Cerdelga Drug Information

Generic name: ELIGLUSTAT

Glucosylceramide Synthase Inhibitor [EPC]

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Uses of Cerdelga

is indicated for the long-term treatment of adult patients with Gaucher disease type 1 (GD1) who are CYP2D6 extensive metabolizers (EMs), intermediate metabolizers (IMs), or poor metabolizers (PMs) as detected by an FDA-cleared test . CERDELGA is a glucosylceramide synthase inhibitor indicated for the long-term treatment of adult patients with Gaucher disease type 1 who are CYP2D6 extensive metabolizers (EMs), intermediate metabolizers (IMs), or poor metabolizers (PMs) as detected by an FDA-cleared test. Limitations of Use : CYP2D6 ultra-rapid metabolizers may not achieve adequate concentrations of CERDELGA to achieve a therapeutic effect. A specific dosage cannot be recommended for CYP2D6 indeterminate metabolizers.

Limitations of Use : Patients who are CYP2D6 ultra-rapid metabolizers (URMs) may not achieve adequate concentrations of CERDELGA to achieve a therapeutic effect . A specific dosage cannot be recommended for those patients whose CYP2D6 genotype cannot be determined (indeterminate metabolizers) .

Dosage & Administration of Cerdelga

EMs84 mg twice daily
IMs
PMs84 mg once daily

Side Effects of Cerdelga

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 most common adverse reactions to CERDELGA (occurring in ≥10% of the 126 GD1 patients treated with CERDELGA across Trials 1 and 2) were fatigue, headache, nausea, diarrhea, back pain, pain in extremities, and upper abdominal pain. The adverse reaction profile of CERDELGA is based on two controlled studies, Trials 1 and 2 . Table 3 presents the profile from the 9-month double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 40 treatment-naive patients (Trial 1). Patients were between the ages of 16 and 63 on the date of the first dose of study drug, and included 20 males and 20 females.

Table 3: Adverse Reactions Occurring in ≥10% of Treatment-Naive GD1 Patients and More Frequently than Placebo (Trial 1) CERDELGA (N=20) Placebo (N=20) Adverse Reaction Patients n (%) Patients n (%) Arthralgia 9 2 Headache 8 6 Migraine 2 0 Flatulence 2 1 Nausea 2 1 Oropharyngeal pain 2 1 Table 4 presents the profile from the 12-month open-label, randomized, imiglucerase-controlled trial of 159 treated patients switching from enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) (Trial 2). Patients were between the ages of 18 and 69 on the date of the first dose of CERDELGA, and included 87 females and 72 males. Table 4: Adverse Reactions Occurring in ≥5% of GD1 Patients Switching from Enzyme Replacement Therapy to CERDELGA and More Frequently than Imiglucerase (Trial 2) Trial 2 was not designed to support comparative claims for CERDELGA for the adverse reactions reported in this table. CERDELGA (N=106) Imiglucerase (N=53) Adverse Reaction Patients n (%) Patients n (%) Fatigue 15 1 Headache 14 1 Nausea 13 0 Diarrhea 13 2 Back pain 13 3 Pain in extremity 12 1 Upper abdominal pain 11 0 Dizziness 9 0 Asthenia 9 0 Cough 7 2 Dyspepsia 7 1 Gastroesophageal reflux disease 7 0 Constipation 5 0 Palpitations 5 0 Rash 5 0 In a separate uncontrolled study, with up to 4 years of treatment in 26 naive GD1 patients, the types and incidences of adverse reactions were similar to Trials 1 and 2.

