Fotivda Drug Information
Generic name: TIVOZANIB
Uses of Fotivda
FOTIVDA is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following two or more prior systemic therapies.
Dosage & Administration of Fotivda
Dose Modifications for Adverse Reactions
Initiate medical management for diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting prior to dose interruption or reduction. If dose modifications are required for adverse reactions, reduce the dosage of FOTIVDA to 0.89 mg for 21 days on treatment followed by 7 days off treatment for a 28-day cycle. Recommendations for dosage modifications are provided in Table 1.
Table 1. Dosage Modifications for Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
Dosage Modifications for Moderate Hepatic Impairment Reduce the recommended dosage of FOTIVDA to 0.89 mg capsule taken orally once daily for 21 days on treatment followed by 7 days off treatment for a 28-day cycle for patients with moderate hepatic impairment.
| Adverse Reaction | Severity Grades are based on the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). | Dosage Modifications for FOTIVDA |
|---|---|---|
| Hypertension [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] | Grade 3 | Withhold for Grade 3 that persists despite optimal anti-hypertensive therapy. Resume at reduced dose when hypertension is controlled at less than or equal to Grade 2. |
| Grade 4 | Permanently discontinue. | |
| Cardiac Failure [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] | Grade 3 | Withhold until improves to Grade 0 to 1 or baseline. Resume at a reduced dose or discontinue depending on the severity and persistence of adverse reaction. |
| Grade 4 | Permanently discontinue. | |
| Arterial Thromboembolic Events [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ] | Any Grade | Permanently discontinue. |
| Hemorrhagic Events [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5) ] | Grade 3 or 4 | Permanently discontinue. |
| Proteinuria [see Warnings and Precautions (5.6) ] | 2 grams or greater proteinuria in 24 hours | Withhold until less than or equal to 2 grams of proteinuria per 24 hours. Resume at a reduced dose. Permanently discontinue for nephrotic syndrome. |
| Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome [see Warnings and Precautions (5.10) ] | Any Grade | Permanently discontinue. |
| Other Adverse Reactions | Persistent or intolerable Grade 2 or 3 adverse reaction Grade 4 laboratory abnormality | Withhold until improves to Grade 0 to 1 or baseline. Resume at reduced dose. |
| Grade 4 adverse reaction | Permanently discontinue. |
Side Effects of Fotivda
Clinical Trial Experience
Because clinical studies are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in clinical studies of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical studies of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. The pooled safety population described in WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS reflects exposure to FOTIVDA administered at 1.34 mg orally once daily with or without food for 21 days on treatment followed by 7 days off treatment for a 28-day cycle in 1008 patients with advanced RCC in TIVO-3 and five other monotherapy studies. Relapsed or Refractory Advanced RCC Following Two or More Prior Systemic Therapies The safety of FOTIVDA was evaluated in TIVO-3, a randomized, open-label trial in 350 patients with relapsed or refractory advanced RCC who received 2 or 3 prior systemic treatments.
Patients were randomized (1:1) to receive FOTIVDA 1.34 mg orally once daily for 21 days on treatment followed by 7 days off treatment for a 28-day cycle, or to receive sorafenib 400 mg orally twice a day continuously until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Among patients who received FOTIVDA, 53% were exposed for 6 months or longer and 31% were exposed for greater than one year. Serious adverse reactions occurred in 45% of patients who received FOTIVDA.
Permanent discontinuation of FOTIVDA due to an adverse reaction occurred in 21% of patients. Adverse reactions which resulted in permanent discontinuation of FOTIVDA in > 2 patients included hepatobiliary disorders, fatigue, and pneumonia. Dosage interruptions of FOTIVDA due to an adverse reaction occurred in 48% of patients.
Adverse reactions which required dosage interruption in > 5% of patients included fatigue, hypertension, decreased appetite, and nausea. Dose reductions of FOTIVDA due to an adverse reaction occurred in 24% of patients. Adverse reactions which required dose reductions in > 3% of patients included fatigue, diarrhea, and decreased appetite.
