Niktimvo

Recommended Dosage

For patients weighing at least 40 kg, administer NIKTIMVO 0.3 mg/kg, up to a maximum dose of 35 mg, as an intravenous infusion over 30 minutes every 2 weeks until progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Dosage Modifications for Adverse Reactions

Monitor aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), creatine phosphokinase (CPK), amylase, and lipase prior to the start of NIKTIMVO therapy, every 2 weeks for the first month, and every 1 to 2 months thereafter until abnormalities are resolved.

For recommended NIKTIMVO dosage modifications due to adverse reactions, see Table 1.

Preparation and Administration

Preparation

• Use aseptic technique to prepare NIKTIMVO.
• Visually inspect the vial for particulate matter and discoloration prior to dilution. NIKTIMVO is a slightly opalescent, pale brownish yellow solution. Discard the vial if the solution is cloudy, discolored, or contains visible particles.
• Do not shake the vial.
• Determine the dose [see Dosage and Administration ] and total volume of NIKTIMVO solution needed. Each mL of NIKTIMVO contains 50 mg of axatilimab-csfr.

Dilution

• Withdraw the calculated volume of NIKTIMVO solution from the vial and add it into an intravenous infusion bag made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyolefin, polyolefin with polyamide, or ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) containing 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection to achieve a final concentration between the range of 0.24 mg/mL and 0.75 mg/mL.
• Discard vial with any unused portion.
• Mix diluted solution by gentle inversion. Do not shake.
• Parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration, whenever solution and container permit. The diluted solution is a clear to slightly opalescent, colorless solution that may contain trace amounts of translucent to white particles. Discard if the solution is cloudy, discolored, or contains extraneous particulate matter other than trace amounts of translucent to white particles.

Storage of diluted NIKTIMVO solution

• Immediately use diluted NIKTIMVO solution. If not used immediately, the diluted solution can be stored:
  
  - At room temperature [up to 25°C (77°F)] for no more than 4 hours from the time of preparation to the end of the infusion.
  
  OR
  
  - Refrigerated at 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F) for no more than 24 hours. If refrigerated, allow the diluted solution to come to room temperature prior to administration. The diluted solution must be administered within 4 hours (including infusion time) once it is removed from the refrigerator.

• Do not freeze or shake the diluted solution.

Administration

• Administer diluted NIKTIMVO solution by intravenous infusion over 30 minutes through a dedicated infusion line that includes a sterile, low-protein binding 0.2-micron in-line or add-on polyethersulfone (PES) filter.
• Do not co‑administer other drugs through the same infusion line.
• After administration, flush the infusion line with 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection.

Pregnancy

Risk Summary

Based on its mechanism of action, NIKTIMVO may cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women [see Clinical Pharmacology ]. There are no available data on the use of NIKTIMVO in pregnant women to evaluate for a drug-associated risk. No animal reproductive and developmental toxicity studies have been conducted with axatilimab-csfr.

Targeted mutation of CSF-1R or CSF-1 in rodent models results in prenatal and perinatal death, deficits in growth, and pleiotropic impact on multiple organ systems, including skeletal and reproductive. Regulation by CSF-1R on non-mononuclear phagocytic cells and macrophages plays a role in the innate immune protection of the fetus and in pregnancy maintenance and embryo-fetal development. Human immunoglobulin G (IgG) is known to cross the placenta; therefore, NIKTIMVO has the potential to be transmitted from the mother to the developing fetus. Advise women of the potential risk to the fetus.

In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2% to 4% and 15% to 20%, respectively.

Lactation

Risk Summary

There are no data on the presence of axatilimab-csfr in human milk or the effects on the breastfed child or milk production. Maternal IgG is known to be present in human milk. Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in a breastfed child, advise women not to breastfeed during treatment and for 30 days after the last dose of NIKTIMVO.

Females and Males of Reproductive Potential

NIKTIMVO may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman [see Use in Specific Populations ].

Pregnancy Testing

Verify pregnancy status in females of reproductive potential prior to initiating NIKTIMVO [see Use in Specific Populations ].

Contraception

Females

Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with NIKTIMVO and for 30 days after the last dose of NIKTIMVO.

Pediatric Use

The safety and effectiveness of NIKTIMVO for the treatment of cGVHD after failure of at least two prior lines of systemic therapy have been established in pediatric patients weighing at least 40 kg. Use of NIKTIMVO in pediatric patients weighing at least 40 kg is supported by evidence from clinical trials that included 3 children (ages 6 to less than 12 years old) and 5 adolescents (ages 12 to less than 17 years old) [see Clinical Studies ]. The safety and effectiveness of NIKTIMVO have not been established in pediatric patients weighing less than 40 kg.

Compared to adult and pediatric patients weighing 40 kg and above, patients weighing less than 40 kg had lower maximum concentration, trough concentration, and average concentration at the same weight-based dosage.

Based on findings of thickening of the growth plate and metaphysis and/or degeneration of the growth plate in the femur in animals, monitor bone growth and development in pediatric patients [see Nonclinical Toxicology ].

Geriatric Use

Of the 79 patients with cGVHD treated with NIKTIMVO, 21 (26.6%) were 65 years and older, and 2 (2.5%) were 75 years and older [see Clinical Studies ]. No overall differences in the safety or effectiveness of NIKTIMVO have been observed between patients 65 years of age and older and younger patients.

Infusion-Related Reactions

NIKTIMVO can cause infusion-related reactions. Infusion-related reactions, including hypersensitivity reactions, occurred in 18% of patients who received NIKTIMVO in the clinical trial (AGAVE-201), with Grade 3 or 4 reactions in 1.3% [see Adverse Reactions ].

Premedicate with an antihistamine and an antipyretic for patients who have previously experienced an infusion-related reaction to NIKTIMVO [see Dosage and Administration ]. Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of infusion-related reactions, including fever, chills, rash, flushing, dyspnea, and hypertension. Interrupt or slow the rate of infusion or permanently discontinue NIKTIMVO based on severity of the reaction [see Dosage and Administration ].

Embryo-FetalToxicity

Based on its mechanism of action, NIKTIMVO may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to the fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with NIKTIMVO and for 30 days after the last dose [see Use in Specific Populations ].