Adzynma Drug Information

Generic name: APADAMTASE ALFA

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Uses of Adzynma

(ADAMTS13, recombinant-krhn) is a human recombinant “A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 13” (rADAMTS13) indicated for prophylactic or on demand enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in adult and pediatric patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP). ADZYNMA (ADAMTS13, recombinant-krhn) is a human recombinant “A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 13” (rADAMTS13) indicated for prophylactic or on demand enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in adult and pediatric patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP).

Dosage & Administration of Adzynma

40 IU/kg20 IU/kg

Side Effects of Adzynma

Clinical Trials Experience

Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. The safety profile of ADZYNMA was evaluated in one, prospective, randomized, active-controlled, open-label, multicenter, two-period crossover study (Study 1). The adverse drug reactions (ADR) are listed in Table 2. Table 2: Adverse Reactions Reported in >5% of Patients Treated with ADZYNMA Adverse Reaction ADZYNMA (N= 48) n (%) Percentages by patient were calculated using the number of all subjects who had the listed adverse event. N = Total number of patients treated with ADZYNMA in Study 1. n = Number of patients who had at least one event in the category.

Headache 15 Diarrhea 8 Migraine 7 Abdominal pain 6 Nausea 6 Upper respiratory tract infection 6 Dizziness 5 Vomiting 5

Warnings & Cautions for Adzynma

Hypersensitivity Allergic-type hypersensitivity including anaphylactic reactions may occur with

ADZYNMA. Patients should be informed of the early signs of hypersensitivity including but not limited to tachycardia, tightness of the chest, wheezing and/or acute respiratory distress, hypotension, generalized urticaria, pruritus, rhinoconjunctivitis, angioedema, lethargy, nausea, vomiting, paresthesia, and restlessness. If signs and symptoms of severe allergic reactions occur, immediately discontinue administration of ADZYNMA and provide appropriate supportive care.

Immunogenicity

There is a potential for immunogenicity with ADZYNMA. Patients may develop neutralizing antibodies to ADAMTS13, which could potentially result in a decreased or lack of response to ADAMTS13. Neutralizing antibodies were not reported in the cTTP clinical trials. All subjects had been previously exposed to ADAMTS13 through plasma-based products. There are no data on immunogenicity with ADZYNMA in previously untreated patients (subjects naïve to plasma-based products) . Patients may develop antibodies to host cell proteins which could potentially result in adverse reactions.

There are no data on immunogenicity to host cell proteins in previously untreated patients (subjects naïve to plasma-based products).

Pregnancy Safety for Adzynma

Pregnancy Risk Summary The safety of ADZYNMA for use during pregnancy has not been established in controlled clinical trials. Limited data with ADZYNMA use during pregnancy are insufficient to inform a drug-associated risk of adverse developmental outcomes. 1 In determining whether ADZYNMA should be used in pregnancy, healthcare providers should balance the potential benefits with the potential risks. The background rate of major birth defects and miscarriage in the indicated population is unknown.

In the U.S. general population, the estimated background rate of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2% to 4% and 15% to 20%, respectively. Data Human Data There have been four cTTP patients exposed to ADZYNMA during pregnancy. Two patients in a long-term extension study were found to be pregnant early in the first trimester while receiving prophylaxis with ADZYNMA. Both patients were discontinued from the study to comply with the protocol requirements.

The first patient had no further exposure to ADZYNMA and had a first trimester miscarriage approximately two months after study discontinuation. The investigator assessed the event was unrelated to ADZYNMA. The second patient resumed treatment with ADZYNMA under a compassionate use program and delivered a healthy full-term baby with no safety concerns reported by the investigator. Two additional cTTP patients were treated with ADZYNMA in a compassionate use program during pregnancy.

The first patient, in the third trimester of her second pregnancy, experienced a stroke and thrombocytopenia that was refractory to daily plasmapheresis. At 33 weeks of gestation, ADZYNMA treatment was started once weekly. ADAMTS13 activity levels normalized, thrombocytopenia resolved, and a healthy baby was delivered at 37 weeks with no safety concerns reported by the treating physician due to ADZYNMA. 1 The second patient had an exacerbation of her cTTP during her second trimester of pregnancy despite prior daily plasma exchange.

Her pregnancy was considered to be at risk, with inadequate response to plasma-based therapies. ADZYNMA was started once weekly and induced clinical remission. The baby was delivered by a cesarean section at week 29 and the treating physician reported no adverse events due to ADZYNMA. Whether ADZYNMA should be used in pregnancy is solely up to the medical judgment of the healthcare provider.

Nonclinical Data In an embryo-fetal development study in rats, ADZYNMA was administered in female rats at 80, 200, or 400 IU/kg every third day from 2 weeks before mating through Day 16 of gestation and was not associated with any adverse maternal findings or treatment-related effects on embryo-fetal development. In a pre- and post-natal development study in rats, ADZYNMA was administered at 80, 200, or 400 IU/kg by intravenous (IV) bolus injection every three days from Day 6 of gestation to weaning at approximately Day 21 of lactation. There were no adverse maternal effects or findings in F1 or F2 offspring.

Pediatric Use of Adzynma

Pediatric Use The safety and effectiveness of ADZYNMA has been established in pediatric patients. Clinical trials included patients aged 2 years and older. Based on data from population pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis, no additional dose adjustments beyond body weight are required for this age group.

The recommended body-weight based dosing regimen in pediatric patients is the same as that in adults.

Contraindications for Adzynma

is contraindicated in patients who have manifested life threatening hypersensitivity reactions to ADZYNMA or its components . Do not use in patients who have manifested life threatening hypersensitivity reactions to ADZYNMA or its components.