The most common (≥ 20%) adverse reactions were fatigue, hypertension, diarrhea, decreased appetite, nausea, dysphonia, hypothyroidism, cough, and stomatitis, and the most common Grade 3 or 4 laboratory abnormalities (≥ 5%) were sodium decreased, lipase increased, and phosphate decreased. Table 2 summarizes the adverse reactions in TIVO-3. Table 2.
Adverse Reactions (≥ 15%) in Patients Who Received FOTIVDA in TIVO-3 3 Clinically relevant adverse reactions in < 15% of patients who received FOTIVDA included proteinuria, venous thromboembolism, arterial thromboembolism, hyperthyroidism, hepatobiliary disorders, osteonecrosis, cardiac failure, and delirium. Table 3 summarizes the laboratory abnormalities in TIVO-3. Table 3.
Select Laboratory Abnormalities (≥ 10%) That Worsened from Baseline in Patients with Advanced RCC Who Received FOTIVDA 0
Postmarketing Experience
The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of FOTIVDA. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure. Gastrointestinal disorders: Gastrointestinal perforation and pancreatitis
| Adverse Reaction | FOTIVDA (n = 173) | Sorafenib (n = 170) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Grades (%) | Grade 3 or 4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grade 3 or 4 (%) | |
| Any | 99 | 67 | 100 | 72 |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue Includes fatigue and asthenia | 67 | 13 | 48 | 12 |
| Vascular | ||||
| Hypertension Includes hypertension, blood pressure increased, hypertensive crisis | 44 | 24 | 31 | 17 |
| Bleeding Includes hematuria, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematoma, rectal hemorrhage, vaginal hemorrhage, contusion, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hematochezia, intraocular hematoma, melena, metrorrhagia, pulmonary hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, gingival bleeding, hematemesis, hemorrhage intracranial, hemorrhoidal hemorrhage, splinter hemorrhages | 17 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea Includes diarrhea and frequent bowel movements | 43 | 2 | 54 | 11 |
| Nausea | 30 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| Stomatitis | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| Vomiting | 18 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Metabolism and nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 39 | 5 | 30 | 4 |
| Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal | ||||
| Dysphonia | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Cough | 22 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Dyspnea | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hypothyroidism Includes hypothyroidism, blood thyroid stimulating hormone increased, tri-iodothyronine decreased, tri-iodothyronine free decreased | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Musculoskeletal | ||||
| Back pain | 19 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | ||||
| Rash Includes dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, dermatitis contact, drug eruption, eczema, eczema nummular, erythema, erythema multiforme, photosensitivity reaction, pruritus, psoriasis, rash, rash erythematous, rash generalized, rash macular, rash maculo-papular, rash morbilliform, rash pruritic, seborrheic dermatitis, skin exfoliation, skin irritation, skin lesion, swelling face, toxic skin eruption, urticaria | 18 | 1 | 52 | 15 |
| Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome | 16 | 1 | 41 | 17 |
| Investigations | ||||
| Weight decreased | 17 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| Laboratory Abnormality | FOTIVDA The denominator used to calculate the rate varied from 139 to 171 based on the number of patients with a baseline value and at least one post-treatment value. (n = 173) | Sorafenib (n = 170) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Grades (%) | Grade 3 or 4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grade 3 or 4 (%) | |
| Hematology | ||||
| Lymphocytes decreased | 25 | 5 | 42 | 6 |
| Hemoglobin increased | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Platelets decreased | 19 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Hemoglobin decreased | 16 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Creatinine increased | 50 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Glucose increased | 50 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
| Phosphate decreased | 38 | 5 | 63 | 31 |
| Sodium decreased | 36 | 9 | 30 | 11 |
| Lipase increased | 32 | 9 | 36 | 10 |
| ALT increased | 30 | 4 | 29 | 2 |
| Alkaline phosphatase increased | 30 | 4 | 32 | 2 |
| AST increased | 28 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Potassium increased | 26 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Magnesium decreased | 26 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Amylase increased | 23 | 2 | 28 | 3 |
| Calcium increased | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Bilirubin increased | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Coagulation | ||||
| Activated partial thromboplastin time prolonged | 26 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
Warnings & Cautions for Fotivda
Hypertension and Hypertensive Crisis FOTIVDA can cause severe hypertension and hypertensive crisis. Hypertension occurred in 45% of patients treated with FOTIVDA, with 22% of the events ≥ Grade 3. Median time to onset of hypertension was 2 weeks (range: 0 – 192 weeks).
