Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels were evaluated in 224 patients (115 CYRAMZA with FOLFIRI-treated patients and 109 placebo with FOLFIRI-treated patients) with normal baseline TSH levels. Patients underwent periodic TSH laboratory assessments until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment. Increased TSH levels were observed in 53 (46%) patients treated with CYRAMZA with FOLFIRI compared with 4 (4%) patients treated with placebo with FOLFIRI.
Patients received either CYRAMZA 8 mg/kg or placebo intravenously every two weeks. Patients received a median of 6 doses (range 1-51) of CYRAMZA; the median duration of exposure was 12 weeks (range 2-107 weeks) and 48 patients (24% of 197) received CYRAMZA for at least six months.
The most common serious adverse reactions with CYRAMZA were ascites (3%) and pneumonia (3%).
Treatment discontinuations due to adverse reactions occurred in 18% of CYRAMZA-treated patients, with proteinuria being the most frequent (2%).
The most common adverse reactions reported in ≥15% of patients and ≥2% higher than placebo were fatigue, peripheral edema, hypertension, abdominal pain, decreased appetite, proteinuria, nausea, and ascites. The most common laboratory abnormalities ≥30% and ≥2% higher than placebo were thrombocytopenia, hypoalbuminemia, and hyponatremia. Table 8 provides the frequency and severity of adverse reactions (CTCAE, version 4.0) and Table 9 provides the incidence and severity of laboratory abnormalities in REACH-2.
Clinically relevant adverse drug reactions reported in ≥1% and <10% of CYRAMZA-treated patients in REACH-2 were:
- IRR (9%)
- Hepatic encephalopathy (5%) including 1 fatal event
- Hepatorenal syndrome (2%) including 1 fatal event
Table 9: Laboratory Abnormalities Worsening from Baseline in ≥15% (All Grades) of Patients Receiving CYRAMZA with a Difference Between Arms of ≥2% in REACH-2
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| Laboratory Abnormalitya | CYRAMZAb | Placebob |
All Grades (%) | Grade ≥ 3 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grade ≥ 3 (%) |
| Hematology |
| Thrombocytopenia
| 46
| 8
| 15
| 1
|
| Neutropenia
| 24
| 8
| 12
| 3
|
| Chemistry |
| Hypoalbuminemia
| 33
| <1
| 16
| 0
|
| Hyponatremia
| 32
| 16
| 25
| 5
|
| Hypocalcemia
| 16
| 2
| 5
| 0
|
Risk Summary
Based on its mechanism of action [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.1)], CYRAMZA can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. There are no available data on CYRAMZA use in pregnant women. Animal models link angiogenesis, VEGF and VEGFR2 to critical aspects of female reproduction, embryo-fetal development, and postnatal development. No animal studies have been conducted to evaluate the effect of ramucirumab on reproduction and fetal development. Advise a pregnant woman of the potential risk to a fetus.
In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2-4% and 15-20%, respectively.
Data
Animal Data
No animal studies have been specifically conducted to evaluate the effect of ramucirumab on reproduction and fetal development. In mice, loss of the VEGFR2 gene resulted in embryo-fetal death and these fetuses lacked organized blood vessels and blood islands in the yolk sac. In other models, VEGFR2 signaling was associated with development and maintenance of endometrial and placental vascular function, successful blastocyst implantation, maternal and feto-placental vascular differentiation, and development during early pregnancy in rodents and non-human primates. Disruption of VEGF signaling has also been associated with developmental anomalies including poor development of the cranial region, forelimbs, forebrain, heart, and blood vessels.
Risk Summary
There is no information on the presence of ramucirumab in human milk or its effects on the breastfed child or on milk production. Human IgG is present in human milk, but published data suggest that breast milk antibodies do not enter the neonatal and infant circulation in substantial amounts. Because of the potential risk for serious adverse reactions in breastfed children from ramucirumab, advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with CYRAMZA and for 2 months after the last dose.
Pregnancy Testing
Verify the pregnancy status of females of reproductive potential prior to initiating CYRAMZA [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1)].
Contraception
Based on its mechanism of action, CYRAMZA can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1)].
Females
Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with CYRAMZA and for 3 months after the last dose.
Infertility
Females
Advise females of reproductive potential that based on animal data CYRAMZA may impair fertility [see Nonclinical Toxicology (13.1)].
Juvenile Animal Toxicity Data
In animal studies, effects on epiphyseal growth plates were identified. In cynomolgus monkeys, anatomical pathology revealed adverse effects on the epiphyseal growth plate (thickening and osteochondropathy) at all doses tested (5-50 mg/kg). Ramucirumab exposure at the lowest weekly dose tested in the cynomolgus monkey was 0.2 times the exposure in humans at the recommended dose of ramucirumab as a single agent.
