Mogamulizumab

Interactions

Mogamulizumab interacts in the following cases:

Severe hepatic impairment

Mogamulizumab has not been studied in patients with severe hepatic impairment.

Tumour lysis syndrome

Tumour lysis syndrome (TLS) has been observed in patients receiving mogamulizumab. TLS was observed most frequently during the first month of treatment. Patients with rapidly proliferating tumour and high tumour burden are at risk of TLS. Patients should be monitored closely by appropriate laboratory and clinical tests for electrolyte status, hydration and renal function, particularly in the first month of treatment, and managed according to best medical practice. Management of TLS may include aggressive hydration, correction of electrolyte abnormalities, anti-hyperuricaemic therapy, and supportive care.

Rash, Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)

Patients receiving mogamulizumab have experienced drug rash (drug eruption), some of which were severe and/or serious.

When mogamulizumab has been administered to patients with T-cell lymphomas other than MF or SS, serious skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), have been reported in less than 1% of patients during clinical trials, and also reported during the post-marketing period; some of these cases were reported with fatal outcomes. Patients should be closely monitored for symptoms or signs that suggest SJS or TEN. If they occur, mogamulizumab should be interrupted and treatment should not restart unless SJS or TEN is ruled out and cutaneous reaction has resolved to Grade 1 or less. If SJS/TEN occur, appropriate medical therapy should be administered.

Infections

Subjects with MF or SS treated with mogamulizumab are at increased risk of serious infection and/or viral reactivation. The combination of mogamulizumab with systemic immune modulating medicinal products or with other licensed therapies for MF or SS has not been studied and is, therefore, not recommended, especially in consideration of the risk of severe infections in patients treated with mogamulizumab. Topical steroids or low doses of systemic corticosteroids may be used during treatment with mogamulizumab; however, the risk of serious infection and/or viral reactivation may be higher in case of concomitant administration with systemic immunosuppressive agents. Patients should be monitored for signs and symptoms of infection and treated promptly.

Patients should be tested for hepatitis B infection before initiating treatment with mogamulizumab. For patients who test positive for current/previous hepatitis B infection, consultation with a physician with expertise in the treatment of hepatitis B is recommended for advice concerning appropriate measures against hepatitis B reactivation.

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)

Complications, including severe graft versus host disease (GVHD), have been reported in patients with T-cell lymphomas other than MF or SS who received allogeneic HSCT after mogamulizumab.

A higher risk of transplant complications has been reported if mogamulizumab is given within a short time frame (approximately 50 days) before HSCT. Follow patients closely for early evidence of transplant-related complications.

The safety of treatment with mogamulizumab after autologous or allogeneic HSCT has not been studied.

Pregnancy

There are no data from the use of mogamulizumab in pregnant women. Although mogamulizumab crosses the placental barrier in cynomolgous monkey, apart from the pharmacological effect in foetuses, animal studies do not indicate direct or indirect harmful effects with respect to reproductive toxicity. As a precautionary measure, it is preferable to avoid the use of mogamulizumab during pregnancy.

Nursing mothers

It is unknown whether mogamulizumab is excreted in human milk. Human IgGs are known to be excreted in breast milk during the first few days after birth, which is decreasing to low concentrations soon afterwards; consequently, a risk to the breast-fed child cannot be excluded during this short period. Afterwards mogamulizumab could be used during breast-feeding if clinically needed.

Carcinogenesis, mutagenesis and fertility

Women of childbearing potential/Contraception in males and females

Women of childbearing potential and males of reproductive potential should use effective contraception during treatment with mogamulizumab and for at least 6 months after treatment.

Fertility

There are no clinical data available on the effect of mogamulizumab on human fertility. No specific studies in animals have been performed to evaluate the effect of mogamulizumab on fertility. No adverse effects on male and female reproductive organs were observed in repeat-dose toxicity studies in cynomolgus monkeys.

Effects on ability to drive and use machines

Mogamulizumab has minor influence on the ability to drive and use machines. Fatigue may occur following administration of mogamulizumab.

Adverse reactions


Summary of the safety profile

The most frequently reported serious adverse reactions were pneumonia, pyrexia, infusion related reaction and cellulitis.

The most frequently reported adverse reactions were infusion-related reaction and rash (drug eruption); most of these reactions were non-serious and Grades 1 or 2.