Warnings & Cautions for Cerdelga

ECG Changes and Potential for Cardiac Arrhythmias

CERDELGA is predicted to cause increases in ECG intervals (PR, QTc, and QRS) at substantially elevated eliglustat plasma concentrations and may increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias. Use of CERDELGA is contraindicated, to be avoided, or requires dosage adjustment in patients taking CYP2D6 or CYP3A inhibitors, depending on CYP2D6 metabolizer status, type of inhibitor, or degree of hepatic impairment . Use of CERDELGA in patients with pre-existing cardiac conditions has not been studied during clinical trials. Avoid use of CERDELGA in patients with: pre-existing cardiac disease (congestive heart failure, recent acute myocardial infarction, bradycardia, heart block, ventricular arrhythmia) long QT syndrome in combination with Class IA (e.g., quinidine, procainamide) or Class III (e.g., amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmic medications

Drug Interactions with Cerdelga

Effect of Other Drugs on

CERDELGA Coadministration of CERDELGA with: CYP2D6 or CYP3A inhibitors may increase eliglustat concentrations which may increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias from prolongation of the PR, QTc, and/or QRS cardiac interval . strong CYP3A inducers decrease eliglustat concentrations which may reduce CERDELGA efficacy . See Table 5 for prevention and management of interactions with drugs affecting CERDELGA. Use of CERDELGA is contraindicated, to be avoided, or may require dosage adjustment depending on the concomitant drug and CYP2D6 metabolizer status . Table 5: Prevention and Management Strategies of Drug Interactions Affecting CERDELGA Based on CYP2D6 Metabolizer Status and Concomitant Interacting Drug Concomitant Drug(s) CYP2D6 Metabolizer Status EMs IMs PMs CYP2D6 Inhibitor Strong Reduce frequency of CERDELGA 84 mg to once daily Continue CERDELGA 84 mg once daily No effect of CYP2D6 inhibitor due to little or no CYP2D6 activity in CYP2D6 PMs. Moderate Weak Continue CERDELGA 84 mg twice daily CYP3A Inhibitor Strong Reduce frequency of CERDELGA 84 mg to once daily Contraindicated Moderate Avoid coadministration Weak Continue CERDELGA 84 mg twice daily Avoid coadministration CYP2D6 Inhibitor Concomitantly with a strong CYP3A Inhibitor Strong Contraindicated Moderate CYP2D6 Inhibitor Concomitantly with a moderate CYP3A Inhibitor Strong Contraindicated Avoid coadministration Moderate CYP3A Inducer Strong Avoid coadministration

Effect of

CERDELGA on Other Drugs See Table 6 for clinically relevant interactions affecting P-gp or CYP2D6 substrates when coadministered with CERDELGA. Table 6: Prevention and Management Strategies of Drug Interactions Affecting Other Drugs Substrates for P-gp or CYP2D6 Clinical Impact Coadministration of CERDELGA may increase concentrations of drugs that are substrates for P-gp or CYP2D6 and may increase the risk of toxicity of these drugs. Prevention or Management Digoxin Monitor serum digoxin concentrations before initiating CERDELGA. Reduce digoxin dose by 30% and continue monitoring. Other P-gp substrates or CYP2D6 substrates Monitor therapeutic drug concentrations, as indicated, or consider reducing the dosage of the concomitant drug and titrate to clinical effect.

Pregnancy Safety for Cerdelga

Pregnancy Risk Summary Available data on CERDELGA use in pregnant women includes 20 pregnancies that occurred during the clinical development program and a small number of post-marketing case reports. These data are not sufficient to assess drug-associated risks major birth defects, miscarriage, or adverse maternal or fetal outcomes. In animal reproduction studies in pregnant rats administered oral eliglustat during organogenesis, a spectrum of various developmental abnormalities were observed at doses 6 times the recommended human dose.

No adverse developmental outcomes were observed with oral administration of eliglustat to pregnant rabbits at dose levels 10 times the recommended human dose . The estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in the indicated population is unknown. All pregnancies have a background risk of birth defect, loss or other adverse outcomes. 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.