Distribution
The mean (% coefficient of variation [CV%]) volume of distribution of ramucirumab at steady-state (Vss) was 5.4 L (15%).
Elimination
The mean (CV%) clearance of ramucirumab was 0.015 L/hour (30%) and the mean elimination half-life was 14 days (20%).
Specific Populations
Age (19-88 years), sex (68% male), race (70% White, 24% Asian), renal impairment (creatinine clearance [CLcr] calculated by Cockcroft-Gault, 15-89 mL/min, mild hepatic impairment (total bilirubin within ULN and AST>ULN or total bilirubin >1 to 1.5 times ULN and any AST), or moderate hepatic impairment (total bilirubin >1.5 to 3 times ULN) had no clinically meaningful effect on the PK of ramucirumab. The effect of severe hepatic impairment (total bilirubin >3 times ULN and any AST) on the PK of ramucirumab is unknown.
Drug Interaction Studies
No clinically meaningful changes in the exposure of either ramucirumab or its concomitant drugs in the approved combinations, including paclitaxel, docetaxel, irinotecan (or its active metabolite, SN-38), and erlotinib were observed in patients with solid tumors.
REGARD
The efficacy of CYRAMZA was evaluated in REGARD (NCT00917384), a multinational, randomized, double-blind, multicenter study in patients with locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer (including adenocarcinoma of the GEJ) who previously received platinum- or fluoropyrimidine-containing chemotherapy. Patients were required to have experienced disease progression either within 4 months after the last dose of first-line therapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease or within 6 months after the last dose of adjuvant therapy. Patients were also required to have ECOG PS of 0 or 1. Patients were randomized (2:1) to receive either an intravenous infusion of CYRAMZA 8 mg/kg or placebo every 2 weeks. Randomization was stratified by weight loss over the prior 3 months (≥10% versus <10%), geographic region, and location of the primary tumor (gastric versus GEJ). The major efficacy outcome measure was overall survival (OS). An additional efficacy outcome measure was progression-free survival (PFS).
A total of 355 patients were randomized, 238 to the CYRAMZA-treatment group and 117 to the placebo-treatment group. Baseline demographic and disease characteristics were similar between treatment arms. The median age was 60 years (range 24-87); 70% were men; 77% were White, 16% Asian; 28% had ECOG PS 0 and 72% had ECOG PS 1; 91% had measurable disease; 75% had gastric cancer; and 25% had adenocarcinoma of the GEJ. The majority of patients (85%) experienced disease progression during or following first-line therapy for metastatic disease. Prior chemotherapy for gastric cancer consisted of platinum/fluoropyrimidine combination therapy (81%), fluoropyrimidine-containing regimens without platinum (15%), and platinum-containing regimens without fluoropyrimidine (4%). Patients received a median of 4 doses (range 1-34) of CYRAMZA or a median of 3 doses (range 1-30) of placebo.
Efficacy results are shown in Table 10 and Figure 1.
Table 10: Efficacy Results in REGARD
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| CYRAMZA + BSC N=238 | Placebo + BSC N=117 |
| Overall Survival |
| Number of deaths (%)
| 179 (75%)
| 99 (85%)
|
| Median – months (95% CI)
| 5.2 (4.4, 5.7)
| 3.8 (2.8, 4.7)
|
| Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
| 0.78 (0.60, 0.998)
|
| Stratified Log-rank p-value
| 0.047
|
| Progression-free Survival |
| Number of events (%)a | 199 (84%)
| 108 (92%)
|
| Median – months (95% CI)
| 2.1 (1.5, 2.7)
| 1.3 (1.3, 1.4)
|
| Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
| 0.48 (0.38, 0.62)
|
| Stratified Log-rank p-value
| <0.001
|
Figure 1: Kaplan-Meier Curves for Overall Survival in REGARD
Figure 1 (Cyramza Pi F001 V2)
RAINBOW
The efficacy of CYRAMZA was evaluated in RAINBOW (NCT01170663), a multinational, randomized, double-blind study in patients with locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer (including adenocarcinoma of the GEJ) who previously received platinum- and fluoropyrimidine-containing chemotherapy. Patients were required to have experienced disease progression during, or within 4 months after the last dose of first-line therapy. Patients were also required to have ECOG PS of 0 or 1. Patients were randomized (1:1) to receive either CYRAMZA 8 mg/kg or placebo as an intravenous infusion every 2 weeks (on Days 1 and 15) of each 28-day cycle. Patients in both arms received paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 by intravenous infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Prior to administration of each dose of paclitaxel, patients were required to have adequate hematopoietic and hepatic function. The paclitaxel dose was permanently reduced, in increments of 10 mg/m2, for a maximum of two dose reductions for Grade 4 hematologic toxicity or Grade 3 paclitaxel-related non-hematologic toxicity. Randomization was stratified by geographic region, time to progression from the start of first-line therapy (<6 months versus ≥6 months), and disease measurability. The major efficacy outcome measure was OS. Additional efficacy outcome measures were PFS and overall response rate (ORR).
