PADCEV Powder for solution for infusion Ref.[49907] Active ingredients: Enfortumab vedotin

Traceability

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Skin reactions

Skin reactions are associated with enfortumab vedotin as a result of enfortumab vedotin binding to Nectin-4 expressed in the skin. Fever or flu-like symptoms may be the first sign of a severe skin reaction, and patients should be observed, if this occurs.

Mild to moderate skin reactions, predominantly maculopapular rash, have been reported (see section 4.8). Severe cutaneous adverse reactions, including SJS and TEN, with fatal outcome have also occurred in patients treated with enfortumab vedotin, predominantly during the first cycle of treatment. In clinical trials, the median time to onset of severe skin reactions was 0.6 months (range: 0.1 to 6.4).

Patients should be monitored starting with the first cycle and throughout treatment for skin reactions. Appropriate treatment such as topical corticosteroids and antihistamines can be considered for mild to moderate skin reactions. For suspected SJS or TEN, or in case of bullous lesions onset, withhold treatment immediately and refer to specialised care; histologic confirmation, including consideration of multiple biopsies, is critical to early recognition, as diagnosis and intervention can improve prognosis. Permanently discontinue Padcev for confirmed SJS or TEN, Grade 4 or recurrent severe skin reactions. For Grade 2 worsening, Grade 2 with fever or Grade 3 skin reactions, treatment should be withheld until Grade ≤1 and referral for specialised care should be considered. Treatment should be resumed at the same dose level or consider dose reduction by one dose level (see section 4.2).

Hyperglycaemia

Hyperglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), including fatal events, occurred in patients with and without pre-existing diabetes mellitus, treated with enfortumab vedotin (see section 4.8). Hyperglycaemia occurred more frequently in patients with pre-existing hyperglycaemia or a high body mass index (≥30 kg/m²). Patients with baseline HbA1c ≥8% were excluded from clinical trials. Blood glucose levels should be monitored prior to dosing and periodically throughout the course of treatment as clinically indicated in patients with or at risk for diabetes mellitus or hyperglycaemia. If blood glucose is elevated >13.9 mmol/L (>250 mg/dL), Padcev should be withheld until blood glucose is ≤13.9 mmol/L (≤250 mg/dL) and treat as appropriate (see section 4.2).

Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy, predominantly peripheral sensory neuropathy, has occurred with enfortumab vedotin, including Grade ≥3 reactions (see section 4.8). Patients with preexisting peripheral neuropathy Grade ≥2 were excluded from clinical trials. Patients should be monitored for symptoms of new or worsening peripheral neuropathy as these patients may require a delay, dose reduction or discontinuation of enfortumab vedotin (see Table 1). Padcev should be permanently discontinued for Grade ≥3 peripheral neuropathy (see section 4.2).

Ocular disorders

Ocular disorders, predominantly dry eye, have occurred in patients treated with enfortumab vedotin (see section 4.8). Patients should be monitored for ocular disorders. Consider artificial tears for prophylaxis of dry eye and referral for ophthalmologic evaluation if ocular symptoms do not resolve or worsen.

Infusion site extravasation

Skin and soft tissue injury following enfortumab vedotin administration has been observed when extravasation occurred (see section 4.8). Ensure good venous access prior to starting Padcev and monitor for possible infusion site extravasation during administration. If extravasation occurs, stop the infusion and monitor for adverse reactions.

Embryo-foetal toxicity and contraception

Pregnant women should be informed of the potential risk to a foetus (see sections 4.6 and 5.3). Females of reproductive potential should be advised to have a pregnancy test within 7 days prior to starting treatment with enfortumab vedotin, to use effective contraception during treatment and for at least12 months after stopping treatment. Men being treated with enfortumab vedotin are advised not to father a child during treatment and for up to 9 months following the last dose of Padcev.

Formal drug-drug interaction studies with enfortumab vedotin have not been conducted. Concomitant administration of enfortumab vedotin and CYP3A4 (substrates) metabolised medicinal products, has no clinically relevant risk of inducing pharmacokinetic interactions (see section 5.2).

Effects of other medicinal products on enfortumab vedotin

CYP3A4 inhibitors, substrates or inducers

Based on physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling, concomitant use of enfortumab vedotin with ketoconazole (a combined P-gp and strong CYP3A inhibitor) is predicted to increase unconjugated MMAE C_max and AUC exposure to a minor extent, with no change in ADC exposure. Caution is advised in case of concomitant treatment with CYP3A4 inhibitors. Patients receiving concomitant strong CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g. boceprevir, clarithromycin, cobicistat, indinavir, itraconazole, nefazodone, nelfinavir, posaconazole, ritonavir, saquinavir, telaprevir, telithromycin, voriconazole) should be monitored more closely for signs of toxicities.

Unconjugated MMAE is not predicted to alter the AUC of concomitant medicines that are CYP3A4 substrates (e.g. midazolam).

Strong CYP3A4 inducers (e.g. rifampicin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, St. John’s wort [Hypericum perforatum]) may decrease the exposure of unconjugated MMAE with moderate effect (see section 5.2).

Women of childbearing potential / Contraception in males and females

Pregnancy testing is recommended for females of reproductive potential within 7 days prior to initiating treatment. Females of reproductive potential should be advised to use effective contraception during treatment and for at least 12 months after stopping treatment. Men being treated with enfortumab vedotin are advised not to father a child during treatment and for up to 9 months following the last dose of Padcev.

Pregnancy

Padcev can cause foetal harm when administered to pregnant women based upon findings from animal studies. Embryo-foetal development studies in female rats have shown that intravenous administration of enfortumab vedotin resulted in reduced numbers of viable foetuses, reduced litter size, and increased early resorptions (see section 5.3). Padcev is not recommended during pregnancy and in women of childbearing potential not using effective contraception.

