Rydapt Drug Information
Generic name: RYDAPT
Kinase Inhibitor [EPC]
Uses of Rydapt
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
RYDAPT is indicated in combination with standard cytarabine and daunorubicin induction and cytarabine consolidation chemotherapy, for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are FLT3 mutation-positive, as detected by an FDA approved test. Limitations of Use RYDAPT is not indicated as a single-agent induction therapy for the treatment of patients with AML.
Systemic Mastocytosis
RYDAPT is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with aggressive systemic mastocytosis (ASM), systemic mastocytosis with associated hematological neoplasm (SM-AHN), or mast cell leukemia (MCL).
Dosage & Administration of Rydapt
| ANC less than 1 x 109/L attributed to RYDAPT in patients without MCL, or ANC less than 0.5 x 109/L attributed to RYDAPT in patients with baseline ANC value of 0.5-1.5 x 109/L | Interrupt RYDAPT until ANC greater than or equal to 1 x 109/L, then resume RYDAPT at 50 mg twice daily, and if tolerated, increase to 100 mg twice daily. Discontinue RYDAPT if low ANC persists for greater than 21 days and is suspected to be related to RYDAPT. |
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| Platelet count less than 50 x 109/L attributed to RYDAPT in patients without MCL, or platelet count less than 25 x 109/L attributed to RYDAPT in patients with baseline platelet count of 25-75 x 109/L | Interrupt RYDAPT until platelet count greater than or equal to 50 x 109/L, then resume RYDAPT at 50 mg twice daily, and if tolerated, increase to 100 mg twice daily. Discontinue if low platelet count persists for greater than 21 days and is suspected to be related to RYDAPT. |
| Hemoglobin less than 8 g/dL attributed to RYDAPT in patients without MCL, or life-threatening anemia attributed to RYDAPT in patients with baseline hemoglobin value of 8 to 10 g/dL | Interrupt RYDAPT until hemoglobin greater than or equal to 8 g/dL, then resume RYDAPT at 50 mg twice daily, and if tolerated, increase to 100 mg twice daily. Discontinue if low hemoglobin persists for greater than 21 days and is suspected to be related to RYDAPT. |
| Grade 3/4 nausea and/or vomiting despite optimal anti-emetic therapy | Interrupt RYDAPT for 3 days (6 doses), then resume RYDAPT at 50 mg twice daily, and if tolerated, increase to 100 mg twice daily. |
| Other Grade 3/4 non-hematological toxicities | Interrupt RYDAPT until event has resolved to less than or equal to Grade 2, then resume RYDAPT at 50 mg twice daily, and if tolerated, increase to 100 mg twice daily. |
| Abbreviations: ANC, absolute neutrophil count; MCL, mast cell leukemia. National Cancer Institute Common Terminology for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) severity: Grade 1 = mild symptoms; 2 = moderate symptoms; 3 = severe symptoms; 4 = life-threatening symptoms. | |
Side Effects of Rydapt
- The following serious adverse reactions are described elsewhere in the labeling: Pulmonary Toxicity [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)] AML : The most common adverse reactions (≥ 20%) were febrile neutropenia, nausea, mucositis, vomiting, headache, petechiae, musculoskeletal pain, epistaxis, device-related infection, hyperglycemia, electrocardiogram (ECG) QT prolonged, and upper respiratory tract infection. ( 6.1 ) ASM, SM-AHN, or MCL : The most common adverse reactions (≥ 20%) were nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, edema, musculoskeletal pain, abdominal pain, fatigue, upper respiratory tract infection, constipation, pyrexia, headache, and dyspnea. ( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation at 1-888-669-6682 and/or at https://report.novartis.com/ or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch . 