16-01-2021
FULLPRESCRIBINGINFORMATION
WARNING:ANAPHYLAXIS
Anaphylaxishasbeenreportedafteradministrationof
KALBITOR.Becauseofthe riskofanaphylaxis,KALBITOR
shouldonlybe administeredbyahealthcareprofessionalwith
appropriatemedicalsupporttomanageanaphylaxisand
hereditaryangioedema.Healthcareprofessionalsshouldbe
awareofthe similarityofsymptomsbetweenhypersensitivity
reactionsandhereditaryangioedemaandpatientsshouldbe
monitoredclosely.DonotadministerKALBITORtopatientswith
knownclinicalhypersensitivitytoKALBITOR.[see
Contraindications(4),Warnings andPrecautions(5.1),and
AdverseReactions(6)]
1 INDICATIONSANDUSAGE
KALBITOR ® (ecallantide)isindicatedfortreatmentofacuteattacksof
hereditaryangioedema(HAE)inpatients16yearsofageandolder.
2 DOSAGEANDADMINISTRATION
2.1RecommendedDosing
TherecommendeddoseofKALBITORis30mg(3mL),administered
subcutaneouslyinthree10mg(1mL)injections.Iftheattack
persists,anadditionaldoseof30mgmaybeadministeredwithina24
hourperiod.
2.2AdministrationInstructions
KALBITORshouldonlybeadministeredbyahealthcareprofessional
withappropriatemedicalsupporttomanageanaphylaxisand
hereditaryangioedema.
KALBITORshouldberefrigeratedandprotectedfromthelight.
KALBITORisaclear,colorlessliquid;visuallyinspecteachvialfor
particulatematteranddiscolorationpriortoadministration.Ifthereis
particulatematterordiscoloration,thevialshouldnotbeused.
Usingaseptictechnique,withdraw1mL(10mg)ofKALBITORfrom
thevialusingalargeboreneedle.Changetheneedleonthesyringe
toaneedlesuitableforsubcutaneousinjection.Therecommended
needlesizeis27gauge.InjectKALBITORintotheskinofthe
abdomen,thigh,orupperarm.Repeattheprocedureforeachofthe3
vialscomprisingtheKALBITORdose.Theinjectionsiteforeachof
theinjectionsmaybeinthesameorindifferentanatomiclocations
(abdomen,thigh,upperarm).Thereisnoneedforsiterotation.
Injectionsitesshouldbeseparatedbyatleast2inches(5cm)and
awayfromtheanatomicalsiteofattack.
Thesameinstructionsapplytoanadditionaldoseadministeredwithin
24hours.Differentinjectionsitesorthesameanatomicallocation(as
usedforthefirstadministration)maybeused.
3 DOSAGEFORMSANDSTRENGTHS
KALBITORisaclear,colorlessliquidfreeofpreservatives.Eachvial
ofKALBITORcontainsecallantideataconcentrationof10mg/mL.
4 CONTRAINDICATIONS
DonotadministerKALBITORtoapatientwhohasknownclinical
hypersensitivitytoKALBITOR.[seeWarningsandPrecautions(5.1)].
5 WARNINGSANDPRECAUTIONS
5.1 HypersensitivityReactions,IncludingAnaphylaxis
Potentiallyserioushypersensitivityreactions,includinganaphylaxis,
haveoccurredinpatientstreatedwithKALBITOR.In255HAE
patientstreatedwithintravenousorsubcutaneousKALBITORin
subgroupof187patientstreatedwithsubcutaneousKALBITOR,5
patients(2.7%)experiencedanaphylaxis.Symptomsassociatedwith
thesereactionshaveincludedchestdiscomfort,flushing,pharyngeal
edema,pruritus,rhinorrhea,sneezing,nasalcongestion,throat
irritation,urticaria,wheezing,andhypotension.Thesereactions
occurredwithinthefirsthourafterdosing.
Otheradversereactionsindicativeofhypersensitivityreactions
includedthefollowing:pruritus(5.1%),rash(3.1%),andurticaria
(2.0%).
