with drugs that treat neuropathic pain (e.g., gabapentin) and oral opioids. Administer intravenous opioids as needed for breakthrough pain [see Dosage and Administration (2.2) ]. Permanently discontinue DANYELZA based on severity [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) ].
Transverse Myelitis Transverse myelitis has occurred with DANYELZA. Permanently discontinue DANYELZA in patients who develop transverse myelitis [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) ] . Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome (RPLS) Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) (also known as posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome or PRES) occurred in 2 (2.8%) patients in Study 12-230. Events occurred 2 and 7 days following completion of the first cycle of DANYELZA.
Monitor blood pressure during and following DANYELZA infusion and assess for neurologic symptoms [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ] . Permanently discontinue DANYELZA in case of symptomatic RPLS [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) and Adverse Reactions (6.1) ] . Peripheral Neuropathy Peripheral neuropathy, including peripheral sensory neuropathy, peripheral motor neuropathy, paresthesia, and neuralgia, occurred in 32% of patients in Study 201 and in 25% of patients in Study 12-230.
Most signs and symptoms of neuropathy began on the day of the infusion and neuropathy lasted a median of 5.5 days (range 0 to 22 days) in Study 201 and 0 days (range 0 to 22 days) in Study 12-230 [see Adverse Reactions (6.1) ] . Permanently discontinue DANYELZA based on severity [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) ] . Neurological Disorders of the Eye Neurological disorders of the eye including unequal pupils, blurred vision, accommodation disorder, mydriasis, visual impairment, and photophobia occurred in 24% of patients in Study 201 and 19% of patients in Study 12-230.
Neurological disorders of the eye lasted a median of 17 days (range 0 to 84 days) in Study 201 with two patients (8%) experiencing an event that had not resolved at the time of data cutoff, and a median of 1 day (range less than one day to 21 days) in Study 12-230. Permanently discontinue DANYELZA based on severity [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) and Adverse Reactions (6.1) ]. Prolonged Urinary Retention Urinary retention occurred in 1 (4%) patient in Study 201 and in 3 patients (4%) in Study 12-230.
All events in both studies occurred on the day of an infusion of DANYELZA and lasted between 0 and 24 days. Permanently discontinue DANYELZA in patients with urinary retention that does not resolve following discontinuation of opioids [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) and Adverse Reactions (6.1) ].
5.3Myocarditis
Myocarditis has occurred in adolescent patients receiving DANYELZA in clinical trials and expanded access programs. Myocarditis occurred within days of receiving DANYELZA requiring drug interruption. Monitor for signs and symptoms of myocarditis during treatment with DANYELZA. Withhold, reduce the dose, or permanently discontinue DANYELZA based on severity [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) ].
5.4Hypertension
Hypertension occurred in 44% of patients in Study 201 and 28% of patients in Study 12-230 who received DANYELZA. Grade 3 or 4 hypertension occurred in 4% of patients in Study 201 and 7% of patients in Study 12-230. Four patients (6%) in Study 12-230 permanently discontinued DANYELZA due to hypertension. In both studies, most events occurred on the day of DANYELZA infusion and occurred up to 9 days following an infusion of DANYELZA.
Do not initiate DANYELZA in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Monitor blood pressure during infusion, and at least daily on Days 1 to 8 of each cycle of DANYELZA and evaluate for complications of hypertension including RPLS [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] . Interrupt DANYELZA infusion and resume at a reduced rate, or permanently discontinue DANYELZA based on the severity [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) and Adverse Reactions (6.1) ] .
5.5Orthostatic Hypotension
Orthostatic hypotension has occurred in patients receiving DANYELZA in clinical trials and expanded access programs. Severe orthostatic hypotension, including cases requiring hospitalization, have occurred. Cases occurred within hours to 6 days of DANYELZA infusions in any cycle.
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Pregnancy and breastfeeding
8.1Pregnancy Risk Summary Based
on its mechanism of action, DANYELZA may cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.1) ]. There are no available data on the use of DANYELZA in pregnant women and no animal reproduction studies have been conducted with DANYELZA. IgG1 monoclonal antibodies are transported across the placenta in a linear fashion as pregnancy progresses, with the largest amount transferred during the third trimester.