Clinical Considerations Disease-associated maternal and/or embryo/fetal risk Women with Gaucher disease type 1 have an increased risk of spontaneous abortion, especially if disease symptoms are not treated and controlled pre-conception and during a pregnancy. Pregnancy may exacerbate existing Gaucher disease type 1 symptoms or result in new disease manifestations. Gaucher disease type 1 manifestations may lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes including, hepatosplenomegaly which can interfere with the normal growth of a pregnancy and thrombocytopenia which can lead to increased bleeding and possible hemorrhage.

Data Animal data Reproduction studies have been performed in pregnant rats at oral doses up to 120 mg/kg/day (about 6 times the recommended human dose based on body surface area) and in pregnant rabbits at oral doses up to 100 mg/kg/day (about 10 times the recommended human dose based on body surface area) following administration of eliglustat during the period of organogenesis (gestation days 6 to 17 in the rat and 6 to 18 in the rabbit). In rats, at 120 mg/kg/day (about 6 times the recommended human dose based on body surface area), eliglustat increased the number of late resorptions, dead fetuses and post implantation loss, reduced fetal body weight, and caused fetal cerebral variations (dilated cerebral ventricles), fetal skeletal variations (poor bone ossification) and fetal skeletal malformations (abnormal number of ribs or lumbar vertebra). Eliglustat-related effects on fetal rats were observed in association with signs of maternal toxicity. Eliglustat did not cause fetal harm in rabbits at oral doses up to 100 mg/kg/day (about 10 times the recommended human dose based on body surface area). Mild maternal toxicity was observed at the 100 mg/kg/day dose. In a pre and postnatal development study in rats (dosed daily from gestation day 6 to postpartum day 21), eliglustat did not show any significant adverse effects on pre and postnatal development at doses up to 100 mg/kg/day (about 5 times the recommended human dose based on body surface area).

Pediatric Use of Cerdelga

Pediatric Use Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.

Contraindications for Cerdelga

is contraindicated in the following patients based on CYP2D6 metabolizer status due to the risk of cardiac arrhythmias from prolongation of the PR, QTc, and/or QRS cardiac intervals. EMs Taking a strong or moderate CYP2D6 inhibitor concomitantly with a strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitor. Moderate or severe hepatic impairment.

Mild hepatic impairment taking a strong or moderate CYP2D6 inhibitor. IMs Taking a strong or moderate CYP2D6 inhibitor concomitantly with a strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitor. Taking a strong CYP3A inhibitor.

Any degree of hepatic impairment. PMs Taking a strong CYP3A inhibitor Any degree of hepatic impairment EMs Taking a strong or moderate CYP2D6 inhibitor concomitantly with a strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitor Moderate or severe hepatic impairment Mild hepatic impairment and taking a strong or moderate CYP2D6 inhibitor IMs Taking a strong or moderate CYP2D6 inhibitor concomitantly with a strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitor Taking a strong CYP3A inhibitor Any degree of hepatic impairment PMs Taking a strong CYP3A inhibitor Any degree of hepatic impairment

Overdosage Information for Cerdelga

The highest eliglustat plasma concentration experienced to date occurred in a single-dose, dose escalation study in healthy subjects, in a subject taking a dose equivalent to approximately 21 times the recommended dose for GD1 patients. At the time of the highest plasma concentration (59-fold higher than normal therapeutic conditions), the subject experienced dizziness marked by disequilibrium, hypotension, bradycardia, nausea, and vomiting. In the event of acute overdose, the patient should be carefully observed and given symptomatic and supportive treatment.

Hemodialysis is unlikely to be beneficial given that eliglustat has a large volume of distribution .

Clinical Studies of Cerdelga

CERDELGA in Treatment-Naive GD1 Patients – Trial 1 Trial 1 (

NCT00891202 ) was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of CERDELGA in 40 treatment- naive GD1 patients 16 years of age or older (median age 30.4 years) with pre-existing splenomegaly and hematological abnormalities. Patients were required to have received no treatment with substrate reduction therapy within 6 months or ERT within 9 months prior to randomization; all but 5 patients in the study had no prior therapy. Patients were stratified according to baseline spleen volume (≤20 or >20 multiples of normal ) and randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive CERDELGA or placebo for the duration of the 9-month blinded primary analysis period.