Patientsshouldbeobservedforanappropriateperiodoftimeafter
administrationofKALBITOR,takingintoaccountthetimetoonsetof
anaphylaxisseeninclinicaltrials.Giventhesimilarityin
hypersensitivitysymptomsandacuteHAEsymptoms,patientsshould
bemonitoredcloselyintheeventofahypersensitivityreaction.
KALBITORshouldnotbeadministeredtoanypatientswithknown
clinicalhypersensitivitytoKALBITOR[seeContraindications(4)].
6 ADVERSEREACTIONS
Hypersensitivityreactions,includinganaphylaxis,haveoccurredin
patientstreatedwithKALBITOR[seeContraindications(4)and
WarningsandPrecautions(5.1)].
6.1 ClinicalTrialsExperience
Becauseclinicaltrialsareconductedundervaryingconditions,
adversereactionratesobservedintheclinicaltrialsofadrugcannot
bedirectlycomparedtoratesintheclinicaltrialsofanotherdrugand
maynotreflecttheratesobservedinpractice.
ThesafetydatadescribedbelowreflectexposuretoKALBITORin255
patientswithHAEtreatedwitheitherintravenousorsubcutaneous
KALBITOR.Ofthe255patients,66%ofpatientswerefemaleand
86%wereCaucasian.PatientstreatedwithKALBITORwerebetween
theagesof10and78years.
Overall,themostcommonadversereactionsin255patientswithHAE
wereheadache(16.1%),nausea(12.9%),fatigue(11.8%),diarrhea
(10.6%),upperrespiratorytractinfection(8.2%),injectionsite
reactions(7.4%),nasopharyngitis(5.9%),vomiting(5.5%),pruritus
(5.1%),upperabdominalpain(5.1%),andpyrexia(4.7%).
Anaphylaxiswasreportedin3.9%ofpatientswithHAE.Injectionsite
reactionswerecharacterizedbylocalpruritus,erythema,pain,
irritation,urticaria,and/orbruising.
Theincidenceofadversereactionsbelowisbasedupon2placebo-
controlled,clinicaltrials(EDEMA3 ® andEDEMA4 ® )inatotalof143
uniquepatientswithHAE.PatientsweretreatedwithKALBITOR30
mgsubcutaneousorplacebo.Patientswerepermittedtoparticipate
sequentiallyinbothplacebo-controlledtrials;safetydatacollected
duringexposuretoKALBITORwasattributedtotreatmentwith
KALBITOR,andsafetydatacollectedduringexposuretoplacebowas
attributedtotreatmentwithplacebo.Table1showsadversereactions
occurringin
3%ofKALBITOR-treatedpatientsthatalsooccurredata
higherratethanintheplacebo-treatedpatientsinthetwocontrolled
trials(EDEMA3andEDEMA4)ofthe30mgsubcutaneousdose.
SomepatientsinEDEMA3andEDEMA4receivedasecond,open-
label30mgsubcutaneousdoseofKALBITORwithin24hours
followingtheinitialdose.Adversereactionsreportedbythese
patientswhoreceivedtheadditional30mgsubcutaneousdoseof
KALBITORwereconsistentwiththosereportedinthepatients
receivingasingledose.
6.2 Immunogenicity
IntheKALBITORHAEprogram,patientsdevelopedantibodiesto
KALBITOR.Ratesofseroconversionincreasedwithexposureto
KALBITORovertime.Overall,7.4%ofpatientsseroconvertedtoanti-
ecallantideantibodies.Neutralizingantibodiestoecallantidewere
determinedinvitrotobepresentin4.7%ofpatients.
Anti-ecallantideandanti-P.pastorisIgEantibodieswerealso
detected.Patientswhoseroconvertmaybeatahigherriskofa
hypersensitivityreaction.Thelong-termeffectsofantibodiesto
KALBITORarenotknown.
Thetestresultsfortheecallantideprogramweredeterminedusing
oneoftwoassayformats:ELISAandbridging
electrochemiluminescence(ECL).Aswithalltherapeuticproteins,
thereisapotentialforimmunogenicitywiththeuseofKALBITOR.