Advise pregnant women of potential risk to a fetus. In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2% to 4% and 15% to 20%, respectively.
Adverse reactions
The following clinically significant adverse reactions are also described elsewhere in the labeling: Serious Infusion-Related Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] Neurotoxicity [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] Myocarditis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ] Hypertension [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4) ] Orthostatic Hypotension [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5) ] The most common adverse reactions (≥25%) are infusion-related reaction, pain, tachycardia, vomiting, cough, nausea, diarrhea, decreased appetite, hypertension, fatigue, erythema multiforme, peripheral neuropathy, urticaria, pyrexia, headache, injection site reaction, edema, anxiety, localized edema, and irritability ( 6.1 ).
The most common Grade 3 or 4 laboratory abnormalities (≥5%) are decreased lymphocytes, decreased neutrophils, decreased hemoglobin, decreased platelet count, decreased potassium, increased alanine aminotransferase, decreased glucose, decreased calcium, decreased albumin, decreased sodium, and decreased phosphate ( 6.1 ). To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc, at 1-833-339-6227 (1-833-33YMABS), or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
6.1Clinical 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 safety of DANYELZA in combination with GM-CSF was evaluated in patients with refractory or relapsed high-risk neuroblastoma in bone or bone marrow who had demonstrated a partial response, minor response, or stable disease following initial or subsequent therapy, and in patients who were in second complete remission, from two open-label, single arm studies, Study 201 (n=25) and Study 12-230 (n=72).
Patients received DANYELZA 9 mg/kg/cycle administered as three separate intravenous infusions of 3 mg/kg (Day 1, 3 and 5) in the first week of each cycle. Patients also received GM-CSF 250 µg/m 2 /day subcutaneously on Days -4 to 0 and GM-CSF 500 µg/m 2 /day subcutaneously on Days 1 to 5 [see Clinical Studies (14) ]. The most common adverse reactions in Studies 201 and 12-230 (≥25% in either study) were infusion-related reaction, pain, tachycardia, vomiting, cough, nausea, diarrhea, decreased appetite, hypertension, fatigue, erythema multiforme, peripheral neuropathy, urticaria, pyrexia, headache, injection site reaction, edema, anxiety, localized edema and irritability.
The most common Grade 3 or 4 laboratory abnormalities (≥5% in either study) were decreased lymphocytes, decreased neutrophils, decreased hemoglobin, decreased platelet count, decreased potassium, increased alanine aminotransferase, decreased glucose, decreased calcium, decreased albumin, decreased sodium and decreased phosphate. Study 201 In Study 201, among 25 patients who received DANYELZA in combination with GM-CSF, 12% were exposed for 6 months or longer and none were exposed for greater than one year.
Serious adverse reactions occurred in 32% of patients who received DANYELZA in combination with GM-CSF. Serious adverse reactions in more than one patient included anaphylactic reaction (12%) and pain (8%). Permanent discontinuation of DANYELZA due to an adverse reaction occurred in 12% of patients. Adverse reactions resulting in permanent discontinuation of DANYELZA included anaphylactic reaction (8%) and respiratory depression (4%).
Dosage interruptions of DANYELZA due to an adverse reaction occurred in 84% of patients. Adverse reactions requiring dosage interruption in > 10% of patients included hypotension and bronchospasm. Table 4 summarizes adverse reactions in Study 201. Table 4. Adverse Reactions (>10%) in Patients with Refractory or Relapsed High-Risk Neuroblastoma in Bone or Bone Marrow Who Received DANYELZA with GM-CSF in Study 201 DANYELZA with GM-CSF Adverse reactions were graded using CTCAE version 4.0.