A total of 665 patients were randomized, 330 to the CYRAMZA-treatment group and 335 to the placebo-treatment group. Baseline demographics and disease characteristics were similar between treatment arms. The median age was 61 years (range: 24-84); 71% were men; 61% were White, 35% Asian; 39% had ECOG PS 0 and 61% had ECOG PS 1; 78% had measurable disease; 79% had gastric cancer; and 21% had adenocarcinoma of the GEJ. Two-thirds of the patients experienced disease progression while on first-line therapy (67%) and 25% of patients received an anthracycline in combination with platinum/fluoropyrimidine combination therapy.
Efficacy results are shown in Table 11 and Figure 2.
Table 11: Efficacy Results in RAINBOW
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|
|
| CYRAMZA + Paclitaxel N=330 | Placebo + Paclitaxel N=335 |
| Overall Survival |
| Number of deaths (%)
| 256 (78%)
| 260 (78%)
|
| Median – months (95% CI)
| 9.6 (8.5, 10.8)
| 7.4 (6.3, 8.4)
|
| Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
| 0.81 (0.68, 0.96)
|
| Stratified Log-rank p-value
| 0.017
|
| Progression-free Survival | |
| Number of events (%)a | 279 (85%)
| 296 (88%)
|
| Median – months (95% CI)
| 4.4 (4.2, 5.3)
| 2.9 (2.8, 3.0)
|
| Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
| 0.64 (0.54, 0.75)
|
| Stratified Log-rank p-value
| <0.001
|
| Overall Response Rateb | |
| Rate – percent (95% CI)
| 28% (23, 33)
| 16% (13, 20)
|
| Stratified CMH p-value
| <0.001
|
Figure 2: Kaplan-Meier Curves for Overall Survival in RAINBOW
Figure 2 (Cyramza Pi F002 V2)
RELAY
The efficacy of CYRAMZA in combination with erlotinib was evaluated in RELAY (NCT02411448), a multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study in patients with previously untreated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletion or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations. Patients in RELAY were required to have measurable disease, ECOG PS of 0 or 1, no central nervous system (CNS) metastases, and no known EGFR T790M mutations at baseline. Patients were randomized (1:1) to receive either CYRAMZA 10 mg/kg or placebo every 2 weeks as an intravenous infusion, in combination with erlotinib 150 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Randomization was stratified by geographic region (East Asia versus other), gender, EGFR mutation (exon 19 deletion versus exon 21 [L858R] substitution mutation), and local EGFR testing method (therascreen® and cobas® versus other polymerase chain reaction [PCR] and sequencing-based methods). The major efficacy outcome measure was PFS as assessed by the investigator (RECIST v1.1). Additional efficacy outcome measures included OS, ORR, and duration of response (DoR).
A total of 449 patients were randomized, 224 to the CYRAMZA-treatment group and 225 to the placebo-treatment group. Baseline demographics and disease characteristics were similar between treatment arms. The median age was 65 years (range 23-89); 63% of patients were female; 77% were Asian and 22% were White; 52% had ECOG PS 0; 61% were never smokers; 54% had exon 19 mutation deletions, and 45% had exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations.
Efficacy results are shown in Table 12 and Figure 3.
Table 12: Efficacy Results in RELAY
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| CYRAMZA + Erlotinib N=224 | Placebo + Erlotinib N=225 |
| Progression-free Survival |
| Number of events (%)a | 122 (55%)
| 158 (70%)
|
| Median – months (95% CI)
| 19.4 (15.4, 21.6)
| 12.4 (11.0, 13.5)
|
| Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
| 0.59 (0.46, 0.76)
|
| Stratified Log-rank p-value
| <0.0001
|
Figure 3: Kaplan-Meier Curves for Progression-Free Survival by Investigator Assessment in RELAY
Figure 3 (Cyramza Pi F003 V2)
PFS assessment based on a blinded independent radiologic review was similar to the investigator assessment. The treatment effect for PFS was consistent across pre-specified stratification factors. The ORR was 76% (95% CI: 71, 82) in the CYRAMZA in combination with erlotinib arm and 75% (95% CI: 69, 80) in the placebo in combination with erlotinib arm, with median DoR 18.0 months (95% CI: 13.9, 19.8) and 11.1 months (95% CI: 9.7, 12.3), in each arm respectively.
