Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. The data described below reflect exposure to Clofarabine Injection in 115 pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) (70 patients) or Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) (45 patients).
In total, 115 pediatric patients treated in clinical trials received the recommended dose of Clofarabine Injection 52 mg/m2 daily × 5. The median number of cycles was 2. The median cumulative amount of Clofarabine Injection received by pediatric patients during all cycles was 540 mg.
Most common adverse reactions (≥25%): vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, febrile neutropenia, pruritus, headache, bacteremia, pyrexia, rash, tachycardia, abdominal pain, chills, fatigue, anorexia, pain in extremity, hypotension, epistaxis, and petechiae. Table 1 lists adverse reactions by System Organ Class, including severe or life-threatening (NCI CTC Grade 3 or Grade 4), reported in ≥5% of the 115 patients in the 52 mg/m2/day dose group (pooled analysis of pediatric patients with ALL and AML). More detailed information and follow-up of certain events is given below.
Table 1: Most Commonly Reported (≥5% Overall) Adverse Reactions by System Organ Class (N=115 pooled analysis)
System Organ Class¹
|
Preferred Term¹
| ALL/AM
(N=115)
| Worst NCI Common
Terminology Criteria Grade¹
|
| 3 | 4 | 5 |
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Blood and Lymphatic
System Disorders
| Febrile neutropenia | 63 | 55 | 59 | 51 | 3 | 3 | | |
| Neutropenia | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | . | . |
| Cardiac Disorders | Pericardial effusion | 9 | 8 | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Tachycardia | 40 | 35 | 6 | 5 | . | . | . | . |
| Gastrointestinal Disorders | Abdominal pain | 40 | 35 | 8 | 7 | . | . | . | . |
| Abdominal pain upper | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Diarrhea | 64 | 56 | 14 | 12 | . | . | . | . |
| Gingival or mouth bleeding | 20 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Nausea | 84 | 73 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Oral mucosal petechiae | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | . | . | . | . |
| Proctalgia | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Stomatitis | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Vomiting | 90 | 78 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| General Disorders and Administration Site Conditions | Asthenia | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Chills | 39 | 34 | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | . |
| Fatigue | 39 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | . | . |
| Irritability | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Mucosal inflammation | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Edema | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Pain | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Pyrexia | 45 | 39 | 16 | 14 | . | . | . | . |
| Hepatobiliary Disorder | Jaundice | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Infections and Infestations | Bacteremia | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | . | . | . | . |
| Candidiasis | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Catheter related infection | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | . | . | . | . |
| Cellulitis | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | . | . | . | . |
| Clostridium colitis | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | . | . | . | . |
| Herpes simplex | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | . | . | . | . |
| Herpes zoster | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | . | . | . | . |
| Oral candidiasis | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
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¹ Patients with more than one preferred term within a SOC are counted only once in the SOC totals. Patients with more than one occurrence of the same preferred term are counted only once within that term and at the highest severity grade.
Table 1: Most Commonly Reported (≥5% Overall) Adverse Reactions by System Organ Class (N=115 pooled analysis) (Continued)
System Organ Class¹
|
Preferred Term¹
| ALL/AML (N=115)
| Worst NCI Common
Terminology Criteria Grade¹
|
| 3 | 4 | 5 |
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Infections and Infestations (continued) | Sepsis, including septic shock | 19 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Staphylococcal bacteremia | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Staphylococcal sepsis | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Upper respiratory tract infection | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Metabolism and Nutrition Disorders | Anorexia | 34 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | . | . |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders | Arthralgia | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | . |
| Back pain | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | . |
| Bone pain | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | . |
| Myalgia | 16 | 14 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Pain in extremity | 34 | 30 | 6 | 5 | . | . | . | . |
| Neoplasms Benign, Malignant and Unspecified (incl. cysts and polyps) | Tumor lysis syndrome
| 7
| 6
| 7
| 6
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| Nervous System Disorders | Headache | 49 | 43 | 6 | 5 | . | . | . | . |
| Lethargy | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Somnolence | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Psychiatric Disorders | Agitation | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Anxiety | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Renal and Urinary Disorders | Hematuria | 15
| 13
| 2
| 2
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| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal Disorders | Dyspnea | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | . | . |
| Epistaxis | 31 | 27 | 15 | 13 | . | . | . | . |
| Pleural effusion | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | . | . |
| Respiratory distress | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Tachypnea | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders | Erythema | 13 | 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome | 18
| 16
| 8
| 7
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| Petechiae | 30 | 26 | 7 | 6 | . | . | . | . |
| Pruritus | 49 | 43 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Rash | 44 | 38 | 8 | 7 | . | . | . | . |
| Rash pruritic | 9 | 8 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Vascular Disorders | Flushing | 22 | 19 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Hypertension | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | . | . | . | . |
| Hypotension | 33 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | . | .
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¹ Patients with more than one preferred term within a SOC are counted only once in the SOC totals. Patients with more than one occurrence of the same preferred term are counted only once within that term and at the highest severity grade.
The following less common adverse reactions have been reported in 1-4% of the 115 pediatric patients with ALL or AML:
Gastrointestinal Disorders: cecitis, pancreatitis
Hepatobiliary Disorders: hyperbilirubinemia Immune System Disorders: hypersensitivity
Infections and Infestations: bacterial infection, Enterococcal bacteremia, Escherichia bacteremia, Escherichia sepsis, fungal infection, fungal sepsis, gastroenteritis adenovirus, infection, influenza, parainfluenza virus infection, pneumonia fungal, pneumonia primary atypical, Respiratory syncytial virus infection, sinusitis, staphylococcal infection
Investigations: blood creatinine increased
Psychiatric Disorders: mental status change
Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal Disorder: pulmonary edema
Table 2 lists the incidence of treatment-emergent laboratory abnormalities after Clofarabine Injection administration at 52 mg/m2 among pediatric patients with ALL and AML (N=115).
Table 2: Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Laboratory Abnormalities after Clofarabine Injection Administration| Parameter | Any Grade | Grade 3 or higher |
| Anemia (N=114) | 83% | 75% |
| Leukopenia (N=114) | 88% | 88% |
| Lymphopenia (N=113) | 82% | 82% |
| Neutropenia (N=113) | 64% | 64% |
| Thrombocytopenia (N=114) | 81% | 80% |
| Elevated Creatinine (N=115) | 50% | 8% |
| Elevated SGOT (N=100) | 74% | 36% |
| Elevated SGPT (N=113) | 81% | 43% |
| Elevated Total Bilirubin (N=114) | 45% | 13% |