Breast-feeding

It is unknown whether enfortumab vedotin is excreted in human milk. A risk to breast-fed children cannot be excluded. Breastfeeding should be discontinued during Padcev treatment and for at least 6 months after the last dose.

Fertility

In rats, repeat dose administration of enfortumab vedotin, resulted in testicular toxicity and may alter male fertility. MMAE has been shown to have aneugenic properties (see section 5.3). Therefore, men being treated with this medicinal product are advised to have sperm samples frozen and stored before treatment. There are no data on the effect of Padcev on human fertility.

Padcev has no or negligible influence on the ability to drive and use machines.

Summary of the safety profile

The most common adverse reactions with enfortumab vedotin were alopecia (48.8%), fatigue (46.8%), decreased appetite (44.9%), peripheral sensory neuropathy (38.7%), diarrhoea (37.6%), nausea (36%), pruritus (33.4%), dysgeusia (29.9%), anaemia (26.5%), weight decreased (23.4%), rash maculo-papular (22.9%), dry skin (21.6%), vomiting (18.4%), aspartate aminotransferase increased (15.3%), hyperglycaemia, (13.1%), dry eye (12.8%), alanine aminotransferase increased (12.1%) and rash (10.4%).

The most common serious adverse reactions were diarrhoea (2%) and hyperglycaemia (2%). Nine percent of patients permanently discontinued enfortumab vedotin for adverse reactions; the most common adverse reaction (≥2%) leading to dose discontinuation was peripheral sensory neuropathy (4%). Adverse reactions leading to dose interruption occurred in 44% of patients; the most common adverse reactions (≥2%) leading to dose interruption were peripheral sensory neuropathy (15%), fatigue (7%), rash maculo-papular (4%), aspartate aminotransferase increased (4%), alanine aminotransferase increased (4%), anaemia (3%), diarrhoea (3%) and hyperglycaemia (3%). Thirty percent of patients required a dose reduction due to an adverse reaction; the most common adverse reactions (≥2%) leading to a dose reduction were peripheral sensory neuropathy (10%), fatigue (5%), rash maculo-papular (4%) and decreased appetite (2%).

Tabulated summary of adverse reactions

The safety of enfortumab vedotin as monotherapy has been evaluated in 680 patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer receiving 1.25 mg/kg on Days 1, 8 and 15 of a 28-day cycle in clinical studies (see Table 3). Patients were exposed to enfortumab vedotin for a median duration of 4.7 months (range: 0.3 to 34.8 months).

Adverse reactions observed during clinical studies are listed in this section by frequency category. Frequency categories are defined as follows: 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). Within each frequency grouping, adverse reactions are presented in order of decreasing seriousness.

Table 3. Adverse reactions:

¹ Based on global post-marketing experience.

Description of selected adverse reactions

Immunogenicity

A total of 590 patients were tested for immunogenicity to enfortumab vedotin 1.25 mg/kg; 15 patients were confirmed to be positive at baseline for anti-drug antibody (ADA), and in patients that were negative at baseline (N=575), a total of 16 (2.8%) were positive postbaseline (13 transiently and 3 persistently). Due to the limited number of patients with antibodies against Padcev, no conclusions can be drawn concerning a potential effect of immunogenicity on efficacy, safety or pharmacokinetics.

Skin reactions

In clinical studies, skin reactions occurred in 55% (375) of the 680 patients treated with enfortumab vedotin 1.25 mg/kg. Severe (Grade 3 or 4) skin reactions occurred in 13% (85) of patients and a majority of these reactions included maculo-papular rash, rash erythematous, rash or drug eruption. The median time to onset of severe skin reactions was 0.62 months (range: 0.1 to 6.4 months). Serious skin reactions occurred in 3.8% (26) of patients.

In the EV-201 (N=214) clinical study, of the patients who experienced skin reactions, 75% had complete resolution and 14% had partial improvement (see section 4.4).

Hyperglycaemia

In clinical studies, hyperglycaemia (blood glucose >13.9 mmol/L) occurred in 14% (98) of the 680 patients treated with enfortumab vedotin 1.25 mg/kg. Serious events of hyperglycaemia occurred in 2.2% of patients, 7% of patients developed severe (Grade 3-4) hyperglycaemia and 0.3% of patients experienced fatal events, one event each of hyperglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis. The incidence of Grade 3-4 hyperglycaemia increased consistently in patients with higher body mass index and in patients with higher baseline haemoglobin A1C (HbA1c). The median time to onset of hyperglycemia was 0.6 months (range: 0.1 to 20.3).

In the EV-201 (N=214) clinical study, at the time of their last evaluation, 61% of patients had complete resolution, and 19% of patients had partial improvement (see section 4.4).

Peripheral neuropathy

In clinical studies peripheral neuropathy occurred in 52% (352) of the 680 patients treated with enfortumab vedotin 1.25 mg/kg. Four percent of patients experienced severe (Grade 3-4) peripheral neuropathy including sensory and motor events. The median time to onset of Grade ≥2 was 4.6 months (range: 0.1 to 15.8).

In the EV-201 (N=214) clinical study, at the time of their last evaluation, 19% of patients had complete resolution, and 39% of patients had partial improvement (see section 4.4).

Ocular disorders

In clinical studies, 30% of patients experienced dry eye during treatment with enfortumab vedotin 1.25 mg/kg. Treatment was interrupted in 1.3% of patients and 0.1% of patients permanently discontinued treatment due to dry eye. Severe (Grade 3) dry eye only occurred in 3 patients (0.4%). The median time to onset of dry eye was 1.7 months (range: 0 to 19.1 months) (see section 4.4).

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. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the national reporting system listed in Appendix V.

In the absence of compatibility studies, this medicinal product must not be mixed with other medicinal products.