Complete adverse effect profile including incidence rates and management
Important Safety Information
This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. Contact your healthcare provider if you experience any unexpected symptoms. For serious or life-threatening side effects, seek emergency medical attention immediately.
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The most common (non-laboratory) adverse reactions (incidence ≥ 20%) are: CRS, infections - pathogen unspecified, musculoskeletal pain, viral infections, fever, nausea, bacterial infectious disorders, diarrhea, febrile neutropenia, ICANS, hypotension, pain, fatigue, headache, encephalopathy, and hemorrhage ( 6.1 ).
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Autolus Inc at toll-free phone 1-855-288-5227 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch ( 17 ).
6.1 Clinical Trials Experience 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 safety of AUCATZYL was evaluated in the FELIX study in which 100 patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) received AUCATZYL at a median dose of 410 × 10 6 CD19 CAR-positive viable T cells (range: 10 to 480 × 10 6 CD19 CAR-positive viable T cells with 90% of patients receiving the recommended dose of 410 × 10 6 ± 25%) [see Clinical Studies (14) ] .
The most common serious adverse reactions of any Grade (incidence ≥ 2%) included infections-pathogen unspecified, febrile neutropenia, ICANS, CRS, fever, bacterial infectious disorders, encephalopathy, fungal infections, hemorrhage, respiratory failure, hypotension, ascites, HLH/MAS, thrombosis and hypoxia.
Nine patients (9%) experienced fatal adverse reactions which included infections (sepsis, pneumonia, peritonitis), ascites, pulmonary embolism, acute respiratory distress syndrome, HLH/MAS and ICANS.
Of the 9 patients, five patients who died from infections had pre-existing and ongoing neutropenia prior to receiving bridging therapy, lymphodepletion chemotherapy treatment and/or AUCATZYL.
Table 3 summarizes the adverse reactions (excluding laboratory abnormalities) that occurred in at least 10% of patients.
Table 4 presents the most common Grade 3 or 4 laboratory abnormalities, occurring in at least 10% of patients.
Table 3: Adverse Reactions Occurring in ≥ 10% of Patients in FELIX Study (N=100) Adverse Reaction Any Grade (%) Grade 3 or Higher (%) Blood and lymphatic system disorders Febrile neutropenia 26 26 Coagulopathy Is a composite that includes multiple related terms.
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Prolonged Cytopenias: Patients may exhibit Grade 3 or higher cytopenias for several weeks following AUCATZYL infusion.
Monitor complete blood counts ( 5.3 ).
Infections: Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of infection;
treat appropriately ( 5.4 ).
Hypogammaglobulinemia: Monitor and consider immunoglobulin replacement therapy ( 5.5 ).
Like all medications, Aucatzyl can cause side effects. However, not everyone who takes this medication will experience them. Many side effects are dose-dependent and may improve as your body adjusts to the medication. Others may require dose adjustment or medical attention.
Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you experience:
Seek immediate emergency medical care if you experience signs of: