Trade Names:Zevalin- Injection, solution 3.2 mg
Ibritumomab is a monoclonal antibody directed against the CD20 antigen found on the surface of normal and malignant B lymphocytes. The CD20 antigen is also expressed on more than 90% of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL).
The mean fraction of injected activity in the blood AUC is 39 h.
The mean effective half-life for yttrium-90 (Y-90) activity in the blood is 30 h. Over 7 days, a median of 7.2% of injected activity is excreted in urine.
At 4 wk, the median number of circulating B cells is zero (range, 0 to 1,084 cells/mm 3 ).
B-cell recovery begins at approximately 12 wk following treatment, and the median level of B cells is within the healthy range (32 to 341 cells/mm 3 ) by 9 mo after treatment.
Treatment of relapsed or refractory low-grade or follicular B-cell NHL; treatment of previously untreated follicular NHL in patients who achieve a partial or complete response to first-line chemotherapy.
None well documented.
IV The therapeutic regimen consists of 2 steps. Step 1 includes a single infusion of rituximab 250 mg/m 2 at a rate of 50 mg/h. Escalate the infusion in 50 mg/h increments every 30 min to a max of 400 mg/h. Within 4 h following completion of the rituximab infusion, administer indium-111 (In-111) ibritumomab tiuxetan 5 mCi (1.6 mg total antibody dose) administered as a 10-min IV push. Step 2 follows step 1 by 7 to 9 days and consists of a second infusion of rituximab 250 mg/m 2 at a rate of 100 mg/h. Escalate the infusion in 100 mg/h increments at 30-min intervals to a max of 400 mg/h. Within 4 h following completion of the rituximab infusion, administer Y-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan 0.4 mCi/kg as a 10-min IV push (max, 32 mCi (1,184 MBq). Reduce the Y-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan dose to 0.3 mCi/kg (11.1 MBq/kg) for patients with a baseline platelet count between 100,000 and 149,000 cells/mm 3 . Do not administer to patients with platelets less than 100,000 cells/mm 3 .
Store at 36°F to 46°F. Do not freeze. Administer In-111 ibritumomab tiuxetan within 12 h of radiolabeling. Administer Y-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan within 8 h of radiolabeling.
Risk of bleeding or hemorrhage, as well as cytopenias, may be increased by concomitant therapy. Avoid coadministration. If coadministered, monitor anticoagulant function and frequently monitor for thrombocytopenia.
Hematopoietic growth factors (eg, darbepoetin alfa, epoetin alfa, filgrastim, pegfilgrastim)May alter the biodistribution pattern by increasing bone marrow uptake of ibritumomab tiuxetan. Reassess biodistribution after correction of underlying factors.
Live vaccinesA reduced immune response may occur following administration of live vaccines. Avoid immunization with a live vaccine for 12 mo following ibritumomab therapy.
None well documented.
Fatigue (33%); dizziness (7%).
Night sweats, petechiae (8%); pruritus, rash (7%); cutaneous and mucocutaneous reactions (postmarketing).
Nausea (18%); abdominal pain (17%); diarrhea (11%); anorexia (8%).
Thrombocytopenia (95%); platelet count below 50,000 cells/mm 3 (78%); neutropenia (77%); absolute neutrophil count (ANC) below 1,000 cells/mm 3 (74%); anemia (61%); leukopenia (43%); ANC below 500 cells/mm 3 (35%); lymphopenia (26%); platelet count below 10,000 cells/mm 3 (14%).
Infusion-site erythema and ulceration (postmarketing).
Nasopharyngitis (19%); cough (11%); bronchitis, rhinitis (8%); pharyngolaryngeal pain, sinusitis (7%); epistaxis (5%).
Infection (29%); asthenia (15%); fever (10%); myalgia (9%); flu-like illness (8%); hypertension, UTI (7%); acute myelogenous leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome (5%); antibody formation (3%); radiation injury (postmarketing).
Category D .
Undetermined.
Safety and efficacy not established.
The greater sensitivity of some older individuals cannot be ruled out.
Do not administer Y-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan to patients with altered biodistribution of In-111 ibritumomab tiuxetan.
During and after radiolabeling ibritumomab tiuxetan with In-111 or Y-90, take care to minimize radiation exposure of patients and medical personnel.
Acute myelogenous leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome have been reported following the ibritumomab tiuxetan therapeutic regimen.
Because this product contains albumin, a derivative of human blood, there is a risk of transmitting infectious agents (eg, viruses), including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Hematologic toxicity.
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