Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
amivantamab, Quantity: 350 mg
Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd
Injection, concentrated
Excipient Ingredients: methionine; disodium edetate; histidine; polysorbate 80; histidine hydrochloride monohydrate; water for injections; sucrose
Intravenous Infusion
1
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
RYBREVANT has provisional approval for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has an activating epidermal-growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutation, whose disease has progressed on or after platinum-based chemotherapy.,The decision to approve this indication has been made on the basis of objective response rate and duration of response in a single arm study. Continued approval of this indication depends on verification and description of benefit in a confirmatory study.
Visual Identification: Colourless to pale yellow preservative-free liquid concentrate for intravenous infusion after dilution; Container Type: Vial; Container Material: Glass Type I Clear; Container Life Time: 36 Months; Container Temperature: Store at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius; Container Closure: Neither child resistant closure nor restricted flow insert
Registered
2022-12-01
RYBREVANT® (221201) ACMI 1 RYBREVANT® CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI) SUMMARY The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. This medicine is new. Please report side effects. See the full CMI for further details. 1. WHY AM I RECEIVING RYBREVANT? RYBREVANT contains the active ingredient amivantamab. RYBREVANT is used in adults with a type of cancer called ‘non-small cell lung cancer’. It is used when the cancer has spread in your body and has gone through certain cancer changes (Exon 20 insertion mutations) in a gene called ‘EGFR’. For more information, see Section 1. Why am I receiving RYBREVANT? in the full CMI. 2. WHAT SHOULD I KNOW BEFORE I RECEIVE RYBREVANT? Do not receive if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any of the ingredients listed at the end of the full CMI. TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS, TAKE ANY OTHER MEDICINES, OR ARE PREGNANT, PLAN TO BECOME PREGNANT, ARE TRYING TO MAKE YOUR PARTNER PREGNANT OR ARE BREASTFEEDING. For more information, see Section 2. What should I know before I receive RYBREVANT? in the full CMI. 3. WHAT IF I AM TAKING OTHER MEDICINES? Some medicines may interfere with RYBREVANT and affect how it works. For more information, see Section 3. What if I am taking other medicines? in the full CMI. 4. HOW DO I RECEIVE RYBREVANT? RYBREVANT will be given to you by a doctor or nurse. It is given as a drip into a vein (‘intravenous infusion’) over several hours. Your doctor will work out your dose of RYBREVANT. The dose of RYBREVANT will depend on your body weight at the start of your therapy. More information can be found in Section 4. How do I receive RYBREVANT? in the full CMI. 5. WHAT SHOULD I KNOW WHILE RECEIVING RYBREVANT? THINGS YOU SHOULD DO • CALL YOUR DOCTOR OR NURSE STRAIGHT AWAY IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: any side effect during the intravenous infusion (drip into a vein) of RYBREVANT; sudden difficulty in breathing, cough, Read the complete document
This medicine is subject to additional monitoring in Australia. This will allow quick identification of new safety information. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse events at www.tga.gov.au/reporting-problems. 2.211116 Page 1 of 15 RYBREVANT (221201) API ▼ AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION RYBREVANT ® (AMIVANTAMAB) CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINE Amivantamab 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each single-use vial contains 350 mg of amivantamab per 7 mL vial (or 50 mg of amivantamab per mL). Amivantamab is a fully-human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1)-based bispecific antibody directed against the epidermal growth factor (EGF) and mesenchymal-epidermal transition (MET) receptors, produced by a mammalian cell line (Chinese Hamster Ovary [CHO]) using recombinant DNA technology (see Section 5.1 Mechanism of action). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Concentrate for solution for infusion (injection). RYBREVANT is available as a colourless to pale yellow preservative-free liquid concentrate for intravenous infusion after dilution. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS RYBREVANT has PROVISIONAL APPROVAL for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has an activating epidermal-growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutation, whose disease has progressed on or after platinum- based chemotherapy. The decision to approve this indication has been made on the basis of objective response rate and duration of response in a single arm study. Continued approval of this indication depends on verification and description of benefit in a confirmatory study. 2.211116 Page 2 of 15 RYBREVANT (221201) API 4.2 DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION RYBREVANT should be administered by a healthcare professional in a setting with appropriate medical support for the management of infusion-related reactions (IRRs), including equipment for cardiorespiratory resuscitat Read the complete document