Hypertensive crisis occurred in 0.8% of patients. One patient (0.1%) died due to hypertensive emergency after FOTIVDA overdose. FOTIVDA has not been studied in patients with systolic blood pressure > 150 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg.
Control blood pressure prior to treatment with FOTIVDA. Monitor blood pressure after 2 weeks and at least monthly thereafter during treatment with FOTIVDA. Treat patients with anti- hypertensive therapy when hypertension occurs during treatment with FOTIVDA.
Withhold FOTIVDA for severe hypertension despite optimal anti-hypertensive therapy. For persistent hypertension despite use of anti-hypertensive medications, reduce the FOTIVDA dose. Discontinue FOTIVDA if hypertension is severe and persistent despite anti-hypertensive therapy and dose reduction of FOTIVDA, or in patients who experience hypertensive crisis.
If FOTIVDA is interrupted, monitor patients receiving anti-hypertensive medications for hypotension.
Cardiac Failure FOTIVDA can cause serious, sometimes fatal, cardiac failure. FOTIVDA has not been studied in patients with symptomatic cardiac failure within the preceding 6 months before FOTIVDA treatment initiation. Periodically monitor patients for symptoms of cardiac failure throughout treatment with FOTIVDA.
Management of cardiac failure events may require interruption, dose reduction, or permanent discontinuation of FOTIVDA therapy.
Cardiac Ischemia and Arterial Thromboembolic Events FOTIVDA can cause serious, sometimes fatal, cardiac ischemia and arterial thromboembolic events. Arterial thromboembolic events were reported in 2% of FOTIVDA-treated patients, including death due to ischemic stroke (0.1%). FOTIVDA has not been studied in patients who had an arterial thrombotic event, myocardial infarction, or unstable angina within the preceding 6 months before FOTIVDA treatment initiation.
Closely monitor patients who are at risk for, or who have a history of these events (such as myocardial infarction and stroke), during treatment with FOTIVDA. Discontinue FOTIVDA in patients who develop any severe or life-threatening arterial thromboembolic event.
Venous Thromboembolic Events FOTIVDA can cause serious, sometimes fatal, venous thromboembolic events. Venous thromboembolic events occurred in 2.4% of patients treated with FOTIVDA, including death (0.3%).
Hemorrhagic Events FOTIVDA can cause serious, sometimes fatal, hemorrhagic events. Hemorrhagic events occurred in 11% of patients treated with FOTIVDA, including death (0.2%). FOTIVDA has not been studied in patients with significant bleeding within the preceding 6 months before FOTIVDA treatment initiation.
Discontinue FOTIVDA in patients who develop severe or life-threatening hemorrhagic events.
Proteinuria FOTIVDA can cause proteinuria
Proteinuria occurred in 8% of FOTIVDA-treated patients with 2% of events Grade 3. Of the patients who developed proteinuria, 3/81 (3.7%) had acute kidney injury either concurrently or later during treatment. Monitor patients for proteinuria before initiation of, and periodically throughout, treatment with FOTIVDA.
For patients who develop moderate to severe proteinuria, reduce the dose or interrupt FOTIVDA treatment. Discontinue FOTIVDA in patients who develop nephrotic syndrome.
Gastrointestinal Perforation and Fistula Formation
Gastrointestinal perforation including fatal cases, has been reported in patients receiving FOTIVDA. Monitor for symptoms of gastrointestinal perforation or fistula periodically throughout treatment with FOTIVDA. Permanently discontinue FOTIVDA in patients who develop severe or life-threatening gastrointestinal perforation.