Severe adverse reactions included Grade 4 respiratory failure (1.1%) and Grade 5 reactions were polymyositis and sepsis (0.5% each).

List of adverse reactions

The adverse reactions are presented by system organ class and frequency categories, defined using the following convention: 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, undesirable effects are presented in order of decreasing seriousness.

Adverse drug reactions occurring in patients receiving mogamulizumab (N=184):

Blood and lymphatic system disorders

Common: Anaemia, neutropenia, leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia

Endocrine disorders

Common: Hypothyroidism

Gastrointestinal disorders

Very common: Constipation, diarrhoea, nausea, stomatitis

Common: Vomiting

General disorders and administration site conditions

Very common: Fatigue, oedema peripheral, pyrexia

Hepatobiliary disorders

Uncommon: Hepatitis acute, hepatitis

Infections and infestations

Very common: Infectionsa

Common: Upper respiratory tract infection

Injury, poisoning and procedural complications

Very common: Infusion related reaction

Investigations

Common: Alanine aminotransferase increased, aspartate aminotransferase increased, blood alkaline phosphatase increased, lymphocyte count decreased

Metabolism and nutrition disorders

Uncommon: Tumour lysis syndrome

Nervous system disorders

Very common: Headache

Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders

Very common: Drug eruption (including skin rash)

a Folliculitis, Cellulitis, Candidiasis, Pneumonia, Sepsis, Skin infection, Otitis externa, Herpes zoster, Staphylococcal skin infection, Urinary tract infection, Herpes simplex and cytomegalovirus

Description of selected adverse reactions

Dermatologic reactions

Patients receiving mogamulizumab have experienced drug rash (drug eruption), some of which were severe and/or serious. The majority of treatment-related dermatologic reactions were Grade 1 or 2, with Grade ≥3 drug rash occurring in 4.3% of patients. No trend in latency to event onset was identified for drug eruptions and rashes; both early and late-onset events occurred.

Infusion-related reactions

Infusion-related reactions have been observed in 33% of patients treated with mogamulizumab. The majority of treatment-related infusion-related reactions were Grade 1 or 2 and occurred during or shortly after the first infusion. Severe reactions (Grade 3) were experienced by 4% of patients.

The incidence of infusion related reactions was highest after the first infusion (28.8% of subjects), reducing to ≤3.8% of subjects after two or more infusions.

Infusion interruptions occurred in approximately 6% of patients, most of which (approximately 90%) occurred within the first cycle of treatment with mogamulizumab.

Less than 1% of patients treated in Study 0761-010 discontinued treatment due to infusion-related reactions.

Serious infections

Patients with MF or SS are at increased risk of serious infection due to the disruption of dermal integrity caused by cutaneous disease, as well as the immunosuppressive effects of extracutaneous disease, and treatment with mogamulizumab may increase that risk. Serious infections, including sepsis, pneumonia and skin infections, were experienced by 14.3% of subjects receiving mogamulizumab. The latency to event onset following the first dose varied considerably. The majority of patients recovered from infection. In the clinical trial (0761-010), there were 2 reports of respiratory failure with fatal outcome in patients with severe pneumonia occurring more than 9 months after starting treatment with mogamulizumab.

Immunogenicity

As with all therapeutic proteins, there is a potential for immunogenicity. A small percentage of patients receiving mogamulizumab tested positive for treatment emergent (treatment induced or treatment boosted) anti mogamulizumab antibodies. There were no positive neutralising antibody responses.

Safety post last dose

Of the 320 subjects exposed to mogamulizumab in Study 0761-010, 21 (6.6%), experienced at least one serious adverse drug reaction (SADR) that occurred within 90 days from the date of last study drug administration.

Of these, SADRs that were reported in more than one patient were coded under the SOCs Infections and infestations (7 [2.2%] patients), General disorders and administration site conditions (5 [1.6%] patients), Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders (4 [1.3%] patients), Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders (3 [0.9%] patients), Hepatobiliary disorders (2 [0.6%] patients), and Injury, poisoning and procedural complications (2 [0.6%] patients). All remaining SOCs reported SADRs in one patient (0.3%).

The safety profile observed in the 90 days following the last dose of mogamulizumab is consistent with the safety profile observed during the study treatment period.

Elderly population

The safety profile in elderly patients (≥65 years) was generally consistent with that of adult patients, except for dermatologic reactions and infusion related reactions which were seen more often in older subjects.

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