Theincidenceofantibodyformationishighlydependentonthe
sensitivityandspecificityoftheassay.Additionally,theobserved
incidenceofantibody(includingneutralizingantibody)positivityinan
assaymaybeinfluencedbyseveralfactors,includingassay
methodology,samplehandling,timingofsamplecollection,
concomitantmedications,andunderlyingdisease.Forthesereasons,
comparisonoftheincidenceofantibodiestoKALBITORwiththe
incidenceofantibodiestootherproductsmaybemisleading.
7 DRUGINTERACTIONS
Noformaldruginteractionsstudieswereperformed.Noinvitro
metabolismstudieswereperformed.
8 USEINSPECIFICPOPULATIONS
8.1 Pregnancy
PregnancyCategoryC
Therearenoadequateandwell-controlledtrialsofKALBITORin
pregnantwomen.KALBITORhasbeenshowntocause
developmentaltoxicityinrats,butnotrabbits.Becauseanimal
reproductivestudiesarenotalwayspredictiveofhumanresponse,
KALBITORshouldbeusedduringpregnancyonlyifclearlyneeded.
Inrats,intravenousKALBITORatanintravenousdoseapproximately
13timesthemaximumrecommendedhumandose(MRHD)ona
mg/kgbasiscausedincreasednumbersofearlyresorptionsand
percentagesofresorbedconceptusesperlitterinthepresenceofmild
maternaltoxicity.Nodevelopmenttoxicitywasobservedinratsthat
receivedanintravenousdoseapproximately8timestheMRHDona
mg/kgbasis.TherewerenoadverseeffectsofKALBITORon
embryofetaldevelopmentinratsthatreceivedsubcutaneousdosesup
toapproximately2.4timestheMRHDonanAUCbasis,andinrabbits
thatreceivedintravenousdosesuptoapproximately6timesthe
MRHDonanAUCbasis.
8.2 LaborandDelivery
NoinformationisavailableontheeffectsofKALBITORduringlabor
anddelivery.
8.3 NursingMothers
Itisnotknownwhetherecallantideisexcretedinhumanmilk.Caution
shouldbeexercisedwhenecallantideisadministeredtoanursing
Table1: AdverseReactionsOccurringat≥3%andHigher
thanPlaceboin2PlaceboControlledClinicalTrials
inPatientswithHAETreatedwithKALBITOR
KALBITOR
N=100 Placebo
N=81
AdverseReactions n(%) a n(%) a
Headache 8(8%) 6(7%)
Nausea 5(5%) 1(1%)
Diarrhea 4(4%) 3(4%)
Pyrexia 4(4%) 0
Injectionsitereactions 3(3%) 1(1%)
Nasopharyngitis 3(3%) 0
a Patientsexperiencingmorethan1eventwiththesamepreferred
Kalbitor(ecallantide)
Injection,forsubcutaneoususe
HIGHLIGHTSOFPRESCRIBINGINFORMATION
Thesehighlightsdonotincludealltheinformationneededtouse
KALBITOR ® safelyandeffectively.
SeefullprescribinginformationforKALBITOR.
WARNING:ANAPHYLAXIS
Seefullprescribinginformationforcompleteboxedwarning
AnaphylaxishasbeenreportedafteradministrationofKALBITOR ® .
Becauseoftheriskofanaphylaxis,KALBITORshouldonlybe
administeredbyahealthcareprofessionalwithappropriatemedical
supporttomanageanaphylaxisandhereditaryangioedema.Healthcare
professionalsshouldbeawareofthesimilarityofsymptomsbetween
hypersensitivityreactionsandhereditaryangioedemaandpatients
shouldbemonitoredclosely.DonotadministerKALBITORtopatients
withknownclinicalhypersensitivitytoKALBITOR [see
Contraindications(4),WarningsandPrecautions(5.1),andAdverse
Reactions(6)].