Thyroid Dysfunction FOTIVDA can cause thyroid dysfunction. Hypothyroidism was reported in 8% of patients and hyperthyroidism was reported in 1% of patients. Monitor thyroid function before initiation of, and periodically throughout, treatment with FOTIVDA.
Treat hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism to maintain euthyroid state before and during treatment with FOTIVDA.
Risk of Impaired Wound Healing
Impaired wound healing can occur in patients who receive drugs that inhibit the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway, such as FOTIVDA. Therefore, FOTIVDA has the potential to adversely affect wound healing. Withhold FOTIVDA for at least 24 days prior to elective surgery.
Do not administer for at least 2 weeks following major surgery and until adequate wound healing. The safety of resumption of FOTIVDA after resolution of wound healing complications has not been established.
Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS), a syndrome of subcortical vasogenic edema diagnosed by MRI, can occur with FOTIVDA. Perform an evaluation for RPLS in any patient presenting with seizures, headaches, visual disturbances, confusion, or altered mental function. Discontinue FOTIVDA in patients who develop RPLS.
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity Based on findings from animal studies and its mechanism of action, FOTIVDA can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. In embryo-fetal developmental studies, oral administration of tivozanib to pregnant animals during the period of organogenesis caused maternal toxicity, fetal malformations and embryo-fetal death at doses below the maximum recommended clinical dose on a mg/m 2 basis. Advise pregnant woman of the potential risk to the fetus.
Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with FOTIVDA and for one month after the last dose.
Allergic Reactions to Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No.5) FOTIVDA 0.89 mg capsule contains FD&C Yellow No.5 (tartrazine) as an imprint ink which may cause allergic-type reactions (including bronchial asthma) in certain susceptible patients. Although the overall incidence of FD&C Yellow No.5 (tartrazine) sensitivity in the general population is low, it is frequently seen in patients who also have aspirin hypersensitivity.
Drug Interactions with Fotivda
Effect of Other Drugs on FOTIVDA Strong CYP3A Inducers
Concomitant use of FOTIVDA with a strong CYP3A inducer decreases tivozanib exposure, which may reduce FOTIVDA anti-tumor activity. Avoid concomitant use of strong CYP3A inducers with FOTIVDA.
Pregnancy Safety for Fotivda
Pregnancy Risk Summary Based on findings in animal studies and its mechanism of action, FOTIVDA can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. There are no available data on FOTIVDA use in pregnant woman to inform the drug-associated risk. In embryo-fetal developmental studies, oral administration of tivozanib to pregnant animals during the period of organogenesis caused maternal toxicity, fetal malformations and embryo- fetal death at doses below the maximum recommended clinical dose on a mg/m 2 basis.
Advise pregnant woman of the potential risk to a fetus. The estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage for 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 respectively. Data Animal Data In an embryo-fetal developmental study in pregnant rats, daily oral administration of tivozanib at doses ≥ 0.03 mg/kg/day (0.2 times the maximum recommended clinical dose on a mg/m 2 basis) during the period of organogenesis resulted in maternal toxicity, increases in early and late resorptions, and an increase in fetal external malformations (body edema, short/kinked tail), and skeletal developmental delays. In an embryo-fetal developmental study in pregnant rabbits, daily oral administration of tivozanib at 1 mg/kg/day (14.5 times the maximum recommended clinical dose on a mg/m 2 basis) during the period of organogenesis resulted in fetal malformations including ventricular septal defects and major vessel anomalies.
No maternal toxicity was reported at doses up to 1 mg/kg/day.
Pediatric Use of Fotivda
Pediatric Use The safety and effectiveness of FOTIVDA in pediatric patients have not been established. Animal Data Juvenile animal studies have not been conducted with tivozanib. In a 13-week repeat-dose study, oral administration of tivozanib to young and growing cynomolgus monkeys resulted in growth plate hypertrophy, absence of active corpora lutea, and no maturing follicles at doses ≥ 0.3 mg/kg/day (4.4 times the maximum recommended clinical dose on a mg/m 2 basis).