6.1 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. Acute Myeloid Leukemia The safety evaluation of RYDAPT (50 mg twice daily with food) in patients with newly diagnosed FLT3 mutated AML is based on a randomized, double-blind, trial of RYDAPT (n = 345) or placebo (n = 335) with chemotherapy [see Clinical Studies (14.1)] . The overall median duration of exposure was 42 days (range, 2 to 576 days) for patients in the RYDAPT plus chemotherapy arm versus 34 days (range, 1 to 465 days) for patients in the placebo plus chemotherapy arm. On the RYDAPT plus chemotherapy arm, 35% of patients completed induction and consolidation therapy, compared to 25% of patients on the placebo plus chemotherapy arm. The most frequent (incidence greater than or equal to 20%) adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in the RYDAPT plus chemotherapy arm were febrile neutropenia, nausea, mucositis, vomiting, headache, petechiae, musculoskeletal pain, epistaxis, device-related infection, hyperglycemia, ECG QT prolonged, and upper respiratory tract infections. The most frequent Grade 3/4 adverse reactions (incidence ≥ 10%) were febrile neutropenia, device-related infection, and mucositis. The most frequent serious adverse reaction (≥ 10%) in patients in the RYDAPT plus chemotherapy arm was febrile neutropenia (16%), which occurred at a similar rate in the placebo arm (16%). Discontinuation due to any adverse reaction occurred in 9% of patients in the RYDAPT arm versus 6% in the placebo arm. The most frequent (> 1%) Grade 3/4 adverse reactions leading to discontinuation in the RYDAPT arm was renal insufficiency (1%). Excluding deaths due to disease progression, no fatal adverse reactions occurred in the study. Overall, the most frequent non-treatment related cause of death in the RYDAPT plus chemotherapy arm was sepsis (2%) and occurred at a similar rate in the placebo arm (2%). Table 2 presents the frequency category of adverse reactions reported in the randomized trial in patients with newly diagnosed FLT3 mutated AML. Adverse reactions are listed according to body system. Within each body system, the adverse reactions are ranked by frequency, with the most frequent reactions first. Table 3 presents the key laboratory abnormalities from the same randomized trial in patients with newly diagnosed FLT3 mutated AML. Table 2: Common Adverse Reactions (≥ 10% Incidence and ≥ 2% More Frequent on the Midostaurin Arm) of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Study 1 All Grades Grades ≥ 3 Adverse Reaction RYDAPT + chemo n = 229 1 % Placebo + chemo n = 226 1 % RYDAPT + chemo n = 345 1 % Placebo + chemo n = 335 1 % Gastrointestinal disorders Nausea 83 70 6 10 Mucositis a 66 62 11 13 Vomiting 61 53 3 5 Hemorrhoids 15 11 1 0 Blood and lymphatic system disorders Febrile neutropenia 83 81 84 83 Petechiae 36 27 1 1 Nervous system disorders Headache a 46 38 3 3 Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders Musculoskeletal pain a 33 31 5 2 Arthralgia 14 8 < 1 < 1 Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders Epistaxis 28 24 3 1 Infections and infestations Device-related infection 24 17 16 10 Upper respiratory tract infection a 20 15 4 3 Investigations Hyperglycemia a 20 17 7 6 Electrocardiogram QT prolonged 20 17 6 5 Activated partial thromboplastin time prolonged 13 8 3 2 Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders Hyperhidrosis 14 8 0 0 Renal and urinary disorders Renal insufficiency a 12 9 5 3 Psychiatric disorders Insomnia 12 8 0 < 1 1 For trial sites in North America, only Grades 3 and 4 were collected. a Grouped terms:
- Upper respiratory tract infections: e.g., nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infections, sinusitis.
- Mucositis: e.g., radiation mucositis, stomatitis, laryngeal pain.
- Musculoskeletal pain: e.g., back pain, bone pain, pain in extremity.
- Renal insufficiency: e.g., blood creatinine increased, renal failure, acute kidney injury.