(n=25) Adverse Reaction All Grades (%) Grade 3 or 4 (%) Body system General disorders and administration site conditions Pain Pain includes pain, abdominal pain, pain in extremity, bone pain, neck pain, back pain, and musculoskeletal pain. 100 72 Infusion-related reaction Infusion-related reaction includes hypotension, bronchospasm, flushing, wheezing, stridor, urticaria, dyspnea, pyrexia, infusion-related reaction, face edema, edema mouth, tongue edema, lip edema, respiratory tract edema, chills, hypoxia, pruritis and rash occurring on the day of infusion or the day following an infusion. 100 68 Edema 28 0 Fatigue Fatigue includes fatigue, asthenia. 28 0 Pyrexia Pyrexia not occurring on the day of infusion or the day following an infusion 28 0 Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders Cough 60 0 Rhinorrhea 24 0 Vascular disorders Hypertension 44 4 Gastrointestinal disorders Vomiting 60 4 Diarrhea 56 8 Nausea 56 0 Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders Urticaria Urticaria, not occurring on the day of infusion or the day following an infusion 32 4 Cardiac disorders Tachycardia Tachycardia includes sinus tachycardia and tachycardia 84 4 Nervous system disorders Peripheral neuropathy Peripheral neuropathy includes peripheral sensory neuropathy, paresthesia, neuralgia. 32 0 Headache 28 8 Depressed level of consciousness 24 16 Eye disorders Neurological disorders of the eye Neurological disorders of the eye includes unequal pupils, blurred vision, and mydriasis. 24 0 Immune system disorders Anaphylactic reaction 12 12 Metabolism and nutrition disorders Decreased appetite 16 0 Infections and infestations Influenza 12 0 Rhinovirus infection 12 0 Upper respiratory tract infection 12 0 Investigations Weight decreased 12 0 Psychiatric disorders Anxiety 12 0 Clinically relevant adverse reactions occurring in ≤10% of patients who received DANYELZA with GM-CSF included peripheral edema (8%).
Table 5 summarizes the laboratory abnormalities in Study 201. Table 5. Selected Laboratory Abnormalities (>20%) Worsening from Baseline in Patients with Refractory or Relapsed High-Risk Neuroblastoma in Bone or Bone Marrow Who Received DANYELZA with GM-CSF in Study 201 Laboratory Abnormality DANYELZA with GM-CSF The table presents laboratory parameters with available grading according to CTCAE version 4.0. Baseline evaluation was the last non-missing value prior to first DANYELZA dosing.
Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both a baseline value and at least one on-study laboratory measurement (range: 23 to 24 patients). n=25 All Grades (%) Grade 3 or 4 (%) Chemistry Decreased potassium 63 8 Decreased albumin 50 0 Increased alanine aminotransferase 42 8 Decreased sodium 29 0 Hematology Decreased lymphocytes 74 30 Decreased platelet count 65 17 Decreased neutrophils 61 39 Decreased hemoglobin 48 4 Study 12-230 In Study 12-230, among 72 patients who received DANYELZA in combination with GM-CSF, 32% were exposed for 6 months or longer and 8% were exposed for greater than one year.
Serious adverse reactions occurred in 40% of patients who received DANYELZA in combination with GM-CSF. Serious adverse reactions in > 5% of patients included hypertension (14%), hypotension (11%), and pyrexia (8%). Permanent discontinuation of DANYELZA due to an adverse reaction occurred in 8% of patients. Four (6%) patients permanently discontinued DANYELZA due to hypertension and one (1.4%) patient discontinued due to RPLS.
Table 6 summarizes adverse reactions in Study 12-230. Table 6. Adverse Reactions (>10%) in Patients with Refractory or Relapsed High-Risk Neuroblastoma in Bone or Bone Marrow Who Received DANYELZA with GM-CSF in Study 12-230 DANYELZA with GM-CSF In Study 12-230, all adverse reactions occurring in Cycle 1 and 2, and adverse reactions of ≥ Grade 3 severity occurring in subsequent cycles were reported. In the dose finding phase, Grade 2 unexpected adverse reactions were also reported for
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Composition
Active ingredients
NAXITAMAB-GQGK 40MG/10ML
Official product information
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