Clinical Studies of Adzynma

was studied in a global, prospective, randomized, active-controlled, open-label, multicenter, two-period crossover study followed by a single arm continuation period (Study 1) evaluating the efficacy and safety of the prophylactic and on demand ERT with ADZYNMA compared to plasma-based therapies in patients with cTTP. Prophylactic Enzyme Replacement Therapy in patients with cTTP The efficacy of ADZYNMA in the prophylactic treatment of patients with cTTP was evaluated in Study 1, in 46 patients who were randomized to receive 6 months of treatment with either 40 IU/kg of ADZYNMA or plasma-based therapies (Period 1), then crossed over to the other treatment for 6 months (Period 2). Thirty-five patients have entered the 6-month single arm period with ADZYNMA (Period 3). The median (min-max) age of patients was 32.5 years (range 3-58 years), with a mean weight of 67.6 kg. Most patients were white (65.2%), not Hispanic or Latino (80.4%) and were female (58.7%). Twenty of the 27 female patients (74.1%) were of child-bearing potential. Baseline characteristics are listed in Table 4. Table 4: Baseline Characteristics of the Prophylactic Cohort Characteristic Prophylactic Cohort The prophylactic cohort includes the patients who were originally enrolled in the prophylaxis cohort and the patients who moved to the prophylaxis cohort from the on demand cohort. (N=46) cTTP Pre-Study Treatment 45 Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) 32 Solvent/Detergent Treated Plasma 10 FVIII-VWF Concentrations 3 Acute TTP Events (in the 12 Months prior to screening) Acute TTP events were defined in protocol by a drop in platelet count (≥50% of baseline or a platelet count <100,000/μL) and an elevation of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (>2 ×baseline or >2 ×upper limit normal (ULN)). Yes 8 No 38 The efficacy of prophylactic treatment with ADZYNMA in patients with cTTP was demonstrated based on the incidence of protocol defined acute and subacute TTP events and TTP manifestations (see Table 5 ), as well as the incidence of supplemental doses prompted by subacute TTP events over a 6-month time period.

No patients receiving ADZYNMA had an acute TTP event throughout the study, including Period 3 (with a median duration of exposure to ADZYNMA of 14 months for patients 12 to <18 years of age and patients ≥18 years of age; and 4 and 1 months in patients 6 to <12 and <6 years of age, respectively). One acute TTP event occurred in a patient receiving plasma-based therapies (FFP) prophylactically during Period 1 (see Table 5 ). No subacute TTP events were reported in patients receiving ADZYNMA during Periods 1 and 2. In Period 3, two patients receiving ADZYNMA prophylaxis had two subacute events of which one was treated with four supplemental doses, 2 of FFP and 2 of ADZYNMA. Four patients receiving plasma-based therapies had five subacute TTP events in Periods 1 and 2. A total of seven supplemental doses, 2 of FVIII-VWF concentrate, 1 of FFP and 4 of ADZYNMA were given to three of these patients (see Table 5 ). Table 5: Prophylactic Cohort Efficacy Results in cTTP Patients ≥12 Years of Age (Periods 1 and 2) ADZYNMA N=37 Plasma-Based Therapies N=38 SD = standard deviation; TTP = thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Acute TTP events Acute TTP events were defined by a drop in platelet count (≥50% of baseline or a platelet count <100,000/μL) and an elevation of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (>2× baseline or >2×upper limit normal (ULN)). Number of subjects with event (number of events) 0 1 Mean annualized event rate (SD) Annualized event rate for a subject = number of events/duration of the observation period (years). Data shown are non-model based. 0 0.05 Subacute TTP events Subacute events were defined by a thrombocytopenia event or a microangiopathic hemolytic anemia event; and organ-specific signs and symptoms including but not limited to renal dysfunction events, neurological symptoms events, fever, fatigue/lethargy, and/or abdominal pain. Number of subjects with event (number of events) 0 4 Mean annualized event rate (SD) 0 0.27 TTP manifestations TTP manifestations not shown also included renal dysfunction, neurological symptoms and abdominal pain.

The clinical significance of the observed difference for the presented manifestations is unknown. Thrombocytopenia events Thrombocytopenia events were defined as a drop in platelet count ≥25% of baseline or a platelet count <150,000/μL. Number of subjects with event (number of events) 9 19 Mean annualized event rate (SD) 2.0 4.44 Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia events Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia events were defined as an elevation of LDH >1.5 ×baseline or >1.5 xULN. Number of subjects event (number of events) 5 11 Mean annualized event rate (SD) 0.38 1.47 Overall, the efficacy results for ADZYNMA were consistent throughout the study, including Period 3 and across age groups. For outcome of ADZYNMA use in pregnancy.

On-Demand Enzyme Replacement Therapy The efficacy of the on-demand (OD) enzyme replacement therapy was evaluated based on the proportion of acute TTP events responding to ADZYNMA in both the Prophylactic and the OD cohorts throughout the duration of the study. An acute TTP event responding to ADZYNMA was defined as a resolved TTP event when platelet count was ≥150,000/μL or platelet count was within 25% of baseline, whichever occurs first, and LDH ≤1.5 x baseline or ≤1.5 x ULN, without requiring the use of another ADAMTS13-containing agent. Five adult patients (≥18 years of age) enrolled in the OD cohort and had a total of six acute TTP events.

Of these five patients, two patients were randomized to receive on-demand treatment with ADZYNMA and three patients were randomized to receive plasma-based therapies. All 6 acute TTP events resolved after treatment with either ADZYNMA or plasma-based therapies.

Drug information sourced from the FDA. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a healthcare professional before making any medication decisions.

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