- Hyperglycemia: mainly hyperglycemia. Other notable adverse reactions occurring in < 10% of patients treated with RYDAPT but at least 2% more frequently than in the placebo group included: Infections and infestations: Cellulitis a (7%), fungal infection a (7%) Metabolism and nutrition disorders: Hyperuricemia (8%) Nervous system disorders: Tremor (4%) Eye disorders: Eyelid edema (3%) Cardiac disorders: Hypertension a (8%), pericardial effusion (4%) Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders: Pleural effusion (6%) Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: Dry skin (7%) General disorders and administration-site conditions: Thrombosis a (5%) Investigations: Weight increased (7%), hypercalcemia (3%) a Grouped terms: Thrombosis: e.g., thrombosis in device, thrombosis. Cellulitis: e.g., cellulitis, erysipelas. Fungal infection: e.g., bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, pneumonia fungal, splenic infection fungal, hepatic candidiasis. Other clinically important adverse reactions (All Grades) at ≥ 10% that did not meet criteria for Table 2: Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders: Pneumonitis (11%) Table 3: New or Worsening Laboratory Abnormalities (≥ 10% Incidence and ≥ 2% More Frequent on the Midostaurin Arm) Reported in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on Study 1 Laboratory Abnormality RYDAPT (50 mg twice daily) N = 345 All Grades % RYDAPT (50 mg twice daily) N = 345 Grade 3/4 % Placebo N = 335 All Grades % Placebo N = 335 Grade 3/4 % Alanine aminotransferase increased 71 20 69 16 Hypernatremia 21 1 15 2 Hypocalcemia 74 7 70 8 In Study 1, 205 patients (120 in RYDAPT arm and 85 in placebo arm) who remained in remission following completion of consolidation continued to receive either single agent RYDAPT or placebo for a median of 11 months (range, 0.5 to 17 months) with 69 in the RYDAPT arm and 51 in the placebo completing 12 treatment cycles. Common adverse reactions (greater than or equal to 5% difference between the RYDAPT and placebo arms) reported for these patients included nausea (47% vs 18%), hyperglycemia (20% vs 13%), and vomiting (19% vs 5%). Systemic Mastocytosis Two single-arm, open-label multicenter trials (Study 2 and Study 3) evaluated the safety of RYDAPT (100 mg twice daily with food) as a single agent in 142 adult patients total with ASM, SM-AHN, or MCL. The median age was 63 (range, 24 to 82), 63% had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1, and 75% had no hepatic impairment (bilirubin and AST ≤ upper limit of normal (ULN)] at baseline. The median duration of exposure to RYDAPT was 11.4 months (range, 0 to 81 months), with 34% treated for ≥ 24 months. The most frequent adverse reactions (≥ 20%), excluding laboratory terms, were nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, edema, musculoskeletal pain, abdominal pain, fatigue, upper respiratory tract infection, constipation, pyrexia, headache, and dyspnea (Table 4). Grade ≥ 3 adverse reactions reported in ≥ 5%, excluding laboratory terms, were fatigue, sepsis, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, pneumonia, diarrhea, febrile neutropenia, edema, dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and renal insufficiency (Table 4). Adverse reactions led to dose modifications (interruption or reduction) in 56% of patients. Among these, the most frequent adverse reactions (> 5%) were gastrointestinal symptoms, QT prolongation, neutropenia, pyrexia, thrombocytopenia, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, lipase increase, and fatigue. The median time to first dose modification for toxicity was 1.6 months, with 75% of dose modifications first occurring within 5 months of starting treatment. Treatment discontinuation due to adverse reactions occurred in 21% of patients. The most frequent adverse reactions causing treatment discontinuation included infection, nausea or vomiting, QT prolongation, and gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Serious adverse reactions were reported in 68% of patients, most commonly (≥ 20%) due to infections and gastrointestinal disorders. On-treatment deaths unrelated to the underlying malignancy occurred in 16 patients (11%), most commonly from infection (sepsis or pneumonia), followed by cardiac events. Of the on-treatment deaths from disease progression, 4 were also attributable to infection. Table 4 summarizes the adverse reactions reported in ≥ 10% of the patients with advanced SM. Table 4: Adverse Reactions Reported in ≥ 10% of Patients with Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis (Study 2 and Study 3) RYDAPT (100 mg twice daily) N = 142 Adverse Reaction a All Grades % Grade ≥ 3 % Gastrointestinal disorders Nausea 82 6 Vomiting 68 6 Diarrhea a 54 8 Abdominal pain a 34 6 Constipation 29 < 1 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage a 14 9 General disorders and administration-site conditions Edema a 40 7 Fatigue a 34 9 Pyrexia 27 4 Infections and infestations Upper respiratory tract infection a 30 1 Urinary tract infection a 16 3 Pneumonia a 10 8 Herpesvirus infection a 10 1 Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders Musculoskeletal pain a 35 4 Arthralgia 19 2 Nervous system disorders Headache a 26 1 Dizziness 13 0 Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders Dyspnea a 23 7 Cough a 18 < 1 