In a 13-week repeat-dose study in rats, teeth abnormalities (thin, brittle teeth, tooth loss, malocclusions) and growth plate hypertrophy were observed following oral administration of tivozanib at doses ≥ 0.1 mg/kg/day (0.7 times the maximum recommended clinical dose on a mg/m 2 basis).
Overdosage Information for Fotivda
Overdosage with FOTIVDA can cause severe hypertension and hypertensive crisis that may result in death. During clinical studies, three patients inadvertently received doses ≥ 2.68 mg (≥ 2 times the recommended dose) of FOTIVDA. One patient who received two daily doses of 8.9 mg of FOTIVDA experienced hypertensive crisis with severe hypertensive retinopathy; a second patient who received three doses of 1.34 mg in one day experienced fatal uncontrolled hypertension; and a third patient who received two doses of 1.34 mg FOTIVDA in one day experienced persistent hypertension lasting over 5 days.
There is no specific treatment or antidote for FOTIVDA overdose. In cases of suspected overdose, withhold FOTIVDA, closely monitor patients for hypertension and hypertensive crisis and other potential adverse reactions. Immediately manage signs or symptoms of hypertension and provide other supportive care as clinically indicated.
Clinical Studies of Fotivda
The efficacy of FOTIVDA was evaluated in TIVO-3 (NCT02627963), a randomized (1:1), open- label, multicenter trial of FOTIVDA versus sorafenib in patients with relapsed or refractory advanced RCC who received 2 or 3 prior systemic treatments including at least one VEGFR kinase inhibitor other than sorafenib or tivozanib. Patients were randomized to receive FOTIVDA 1.34 mg orally once daily for 21 days on treatment followed by 7 days off treatment for a 28-day cycle, or to receive sorafenib 400 mg orally twice a day continuously, until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Randomization was stratified by prior therapy and by International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC) prognostic score.
Patients were excluded if they had more than 3 prior treatments or Central Nervous System metastases. The main efficacy outcome measure was progression-free survival (PFS) assessed by a blinded independent radiology review committee. Other efficacy endpoints were objective response rate (ORR) and overall survival (OS).
Prior therapy included two KIs (45%), a KI plus an immune checkpoint inhibitor (26%), and a KI plus another systemic agent (29%). At the time of study entry, 20% of patients had favorable, 61% intermediate, and 19% poor IMDC prognoses. Efficacy results are summarized in Table 4 and Figure 1.
Table 4. Efficacy Results in TIVO-3 (ITT) Figure 1. Kaplan-Meier Plot of PFS in TIVO-3 Figure 1
| Endpoint | FOTIVDA N= 175 | Sorafenib N= 175 |
|---|---|---|
| CI: Confidence interval; HR: Hazard ratio (FOTIVDA/sorafenib); NE: not estimable. | ||
| Progression Free Survival (PFS) Assessed by blinded independent radiology review committee according to RECIST v1.1. | ||
| Events, n (%) | 123 (70) | 123 (70) |
| Progressive Disease | 103 (59) | 109 (62) |
| Death | 20 (11) | 14 (8) |
| Median (95% CI), months | 5.6 (4.8, 7.3) | 3.9 (3.7, 5.6) |
| HR (95% CI) Based on the Cox proportional hazards model stratified by IMDC prognostic score and prior therapy. | 0.73 (0.56, 0.95) | |
| P-value Based on the log-rank test stratified by IMDC prognostic score and prior therapy. | 0.016 | |
| Overall Survival | ||
| Deaths, n (%) | 125 (71) | 126 (72) |
| Median (95% CI), months | 16.4 (13.4, 21.9) | 19.2 (14.9, 24.2) |
| HR (95% CI) | 0.97 (0.75, 1.24) | |
| Objective Response Rate % (95% CI) | 18 (12, 24) | 8 (4, 13) |
| Median duration of response in months (95% CI) | NE (9.8, NE) | 5.7 (5.6, NE) |
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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