----------------------------INDICATIONSAND USAGE---------------------------
KALBITOR isaplasmakallikreininhibitorindicatedfortreatmentof
acuteattacks ofhereditaryangioedema(HAE)inpatients16yearsof
ageandolder.(1)
----------------------DOSAGEANDADMINISTRATION-----------------------
30mg(3mL),administeredsubcutaneouslyinthree10mg(1mL)
injections.Ifanattackpersists,anadditional doseof30mgmaybe
administeredwithina24hourperiod.(2.1)
KALBITOR shouldonlybeadministeredbyahealthcare
professionalwithappropriatemedical supporttomanage
anaphylaxisandhereditaryangioedema.(2.2).
---------------------DOSAGEFORMSAND STRENGTHS----------------------
Singleuseglass vial containing10mg/mLofecallantideasasolution
forinjection.(3)
-------------------------------CONTRAINDICATIONS------------------------------
DonotadministerKALBITOR toapatientwhohas knownclinical
hypersensitivitytoKALBITOR.(4)
-----------------------WARNINGSANDPRECAUTIONS------------------------
HypersensitivityReactionsIncludingAnaphylaxis:Anaphylaxishas
occurredin3.9%oftreatedpatients.AdministerKALBITORinasetting
equippedtomanageanaphylaxisandhereditaryangioedema.Given
thesimilarityinhypersensitivitysymptoms andacuteHAEsymptoms,
monitorpatientscloselyforhypersensitivityreactions(5).
------------------------------ADVERSEREACTIONS-------------------------------
Themostcommonadversereactions occurringin≥3%ofKALBITOR-
treatedpatientsandgreaterthanplaceboareheadache,nausea,
diarrhea,pyrexia,injectionsitereactions,andnasopharyngitis.(6)
See17forPATIENTCOUNSELINGINFORMATION
FULLPRESCRIBINGINFORMATION:CONTENTS*
WARNING:ANAPHYLAXIS
1 INDICATIONSAND USAGE
2 DOSAGEANDADMINISTRATION
2.1 RecommendedDosing
2.2 AdministrationInstructions
3 DOSAGEFORMSANDSTRENGTHS
4 CONTRAINDICATIONS
5 WARNINGSAND PRECAUTIONS
5.1 HypersensitivityReactions,IncludingAnaphylaxis
6 ADVERSEREACTIONS
6.1 Clinical Trials Experience
6.2 Immunogenicity
7 DRUG INTERACTIONS
8 USEIN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
8.1 Pregnancy
8.2 LaborandDelivery
8.3 NursingMothers
8.4 Pediatric Use
8.5 GeriatricUse
10 OVERDOSAGE
11 DESCRIPTION
12 CLINICALPHARMACOLOGY
12.1 MechanismofAction
12.2 Pharmacodynamics
12.3 Pharmacokinetics
13 NONCLINICALTOXICOLOGY
13.1 Carcinogenesis,Mutagenesis,ImpairmentofFertility
13.2 Animal Toxicology
14 CLINICALSTUDIES
16 HOWSUPPLIED/STORAGEAND HANDLING
17 PATIENTCOUNSELINGINFORMATION
*Sectionsorsubsections omittedfromthefullprescribinginformationarenot
listed.
8.4 PediatricUse
SafetyandeffectivenessofKALBITORinpatientsbelow16yearsof
agehavenotbeenestablished.
8.5 GeriatricUse
ClinicaltrialsofKALBITORdidnotincludesufficientnumbersof
subjectsaged65andovertodeterminewhethertheyrespond
differentlyfromyoungersubjects.Ingeneral,doseselectionforan
elderlypatientshouldbecautious,usuallystartingatthelowendof
thedosingrange,reflectingthegreaterfrequencyofdecreased
hepatic,renal,orcardiacfunction,andofconcomitantdiseaseorother
drugtherapy.
10 OVERDOSAGE
TherehavebeennoreportsofoverdosewithKALBITOR.HAE
patientshavereceivedsingledosesupto90mgintravenouslywithout
evidenceofdose-relatedtoxicity.Nodeathsoccurredinmonkeysthat
receivedintravenousorsubcutaneousdosesupto25mg/kg
(approximately22timestheMRHDonanAUCbasis).
11 DESCRIPTION
KALBITOR(ecallantide)isahumanplasmakallikreininhibitorfor
injectionforsubcutaneoususe.