Pleural effusion 13 4 Epistaxis 12 3 Skin and subcutaneous disorders Rash a 14 3 Investigations QT prolonged 11 < 1 Psychiatric disorders Insomnia 11 0 Renal disorders Renal insufficiency a 11 5 Toxicity was graded per National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 3. Represents adverse reactions, excluding laboratory terms, occurring up to 28 days after last midostaurin dose, regardless of baseline grade. a Grouped terms: Upper respiratory tract infection: e.g., nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infections. Urinary tract infection: e.g., urinary tract infection, cystitis. Pneumonia: e.g., pneumonia, lung infection. Herpesvirus infection: e.g., oral herpes, herpes zoster. Headache: e.g., headache, sinus headache. Dyspnea: e.g., dyspnea, bronchospasm, respiratory failure. Cough: e.g., cough, productive cough. Diarrhea: e.g., diarrhea, gastroenteritis, colitis. Abdominal pain: e.g., abdominal pain, abdominal pain upper. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage: e.g., gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hemorrhoidal hemorrhage, duodenal ulcer hemorrhage. Fatigue: e.g., fatigue, asthenia. Rash: e.g., rash, rash maculo-papular, erythema multiforme. Musculoskeletal pain: e.g., back pain, musculoskeletal pain, pain in extremity. Renal insufficiency: e.g., blood creatinine increased, renal failure, acute kidney injury. Edema: e.g., edema, edema peripheral. Gastrointestinal Toxicities Leading to Treatment Modification: In patients with advanced SM, the median time to onset of nausea was 9 days, with 75% of cases beginning within the first 3 months. The median time to onset of vomiting was 1 month. Other clinically significant adverse reactions occurring in ≤ 10% of patients included: Infections and infestations: Sepsis (9%) a , bronchitis (6%), cellulitis or erysipelas (5%) Blood and lymphatic system disorders: Febrile neutropenia (8%) Cardiac disorders: Cardiac failure (6%), myocardial infarction, or ischemia (4%) a Immune system disorders: Hypersensitivity (4%) a Nervous system disorders: Disturbance in attention (7%), tremor (6%), mental status changes (4%) Ear and labyrinth disorders: Vertigo (5%) Vascular disorders: Hypotension (9%), hematoma (6%) Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders: Oropharyngeal pain (4%), pulmonary edema (3%) a , interstitial lung disease (1%), pneumonitis (<1%) Gastrointestinal disorders: Dyspepsia (6%), gastritis (3%) a General disorders and administration site conditions: Chills (5%) Investigations: Weight increased (6%) Injury, poisoning, and procedural complications: Contusion (6%) a Grouped terms: Sepsis: e.g., sepsis, staphylococcal/Enterobacter/Escherichia sepsis Hypersensitivity: includes one report of anaphylactic shock Myocardial infarction or ischemia: e.g., myocardial infarction and acute myocardial infarction, angina pectoris Gastritis: gastritis, gastritis erosive, gastritis hemorrhagic Pulmonary edema: pulmonary edema, pulmonary congestion Table 5 summarizes new or worsening laboratory abnormalities. Common (≥ 10%) Grade 3 or higher non-hematologic laboratory abnormalities were hyperglycemia (non-fasting), lipase increase, and hyperuricemia. The most common (≥ 20%) Grade 3 or higher hematologic laboratory abnormalities were lymphopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia. Grade 4 hematologic abnormalities occurring in ≥ 5% were thrombocytopenia (13%), neutropenia (8%), anemia (6%), and lymphopenia (6%). Table 5: Most Common (≥ 20%) New or Worsening Laboratory Abnormalities Reported in Patients with Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis (Study 2 and Study 3) RYDAPT (100 mg twice daily) N = 142 Abbreviations: Alk phos, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; GGT, gamma glutamyltransferase. Includes abnormalities occurring up to 28 days after last midostaurin dose, if new or worsened from baseline or if baseline was unknown. a Non-fasting. b Among 116 evaluable patients. Test All Grades % Grade ≥ 3 % Hematology Lymphopenia 66 42 Leukopenia 61 19 Anemia 60 38 Thrombocytopenia 50 27 Neutropenia 49 22 Chemistry Hyperglycemia a 80 18 Alk phos increase 39 9 Hypocalcemia 39 2 Lipase increase 37 18 Hyperuricemia 37 11 GGT increase b 35 9 Hyponatremia 34 5 AST increase 32 3 ALT increase 31 4 Hyperbilirubinemia 29 4 Hypoalbuminemia 27 1 Hypokalemia 25 6 Creatinine increase 25 < 1 Hyperkalemia 23 4 Hypophosphatemia 22 1 Amylase increase 20 7 Hypomagnesemia 20 0 6.2 Postmarketing Experience The following adverse drug reactions have been derived from postmarketing experience with RYDAPT via spontaneous case reports and literature cases. 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. Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders: Interstitial lung disease Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet syndrome)
Warnings & Cautions for Rydapt
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
Based on its mechanism of action and findings from animal reproduction studies, RYDAPT may cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women. In animal studies, midostaurin caused embryo-fetal toxicities, including late embryo-fetal death and reduced fetal birth weight, with delays in fetal growth at doses lower than the recommended human dose. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to the fetus.