At the time of the final analysis of PFS, OS data were not mature as only 26% of planned events for the final analysis had occurred (HR=0.83, 95% CI: 0.53, 1.30).
REVEL
The efficacy of CYRAMZA was evaluated in REVEL (NCT01168973), a multinational, randomized, double-blind study in patients with NSCLC with disease progression on or after one platinum-based therapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease. Patients in REVEL were also required to have ECOG PS 0 or 1. Patients were randomized (1:1) to receive either CYRAMZA at 10 mg/kg or placebo by intravenous infusion, in combination with docetaxel at 75 mg/m2, every 21 days. Sites in East Asia administered a reduced dose of docetaxel at 60 mg/m2 every 21 days. Patients who discontinued combination therapy because of an adverse reaction attributed to either CYRAMZA/placebo or docetaxel were permitted to continue monotherapy with the other treatment component until disease progression or intolerable toxicity. Randomization was stratified by geographic region, sex, prior maintenance therapy, and ECOG PS. The major efficacy outcome measure was OS. Additional efficacy outcome measures included PFS and ORR.
A total of 1253 patients were randomized, 628 to the CYRAMZA-treatment group and 625 to the placebo-treatment group. Baseline demographics and disease characteristics were similar between treatment arms. The median age was 62 years (range 21-86); 67% were men; 82% were White and 13% were Asian; 32% had ECOG PS 0; 73% had nonsquamous histology and 26% had squamous histology. In addition to platinum chemotherapy (99%), the most common prior therapies were pemetrexed (38%), gemcitabine (25%), taxane (24%), and bevacizumab (14%). Twenty-two percent of patients received prior maintenance therapy. Tumor EGFR status was unknown for the majority of patients (65%). Where tumor EGFR status was known (n=445), 7.4% were positive for EGFR mutation (n=33). No data were collected regarding tumor ALK rearrangement status.
Overall response rate (complete response + partial response) was 23% (95% CI: 20, 26) for CYRAMZA with docetaxel and 14% (95% CI: 11, 17) for placebo with docetaxel, p-value of <0.001. Efficacy results are shown in Table 13 and Figure 4.
Table 13: Efficacy Results in REVEL
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| CYRAMZA + Docetaxel N=628 | Placebo + Docetaxel N=625 |
| Overall Survival |
| Number of deaths (%)
| 428 (68%)
| 456 (73%)
|
| Median – months (95% CI)
| 10.5 (9.5, 11.2)
| 9.1 (8.4, 10.0)
|
| Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
| 0.86 (0.75, 0.98)
|
| Stratified Log-rank p-value
| 0.024
|
| Progression-free Survival | |
| Number of events (%)a | 558 (89%)
| 583 (93%)
|
| Median – months (95% CI)
| 4.5 (4.2, 5.4)
| 3.0 (2.8, 3.9)
|
| Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
| 0.76 (0.68, 0.86)
|
| Stratified Log-rank p-value
| <0.001
|
Figure 4: Kaplan-Meier Curves for Overall Survival in REVEL
Figure 4 (Cyramza Pi F004 V2)
Hemorrhage
Advise patients that CYRAMZA can cause severe bleeding. Advise patients to contact their health care provider for bleeding or symptoms of bleeding including lightheadedness [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
Gastrointestinal Perforations
Advise patients to notify their health care provider for severe diarrhea, vomiting, or severe abdominal pain [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].
Impaired Wound Healing
Advise patients that CYRAMZA has the potential to impair wound healing. Instruct patients not to undergo surgery without first discussing this potential risk with their health care provider [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)].
Arterial Thromboembolic Events
Advise patients of an increased risk of an arterial thromboembolic event [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)].
Hypertension
Advise patients to undergo routine blood pressure monitoring and to contact their health care provider if blood pressure is elevated or if symptoms from hypertension occur including severe headache, lightheadedness, or neurologic symptoms [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5)].
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
Advise patients to inform their health care provider if they develop neurological symptoms consistent with PRES (seizure, headache, nausea/vomiting, blindness, or altered consciousness) [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8)].
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
Advise females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to a fetus. Advise females to inform their health care provider of a known or suspected pregnancy and to use effective contraception during CYRAMZA treatment and for 3 months after the last dose [see Warnings and Precautions (5.11), Use in Specific Populations (8.1, 8.3)].
Lactation
Advise women not to breastfeed during CYRAMZA treatment and for 2 months after the last dose [see Use in Specific Populations (8.2)].
Infertility
Advise females of reproductive potential that CYRAMZA may impair fertility [see Use in Specific Populations (8.3)].
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