KALBITORisaclearandcolorless,sterile,andnonpyrogenicsolution.
Eachvialcontains10mgecallantideastheactiveingredient,andthe
followinginactiveingredients:0.76mgdisodiumhydrogen
orthophosphate(dihydrate),0.2mgmonopotassiumphosphate,0.2mg
potassiumchloride,and8mgsodiumchlorideinwaterforinjection,
USP.KALBITORispreservativefree,withapHofapproximately7.0.
A30mgdoseissuppliedas3vialseachcontaining1mLof10mg/mL
KALBITOR.Eachvialcontainsaslightoverfill.Vialsareintendedfor
singleuse.Ecallantideisa60-amino-acidproteinproducedinPichia
pastorisyeastcellsbyrecombinantDNAtechnology.
12 CLINICALPHARMACOLOGY
12.1 MechanismofAction
Hereditaryangioedema(HAE)isararegeneticdisordercausedby
mutationstoC1-esterase-inhibitor(C1-INH)locatedonChromosome
11qandinheritedasanautosomaldominanttrait.HAEis
characterizedbylowlevelsofC1-INHactivityandlowlevelsofC4.
C1-INHfunctionstoregulatetheactivationofthecomplementand
intrinsiccoagulation(contactsystempathway)andisamajor
endogenousinhibitorofplasmakallikrein.Thekallikrein-kininsystem
isacomplexproteolyticcascadeinvolvedintheinitiationofboth
inflammatoryandcoagulationpathways.Onecriticalaspectofthis
pathwayistheconversionofHighMolecularWeight(HMW)kininogen
tobradykininbytheproteaseplasmakallikrein.InHAE,normal
regulationofplasmakallikreinactivityandtheclassicalcomplement
cascadeisthereforenotpresent.Duringattacks,unregulatedactivity
ofplasmakallikreinresultsinexcessivebradykiningeneration.
Bradykininisavasodilatorwhichisthoughtbysometoberesponsible
forthecharacteristicHAEsymptomsoflocalizedswelling,
inflammation,andpain.
KALBITORisapotent(Ki=25pM),selective,reversibleinhibitorof
plasmakallikrein.KALBITORbindstoplasmakallikreinandblocksits
bindingsite,inhibitingtheconversionofHMWkininogentobradykinin.
Bydirectlyinhibitingplasmakallikrein,KALBITORreducesthe
conversionofHMWkininogentobradykininandtherebytreats
symptomsofthediseaseduringacuteepisodicattacksofHAE.
12.2 Pharmacodynamics
Noexposure-responserelationshipsforKALBITORtocomponentsof
thecomplementorkallikrein-kininpathwayshavebeenestablished.
TheeffectofKALBITORonactivatedpartialthromboplastintime
(aPTT)wasmeasuredbecauseofpotentialeffectontheintrinsic
coagulationpathway.ProlongationofaPTThasbeenobserved
At80mgadministeredintravenouslyinhealthysubjects,aPTTvalues
wereprolongedapproximatelytwo-foldoverbaselinevaluesand
returnedtonormalby4hourspost-dose.
ForpatientstakingKALBITOR,nosignificantQTprolongationhas
beenseen.Inarandomized,placebo-controlledtrial(EDEMA4)
studyingthe30mgsubcutaneousdoseversusplacebo,12-lead
ECGswereobtainedatbaseline,2hoursand4hourspost-dose
(coveringthetimeofexpectedC
),andatfollow-up(day7).ECGs
wereevaluatedforPRinterval,QRScomplex,andQTcinterval.
KALBITORhadnosignificanteffectontheQTcinterval,heartrate,or
anyothercomponentsoftheECG.
12.3 Pharmacokinetics
Followingtheadministrationofasingle30mgsubcutaneousdoseof
KALBITORtohealthysubjects,amean(±standarddeviation)
maximumplasmaconcentrationof586±106ng/mLwasobserved
approximately2to3hourspost-dose.Themeanareaunderthe
concentration-timecurvewas3017±402ng*hr/mL.Following
administration,plasmaconcentrationdeclinedwithameanelimination
half-lifeof2.0±0.5hours.Plasmaclearancewas153±20mL/min
andthevolumeofdistributionwas26.4±7.8L.Basedona
populationpharmacokineticanalysis,bodyweight,age,andgender
werenotfoundtoaffectKALBITORexposuresignificantly.