Verify the pregnancy status of females of reproductive potential within 7 days prior to initiating RYDAPT therapy. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with RYDAPT and for 4 months after the last dose. Advise males with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with RYDAPT and for 4 months after the last dose .
Pulmonary Toxicity Cases of interstitial lung disease and pneumonitis, some fatal, have
occurred in patients treated with RYDAPT as monotherapy or with chemotherapy. Monitor patients for pulmonary symptoms. Discontinue RYDAPT in patients who experience signs or symptoms of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis without an infectious etiology.
Risk of Prolonged Severe Neutropenia and Thrombocytopenia in Pediatric Patients Treated With
Combination Chemotherapy Prolonged Grade 4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia occurred in two pediatric patients with AML who received an unapproved formulation of midostaurin in combination with chemotherapy, including anthracyclines, fludarabine, and cytarabine; these two patients were coadministered an azole antifungal (a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor), which may increase midostaurin concentrations and subsequently, the risk of toxicity . The safety and effectiveness of RYDAPT in pediatric patients have not been established.
Drug Interactions with Rydapt
Effect of Other Drugs on
RYDAPT Table 6 lists the potential effects of the coadministration of strong CYP3A modulators on RYDAPT. Table 6: Drug Interactions with RYDAPT That Affect Midostaurin Strong CYP3A Inhibitors a The effect of grapefruit juice varies widely among brands and is concentration-, dose-, and preparation-dependent. Studies have shown that it can be classified as a “strong CYP3A inhibitor” when a certain preparation was used (e.g., high dose, double strength) or as a “moderate CYP3A inhibitor” when another preparation was used (e.g., low dose, single strength). b The induction potency of St. John’s wort may vary widely based on preparation.
Clinical Impact Coadministration of RYDAPT with strong CYP3A inhibitors may increase midostaurin concentrations. The increase in midostaurin concentrations may be pronounced if strong CYP3A inhibitors are administered during the first week of RYDAPT administration. Increased midostaurin concentrations may increase the risk of toxicity.
Prevention or Management Consider alternative therapies that do not strongly inhibit CYP3A activity. Alternatively, with coadministration of RYDAPT and strong CYP3A inhibitors, monitor patients for increased risk of adverse reactions, especially during the first week of consecutive RYDAPT administration in advanced SM population, and during first week of RYDAPT administration in each cycle of chemotherapy in AML population. Examples Boceprevir, clarithromycin, cobicistat, conivaptan, danoprevir and ritonavir, diltiazem, elvitegravir and ritonavir, grapefruit juice a, idelalisib, indinavir and ritonavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, lopinavir and ritonavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, paritaprevir and ritonavir and (ombitasvir and/or dasabuvir), posaconazole, ritonavir, saquinavir and ritonavir, tipranavir and ritonavir, troleandomycin, voriconazole Strong CYP3A Inducers Clinical Impact Coadministration of RYDAPT with strong CYP3A inducers may decrease midostaurin concentrations.
Decreased midostaurin concentrations may reduce efficacy. Prevention or Management Avoid coadministration of RYDAPT with strong CYP3A4 inducers. Examples Carbamazepine, enzalutamide, mitotane, phenytoin, rifampin, St.
John’s wort b
Effect of
RYDAPT on Other Drugs CYP2B6 Substrates RYDAPT decreased the systemic exposure of a sensitive CYP2B6 substrate . Dose adjustments for the coadministered CYP2B6 substrate may be necessary with RYDAPT. Substrates of Transporters Coadministration of RYDAPT increased the exposure of a breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) and organic anion transporter polypeptide (OATP)1B1 substrate . Dose adjustments for the coadministered BCRP or OATP1B1 substrates may be necessary with RYDAPT.
Pregnancy Safety for Rydapt
Pregnancy Pregnancy Exposure Registry There is a pregnancy exposure registry that monitors pregnancy outcomes in women exposed to RYDAPT during pregnancy. Females who may have been exposed to RYDAPT during pregnancy directly or through a male partner receiving RYDAPT therapy should contact the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation at 1-888-669-6682 and/or at https://report.novartis.com/. Risk Summary Based on mechanism of action and findings in animal reproduction studies, RYDAPT may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman . There are no available data on RYDAPT use in pregnant women to inform a drug-associated risk of major birth defects and miscarriage. In animal reproduction studies, oral administration of midostaurin to pregnant rats and rabbits during organogenesis caused embryo-fetal toxicities, including late embryo-fetal death and reduced fetal birth weight, with delays in fetal growth at doses lower than the recommended human dose (see Data). Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus.
