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Tolerability profile
Study discontinuation rates
In 394 clinical study patients with wild-type KRAS mCRC treated with Vectibix monotherapy:
- Commonly (≥1%) reported adverse reactions leading to discontinuation included dermatitis acneiform, erythema, paronychia, exfoliative rash, and pruritus
In clinical studies of Vectibix monotherapy:
- No overall differences in efficacy or safety were observed between patients ≥65 years old and those that were
<65 years old - In patients with wild-type KRAS mCRC enrolled in clinical studies, the incidences of adverse events leading to permanent
discontinuation were:- 408 Study: 10% in patients ≥65 years old and 6% in patients <65 years old
- ASPECCT Study: 18% in patients ≥65 years old and 12% in patients <65 years old
- 007 Study: 9% in patients ≥65 years old and 7% in patients <65 years old
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Infusion reactions
Incidence of infusion reactions in the wild-type RAS safety analysis set for the PRIME Study1
Infusion reactions Vectibix + FOLFOX (n=256) FOLFOX alone (n=250) All incidences 25% (65) 27% (67) Severe (Grade ≥3) 2.7% (7) 1.6% (4) One patient with wild-type RAS mCRC (0.4%) discontinued Vectibix due to infusion reactions.Infusion reactions in Vectibix monotherapy trials
The incidence of infusion reactions (occurring within 24 hours of any dose) reported in monotherapy clinical trials (N=842):1
- 3% (29/842) of Vectibix-treated patients
- 0.6% (5/842) were severe (NCI-CTC Grade 3–4)
Most symptoms of potential infusion reactions:
- Were mild in intensity
- Were resolved without treatment
- Were isolated occurrences
- Did not require alteration or interruption of Vectibix administration
In the post-marketing setting, serious infusion reactions have been reported, very rarely with a fatal outcome.
Infusion reactions: including anaphylactic reactions, bronchospasm, dyspnea, fever, chills, and hypotension.
Fatal reactions have also been observed in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to Vectibix.
Discontinue infusions when severe or life-threatening.1
FOLFOX, infusional 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin; KRAS, Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologue; mCRC, metastatic colorectal cancer; NCI-CTC, National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria; RAS, Rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologue.