The CERDELGA treatment group was comprised of IM (5%), EM (90%) and URM (5%) patients. Patients randomized to CERDELGA treatment received a starting dose of 42 mg twice daily, with a dose increase to 84 mg twice daily possible at Week 4 based on the plasma trough concentration at Week 2. The majority of patients received a dose escalation to 84 mg twice daily at Week 4, and 3 (15%) continued to receive 42 mg twice daily for the duration of the 9-month blinded primary analysis period. The primary endpoint was the percentage change in spleen volume (in MN) from baseline to 9 months as compared to placebo.

Secondary endpoints were absolute change in hemoglobin level, percentage change in liver volume (in MN), and percentage change in platelet count from baseline to 9 months compared to placebo. At baseline, mean spleen volumes were 12.5 and

MN in the placebo and

CERDELGA groups, respectively, and mean liver volumes were

MN for both groups. Mean hemoglobin levels were 12.8 and 12.1 g/dL

and platelet counts were 78.5 and 75.1 × 10 9 /L, respectively. During the 9-month primary analysis period, CERDELGA demonstrated statistically significant improvements in all primary and secondary endpoints compared to placebo, as shown in Table 10. Table 10: Change from Baseline to Month 9 in Treatment-Naive Patients with GD1 Receiving Treatment with CERDELGA in Trial 1 Placebo (n=20) CERDELGA (n=20) Difference (CERDELGA – Placebo) p value Estimates and p-value are based on ANCOVA model that includes treatment group, baseline spleen severity group (≤20 MN, >20 MN) and baseline parameter value. MN = Multiples of Normal, CI = confidence interval, NA = Not applicable Percentage Change in Spleen Volume MN (%) 2.3 -27.8 -30.0 <0.0001 Absolute Change in Spleen Volume (MN) 0.3 -3.7 -

NA Absolute Change in Hemoglobin Level (g/dL) -0.5 0.7 1.2 0.0006 Percentage

Change in Liver Volume MN (%) 1.4 -5.2 -6.6 0.0072 Absolute Change in Liver Volume (MN) 0.0 -0.1 -

NA Percentage Change in Platelet Count (%) -9.1 32.0 41.1 <0.0001 Absolute

Change in Platelet Count (× 10 9 /L) -7.2 24.1

NA

In the open-label extension phase of Trial 1 in naive GD1 patients, 38 of 40 patients who continued treatment with CERDELGA for 2 years demonstrated the following changes in clinical parameters from baseline to 2 years: mean (SD) percent change in spleen volume (MN) -51.1% ; mean (SD) percent change in liver volume (MN) -16.1% ; mean (SD) absolute change in hemoglobin level (g/dL) 1.3, and mean (SD) percent change in platelet count (mm 3 ) 65.3%. In a separate uncontrolled study ( NCT00358150 ) of treatment-naive GD1 patients, improvements in spleen and liver volume, hemoglobin level, and platelet count continued through the 4-year treatment period.

Patients Switching from Enzyme Replacement Therapy to

CERDELGA – Trial 2 Trial 2 (NCT00943111) was a randomized, open-label, active-controlled, non- inferiority, multicenter clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of CERDELGA compared with imiglucerase in 159 treated GD1 patients (median age 37.4 years) previously treated with enzyme replacement therapy (≥3 years of enzyme replacement therapy, dosed at 30–130 U/kg/month in at least 6 of the prior 9 months) who met pre-specified therapeutic goals at baseline. Pre-specified baseline therapeutic goals included: no bone crisis and free of symptomatic bone disease within the last year; mean hemoglobin level of ≥11 g/dL in females and ≥12 g/dL in males; mean platelet count ≥100,000/mm 3 ; spleen volume <10 times normal and liver volume <1.5 times normal. Patients were randomized 2:1 to receive CERDELGA or imiglucerase for the duration of the 12-month primary analysis period.