The background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage for the indicated population are unknown. Adverse outcomes in pregnancy occur regardless of the health of the mother or the use of medications. 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.
Data Animal Data When midostaurin was administered to female rats prior to mating and through the first week of pregnancy at a dose of 60 mg/kg/day, there were increases in pre- and post-implantation loss, including total litter loss, resulting in a reduction in the number of live embryos. During organogenesis, midostaurin administered at oral doses greater than or equal to 3 mg/kg/day (approximately 0.004 times the human exposure at the recommended dose by AUC) to pregnant female rats caused late embryo-fetal death. Dilated lateral brain ventricles were observed in offspring of rats given doses greater than or equal to 3 mg/kg/day.
Extra rib and reduced fetal birth weight with effects on fetal growth (severe renal pelvic cavitation and widened anterior fontanelle) were observed in the absence of maternal toxicity at the highest dose of 30 mg/kg/day (approximately 0.05 times the human exposure at the recommended dose by AUC). Midostaurin administered orally to pregnant rabbits during organogenesis led to maternal toxicity with spontaneous abortions and some delay in fetal growth (reduced fetal birth weight) at doses greater than or equal to 10 mg/kg/day (approximately 0.01 times the human exposure at the recommended dose by AUC). In an oral pre- and postnatal development study in the rat, adverse effects upon maternal performance included dams with signs of dystocia and a lower live litter size at 30 mg/kg/day (approximately 0.05 times the human exposure at the recommended dose by AUC). For the F1 offspring, lower body weights, accelerated complete eye opening and delayed auricular startle ontogeny were noted at 30 mg/kg/day.
Pediatric Use of Rydapt
Pediatric Use Safety and effectiveness of RYDAPT have not been established in pediatric patients. The safety and effectiveness of an unapproved midostaurin formulation was investigated, but not established in two open-label studies: a study in 22 pediatric patients aged 6 months to 17 years who received midostaurin as a single agent for relapsed or refractory leukemia and a study in 4 patients aged 8 to 14 years who received midostaurin in combination with chemotherapy for newly diagnosed FLT3-mutated AML. Prolonged Grade 4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia occurred in 2 of the 4 pediatric patients with AML who received midostaurin in combination with chemotherapy, including anthracyclines, fludarabine, and cytarabine . Grade 4 thrombocytopenia lasted for 44 days in one patient and Grade 4 thrombocytopenia and Grade 4 neutropenia lasted for 51 days and 46 days, respectively, in the other patient. These two patients were coadministered an azole antifungal (a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor), which may increase midostaurin concentrations and subsequently, the risk of toxicity .
Contraindications for Rydapt
is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to midostaurin or to any of the excipients. Hypersensitivity reactions have included anaphylactic shock, dyspnea, flushing, chest pain, and angioedema (e.g., swelling of the airways or tongue, with or without respiratory impairment). Hypersensitivity to midostaurin or any of the excipients.
Clinical Studies of Rydapt
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Study 1
RYDAPT in combination with chemotherapy was investigated in a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 717 patients with newly-diagnosed FLT3-mutated AML. In this study, FLT3 mutation status was determined prospectively with a clinical trial assay and verified retrospectively using the companion diagnostic LeukoStrat ® CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay, which is an FDA-approved test for selection of patients with AML for RYDAPT treatment. Patients were stratified by FLT3 mutation status: TKD, ITD with allelic ratio less than 0.7, and ITD with allelic ratio greater than or equal to 0.7. Patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia or therapy-related AML were not eligible. Patients were randomized (1:1) to receive RYDAPT 50 mg twice daily (n = 360) or placebo (n = 357) with food on Days 8 to 21 in combination with daunorubicin (60 mg/m 2 daily on Days 1 to 3) /cytarabine (200 mg/m 2 daily on Days 1 to 7) for up to two cycles of induction and high dose cytarabine (3 g/m 2 every 12 hours on Days 1, 3, and 5) for up to four cycles of consolidation, followed by continuous RYDAPT or placebo treatment according to initial assignment for up to 12 additional 28-day cycles.