Ecallantideisasmallprotein(7054Da)andrenaleliminationinthe
urineoftreatedsubjectshasbeendemonstrated.
Nopharmacokineticdataareavailableinpatientsorsubjectswith
hepaticorrenalimpairment.
13 NONCLINICALTOXICOLOGY
13.1 Carcinogenesis,Mutagenesis,ImpairmentofFertility
Therearenoanimalorhumanstudiestoassessthecarcinogenicor
mutagenicpotentialofKALBITOR(ecallantide).
KALBITORhadnoeffectsonfertilityandreproductiveperformancein
ratsatsubcutaneousdosesupto25mg/kg/day(approximately21
timestheMRHDonamg/kgbasis).
13.2 AnimalToxicology
ReproductiveToxicologyStudies
KALBITORhasbeenshowntocausedevelopmentaltoxicityinrats,
butnotrabbits.Treatmentofratswithanintravenousdoseof15
mg/kg/day(approximately13timestheMRHDonamg/kgbasis)
causedincreasednumbersofearlyresorptionsandpercentagesof
resorbedconceptusesperlitterinthepresenceofmildmaternal
toxicity.However,nodevelopmenttoxicitywasobservedinratsthat
receivedanintravenousdoseof10mg/kg/day(approximately8times
theMRHDonamg/kgbasis).KALBITORwasnotteratogenicinrats
atsubcutaneousdosesupto20mg/kg/day(approximately2.4times
theMRHDonanAUCbasis)andrabbitsthatreceivedintravenous
dosesupto5mg/kg/day(approximately6timestheMRHDonan
AUCbasis).
14 CLINICALSTUDIES
ThesafetyandefficacyofKALBITORwasevaluatedin2randomized,
double-blind,placebo-controlledtrials(EDEMA4andEDEMA3)in168
patientswithHAE.Patientshavinganattackofhereditary
angioedema,atanyanatomiclocation,withatleast1moderateor
severesymptom,weretreatedwith30mgsubcutaneousKALBITOR
orplacebo.Becausepatientscouldparticipateinbothtrials,atotalof
143uniquepatientsparticipated.Ofthe143patients,94werefemale,
123wereCaucasian,andthemeanagewas36years.Therewere64
patientswithabdominalattacks,55withperipheralattacks,and24
withlaryngealattacks.
Inbothtrials,theeffectsofKALBITORwereevaluatedusingtheMean
SymptomComplexSeverity(MSCS)scoreandtheTreatment
OutcomeScore(TOS).Thesemeasuresevaluatedtheseverityof
attacksymptomsatallanatomicallocations(MSCSscore)and
MSCSscoreisapoint-in-timemeasureofsymptomseverity.At
baseline,4hours,and24hours,patientsratedtheseverityona
categoricalscale(0=normal,1=mild,2=moderate,3=severe)for
symptomsateachaffectedanatomicallocation.Ratingswere
averagedtoobtaintheMSCSscore.AdecreaseinMSCSscore
reflectedanimprovementinsymptoms.
TOSisameasureofsymptomresponsetotreatment.At4hoursand
24hours,patientassessmentofresponsecharacterizedbytheir
changefrombaselineinsymptomseverityandcollectedbyanatomic
siteofattackinvolvement,wasrecordedonacategoricalscale
(significantimprovement[100],improvement[50],same[0],worsening
[-50],significantworsening[-100]).Theresponseateachanatomic
sitewasweightedbybaselineseverityandthentheweightedscores
acrossallinvolvedsiteswereaveragedtocalculatetheTOS.ATOS
value>0reflectedanimprovementinsymptomsfrombaseline.