Seventy-five percent of patients randomized to CERDELGA were previously treated with imiglucerase; 21% with velaglucerase alfa and 4% were unreported. Patients randomized to CERDELGA treatment received a starting dose of 42 mg twice daily, with dose increases to 84 mg twice daily and 127 mg twice daily possible at Weeks 4 and 8 based on plasma trough concentrations of CERDELGA at Weeks 2 and 6, respectively. The percentage of patients receiving the 3 possible CERDELGA doses was: 42 mg twice daily (20%), 84 mg twice daily (32%) and 127 mg twice daily (48%). The CERDELGA treatment group was comprised of PM (4%), IM (10%), EM (80%) and URM (4%) patients.

At baseline, mean spleen volumes were 2.6 and

MN in the imiglucerase and

CERDELGA groups, respectively, and liver volumes were

MN in both groups. Mean hemoglobin levels were 13.8 and 13.6 g/dL

and platelet counts were 192 and 207 × 10 9 /L, respectively. The primary composite endpoint required stability in all four component domains (hemoglobin level, platelet count, liver volume, and spleen volume) based on changes between baseline and 12 months. Stability was defined by the following pre-specified thresholds of change: hemoglobin level <1.5 g/dL decrease, platelet count <25% decrease, liver volume <20% increase and spleen volume <25% increase.

The percentages of patients meeting the criteria for stability in the individual components of the composite endpoint were assessed as secondary efficacy endpoints. CERDELGA met the criteria to be declared non-inferior to imiglucerase in maintaining patient stability. After 12 months of treatment, the percentage of patients meeting the primary composite endpoint was 84.8% for the CERDELGA group compared to 93.6% for the imiglucerase group.

The lower bound of the 95% CI of the 8.8% difference, -17.6%, was within the pre-specified non-inferiority margin of -25%. At Month 12, the percentages of CERDELGA and imiglucerase patients respectively, who met stability criteria for the individual components of the composite endpoint were: hemoglobin level, 94.9% and 100%; platelet count, 92.9% and 100%; spleen volume, 95.8% and 100%; and liver volume, 96.0% and 93.6%. Of the patients who did not meet stability criteria for the individual components, 12 of 15 CERDELGA patients and 3 of 3 imiglucerase patients remained within therapeutic goals for GD1. Mean changes from baseline in the hematological and visceral parameters through 12 months of treatment are shown in Table 11. There were no clinically meaningful differences between groups for any of the four parameters. Table 11: Mean Changes from Baseline to Month 12 in Patients with GD1 Switching to CERDELGA in Trial 2 Imiglucerase (N=47) Mean CERDELGA (N=99) Mean MN = Multiples of Normal, CI = confidence interval Percentage Change in Spleen Volume MN (%) Excludes patients with a total splenectomy. -3.0 -

Absolute Change in Spleen Volume (MN) -0.1 -0.2 Absolute Change in Hemoglobin

Level (g/dL) 0.0 -

Percentage Change in Liver Volume MN (%) 3.6 1.8 Absolute Change in

Liver Volume (MN) 0.0

Percentage Change in Platelet Count (%) 2.9 3.8 Absolute Change in Platelet

Count (× 10 9 /L) 6.0

Patients Stable for 52 Weeks, n (%) (Composite Primary Endpoint) 44 84

In the open-label extension phase of Trial 2, 141 of 146 patients (42 patients previously treated with enzyme treatment therapy and 99 who continued treatment with CERDELGA) were evaluated for stability, as defined in the initial 12 months of the trial, in clinical parameters (composite of spleen and liver volume, hemoglobin level, and platelet count). Stability was shown in 120/141 (85%) patients at one year and 111/129 (86%) patients at 2 years of CERDELGA exposure.

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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