There was no re-randomization at the start of post consolidation therapy. Patients who proceeded to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) stopped receiving study treatment. The randomized patients had a median age of 47 years (range, 18 to 60 years), 44% were male, and 88% had a performance status of 0-1. AML was de novo onset in 95%. The percentage of patients with FLT3-ITD allelic ratio < 0.7, FLT3-ITD allelic ratio ≥ 0.7, and FLT3-TKD mutations were identical (per randomized FLT3 stratum) on both arms (48%, 30%, and 23%, respectively). Of the 563 patients with NPM1 testing, 58% had an NPM1 mutation.
The two treatment groups were generally balanced with respect to the baseline demographics and disease characteristics, except that the placebo arm had a higher percentage of females (59%) than in the midostaurin arm (52%). NPM1 mutations were identified in 55% of patients tested on the midostaurin arm and 60% of patients tested on the placebo arm. A second course of induction was administered to 25% of the patients, 62% initiated at least one cycle of consolidation, 29% initiated maintenance, and 17% completed all 12 planned cycles of maintenance; 21% of the patients underwent SCT in first CR. The overall rate of SCT (induction failure, first CR or salvage after relapse) was 59% (214/360) of patients in the RYDAPT plus standard chemotherapy arm versus 55% (197/357) in the placebo plus standard chemotherapy arm. All patients were followed for survival.
Efficacy was established on the basis of overall survival (OS), measured from the date of randomization until death by any cause. The primary analysis was conducted after a minimum follow-up of approximately 3.5 years after the randomization of the last patient. RYDAPT plus standard chemotherapy was superior to placebo plus standard chemotherapy in OS (Figure 1). Because survival curves plateaued before reaching the median, median survival could not be reliably estimated.
Figure 1: Kaplan-Meier Curve for Overall Survival in Study 1 The analysis of event-free survival (EFS), defined as a failure to obtain a complete remission (CR) within 60 days of initiation of protocol therapy, or relapse, or death from any cause, showed a statistically significant improvement with a median of 8.2 months for RYDAPT plus standard chemotherapy versus 3.0 months for placebo plus standard chemotherapy with HR 0.78 (95% CI 0.66, 0.93) and 2-sided p = 0.005. In an exploratory analysis of EFS defined as a failure to obtain a CR any time during induction, or relapse, or death from any cause with failures assigned as an event on study Day 1, the median EFS was 10.6 months for RYDAPT plus standard chemotherapy versus 5.6 months for placebo plus standard chemotherapy with HR 0.72 (95% CI 0.61, 0.86). Figure 1: Kaplan-Meier Curve for Overall Survival in Study 1
Systemic Mastocytosis Study 2
A single-arm, open-label, multicenter trial evaluated the efficacy of RYDAPT as a single agent in ASM, SM-AHN, and MCL, collectively referred to as advanced SM. The study enrolled 116 adult patients with relapse or progression to 0, 1, or 2 prior regimens for SM. The study excluded patients with serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL, hepatic transaminases > 2.5 x ULN or > 5 x ULN if disease-related, total bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN or > 3 x ULN if disease-related, QTc > 450 msec, cardiovascular disease, including left-ventricular ejection fraction < 50%, or any pulmonary infiltrates. In addition, the study excluded patients with acute-stage or life-threatening AHN. Patients received RYDAPT 100 mg orally twice daily in 28-day cycles until disease progression or intolerable toxicity. Of the 116 patients treated, a study steering committee identified 89 patients who had measurable C-findings and were evaluable for response.
The median age in this group was 64 years (range, 25 to 82), 64% of patients were male, and nearly all patients (97%) were Caucasian. Among these patients, 36% had prior therapy for SM, and 82% had the KIT D816V mutation detected at baseline. Their median duration of treatment was 11 months (range, < 1 to 68 months), with treatment ongoing in 17%. Efficacy was established on the basis of confirmed complete remission (CR) plus incomplete remission (ICR) by 6 cycles of RYDAPT by modified Valent criteria for ASM and SM-AHN (Table 7). Table 7 shows responses to RYDAPT according to modified Valent criteria.