EDEMA4
EDEMA4wasarandomized,double-blind,placebo-controlledtrialin
which96patientswererandomized1:1toreceiveKALBITOR30mg
subcutaneousorplaceboforacuteattacksofHAE.Theprimary
endpointwasthechangefrombaselineinMSCSscoreat4hours,
andtheTOSat4hourswasakeysecondaryendpoint.Patients
treatedwithKALBITORdemonstratedagreaterdecreasefrom
baselineintheMSCSthanplaceboandagreaterTOSthanpatients
withplaceboandtheresultswerestatisticallysignificant(Table2).At
24hours,patientstreatedwithKALBITORalsodemonstrateda
greaterdecreasefrombaselineintheMSCSthanplacebo(-1.5vs.-
1.1;p=0.04)andagreaterTOS(89vs.55,p=0.03).
Table2:ChangeinMSCSScoreandTOSat4Hours
EDEMA4 EDEMA3
KALBITOR
(N=48) Placebo
(N=48) KALBITOR
(N=36) Placebo
(N=36)
ChangeinMSCSScoreat4Hours
n 47 42 34 35
Mean -0.8 -0.4 -1.1 -0.6
95%
CI -1.0,-0.6 -0.6,-0.1 -1.4,-0.8, -0.8,-0.4
value 0.010 0.041
TOSat4Hours
n 47 42 34 35
Mean 53 8 63 36
95%
CI 39,68 -12,28 49,76 17,54
value 0.003 0.045
MSCS:MeanSymptomComplexSeverity
TOS:TreatmentOutcomeScore
CI:confidenceinterval
Morepatientsintheplacebogroup(24/48,50%)requiredmedical
interventiontotreatunresolvedsymptomswithin24hourscompared
totheKALBITOR-treatedgroup(16/48,33%).
Somepatientsreportedimprovementfollowingasecond30mg
subcutaneousdoseofKALBITOR,administeredwithin24hours
followingtheinitialdoseforsymptompersistenceorrelapse,but
efficacywasnotsystematicallyassessedfortheseconddose.
EDEMA3
EDEMA3wasarandomized,double-blind,placebo-controlledtrialin
which72patientswererandomized1:1toreceiveKALBITORor
placeboforacuteattacksofHAE.EDEMA3wassimilarindesignto
EDEMA4withtheexceptionoftheorderoftheprespecifiedefficacy
endpoints.InEDEMA3,theprimaryendpointwastheTOSat4hours,
andthekeysecondaryefficacyendpointwasthechangefrom
baselineinMSCSat4hours.AsinEDEMA4,patientstreatedwith
KALBITORdemonstratedagreaterdecreasefrombaselineinthe
MSCSthanplaceboandagreaterTOSthanpatientstreatedwith
Inaddition,morepatientsintheplacebogroup(13/36,36%)required
medicalinterventiontotreatunresolvedsymptomswithin24hours
comparedtotheKALBITOR-treatedgroup(5/36,14%).
16 HOWSUPPLIED/STORAGEANDHANDLING
KALBITOR(ecallantide)issuppliedasthree10mg/mLsingle-use
vialspackagedinacarton.Eachvialcontains10mgofecallantide.
Eachvialcontainsaslightoverfill.
NDC(47783-101-01):3single-usevialsin1carton
KALBITORshouldbekeptrefrigerated(2ºCto8ºC/36ºFto46ºF).
Vialsremovedfromrefrigerationshouldbestoredbelow86ºF/30ºC
andusedwithin14daysorreturnedtorefrigerationuntiluse.
Protectvialsfromlightuntiluse.
Donotusebeyondtheexpirationdate.
17 PATIENTCOUNSELINGINFORMATION
SeeMedicationGuide
PatientsshouldbeadvisedthatKALBITORmaycauseanaphylaxis
andotherhypersensitivityreactions.Patientsshouldbeadvisedthat
KALBITORshouldbeadministeredbyahealthcareprofessionalwith
appropriatemedicalsupporttomanageanaphylaxisandhereditary
angioedema.Patientswhohaveknownclinicalhypersensitivityto
KALBITORshouldbeinstructednottoreceiveadditionaldosesof
KALBITOR.[seeBoxedWarning,Contraindications(4),andWarnings
andPrecautions(5.1)]
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