País: Unió Europea
Idioma: anglès
Font: EMA (European Medicines Agency)
bortezomib
Janssen-Cilag International NV
L01XG01
bortezomib
Antineoplastic agents
Multiple Myeloma
Velcade as monotherapy or in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin or dexamethasone is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with progressive multiple myeloma who have received at least 1 prior therapy and who have already undergone or are unsuitable for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Velcade in combination with melphalan and prednisone is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma who are not eligible for high dose chemotherapy with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Velcade in combination with dexamethasone, or with dexamethasone and thalidomide, is indicated for the induction treatment of adult patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma who are eligible for high dose chemotherapy with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Velcade in combination with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma who are unsuitable for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Revision: 45
Authorised
2004-04-26
75 B. PACKAGE LEAFLET 76 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER VELCADE 1 MG POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION bortezomib READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. - Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. - If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. - If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What VELCADE is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you use VELCADE 3. How to use VELCADE 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store VELCADE 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT VELCADE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR VELCADE contains the active substance bortezomib, a so-called ‘proteasome inhibitor’. Proteasomes play an important role in controlling cell function and growth. By interfering with their function, bortezomib can kill cancer cells. VELCADE is used for the treatment of multiple myeloma (a cancer of the bone marrow) in patients older than 18 years: - alone or together with the medicines pegylated liposomal doxorubicin or dexamethasone, for patients whose disease is worsening (progressive) after receiving at least one prior treatment and for whom blood stem cell transplantation was not successful or is unsuitable. - in combination with the medicines melphalan and prednisone, for patients whose disease has not been previously treated and are unsuitable for high-dose chemotherapy with blood stem cell transplantation. - in combination with the medicines dexamethasone or dexamethasone together with thalidomide, for patients whose disease has not been previously treated and before receiving high-dose chemotherapy with blood stem cell transplantation (induction treatment). VELCADE is used for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (a type of cancer affecting the lymph nodes) in patients 18 years or older in combination with the medicines rituximab, c Llegiu el document complet
1 ANNEX I SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 2 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT VELCADE 1 mg powder for solution for injection 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each vial contains 1 mg bortezomib (as a mannitol boronic ester). After reconstitution, 1 ml of solution for intravenous injection contains 1 mg bortezomib. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Powder for solution for injection. White to off-white cake or powder. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS VELCADE as monotherapy or in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin or dexamethasone is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with progressive multiple myeloma who have received at least 1 prior therapy and who have already undergone or are unsuitable for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. VELCADE in combination with melphalan and prednisone is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma who are not eligible for high-dose chemotherapy with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. VELCADE in combination with dexamethasone, or with dexamethasone and thalidomide, is indicated for the induction treatment of adult patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma who are eligible for high-dose chemotherapy with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. VELCADE in combination with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma who are unsuitable for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION VELCADE treatment must be initiated under supervision of a physician experienced in the treatment of cancer patients, however VELCADE may be administered by a healthcare professional experienced in use of chemotherapeutic agents. VELCADE must be reconstituted by a healthcare professional (see section 6.6). Posology for treatment of progressive multiple myeloma (patients who have received at least one pri Llegiu el document complet