Confirmed major or partial responses occurred in 46 of 73 patients with a documented KIT D816V mutation, 7 of 16 with wild-type or unknown status with respect to KIT D816V mutation, and 21 of 32 having prior therapy for SM. Table 7: Efficacy of RYDAPT in Systemic Mastocytosis per Modified Valent Criteria (Study 2) Modified Valent Criteria All Patients Evaluated e (N = 89) ASM (N = 16) SM-AHN (N = 57) MCL (N = 16) CR + ICR by 6 cycles, n a,b (95% CI, %) 19 (21%) 6 (38%) 9 (16%) 4 (25%) Median duration of CR + ICR (months) c (95% CI) Range d NR (24.1, NE) 6.6+, 65.8+ NR (24.1, NE) 12.1+, 36.8+ NR (7.4, NE) 6.6+, 52.1+ NR (NE, NE) 19.1+, 65.8+ Median time to CR + ICR (months) Range 0.5 0.1, 3.0 0.7 0.3, 1.9 0.5 0.1, 3.0 0.3 0.1,
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ASM, aggressive systemic mastocytosis; CI, confidence interval; CR, complete remission; ICR, incomplete remission; MCL, mast cell leukemia; NE, not estimated; NR, not reached; SM-AHN, systemic mastocytosis with associated hematological neoplasm. a Per Study Steering Committee. Response confirmation after ≥ 8 weeks was required. No CRs were reported. b Patients who received concomitant high-dose corticosteroids were considered unevaluable and were excluded from response assessment. c Among patients with a response of CR or ICR. The estimated median follow-up for duration of response (DOR) was 35.4 months overall. d A " + " sign indicates a censored value. e 25 patients were not assessable for the presence of MCL on central histopathology review, and 11 patients with unconfirmed presence of AHN were regarded as not having AHN. As a post-hoc exploratory analysis, efficacy was also assessed using modified 2013 International Working Group-Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Research and Treatment-European Competence Network on Mastocytosis (IWG-MRT-ECNM) consensus criteria.
Response after 6 cycles of RYDAPT was determined using a computational algorithm. The efficacy of RYDAPT for MCL was based on the CR results by these criteria. There were 115 patients evaluable for response assessment, of whom 47 (41%) had prior therapy for SM, and 93 (81%) had a documented D816V mutation at baseline.
Table 8 provides the results of this analysis. Overall response by modified IWG-MRT-ECNM criteria was reported for 16 (17%) of 93 patients with a documented D816V mutation, and in 8 (17%) of 47 patients having prior therapy for SM. Table 8: Efficacy of RYDAPT in Systemic Mastocytosis per Modified IWG-MRT-ECNM Consensus Criteria Using an Algorithmic Approach (Study 2) All Patients Evaluated (N = 115) b, c ASM (N = 16) SM-AHN (N = 72) MCL (N = 21) Subtype not Established (N = 6) Overall response in 6 cycles, n a (95% CI) 19 (17%) 5 (31%) 8 (11%) 4 (19%) 2 (33%) Best overall response, n Complete remission Partial remission 2 (2%) 17 (15%) 1 (6%) 4 (25%) 0 (0%) 8 (11%) 1 (5%) 3 (14%) 0 (0%) 2 (33%) Duration of response (months) d Range e 6.8+, 60.5+ 10.2+, 36.4+ 6.8+, 51.8+ 8.6+, 55.9+ 27.3+, 60.5+ Abbreviations: ASM, aggressive systemic mastocytosis; IWG-MRT-ECNM, international working group-myeloproliferative neoplasms research and treatment-european competence network on mastocytosis; MCL, mast cell leukemia; SM-AHN, systemic mastocytosis with associated hematological neoplasm. a Determined with 12-week confirmation. Patients who received high-dose corticosteroids were considered evaluable for response. b Median exposure to midostaurin was 11.5 (range, 0.3, 68.3) months. c 31 patients were not assessable for MCL on central review, and 15 patients with unconfirmed AHN were classified as not having AHN. d Median duration of response (DOR) was not reached in any subtype.
Median follow up for DOR, among all responders, was 35.0 months. e A “ + ” sign indicates a censored value. Study 3 Study 3 was a single-arm, multicenter, open-label trial of 26 patients with advanced SM. RYDAPT was administered orally at 100 mg twice daily with food. The median age in this group was 64 years, 58% of patients were male and most were Caucasian (81%). Eligibility criteria were similar to Study 2. By Valent criteria per investigator assessment, of 17 patients with SM-AHN, 10 achieved a response (1 partial, 9 major) by 2 cycles that was sustained for at least 8 weeks.
Patients who received concomitant corticosteroids were included. Of the 6 patients with MCL, 1 achieved partial response and 1 achieved major response. Median duration of response (DOR) for either group had not been reached, with DOR ranging from 3.4+ to 79.2+ months in patients with SM-AHN and 28.6+ to 32.1+ months in patients with MCL. The subtype of SM in the remaining 3 patients was unconfirmed.
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