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 following clinically significant adverse reactions are described elsewhere in the labeling: Myelosuppression [ see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] Mucositis [ see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] Dermatologic Reactions [ see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ] Tumor Lysis Syndrome [ see Warnings and Precautions (5.4) ] Hepatic Toxicity [ see Warnings and Precautions (5.5) ] Most common adverse reactions (>35%) are mucositis, thrombocytopenia, nausea, and fatigue.
( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Acrotech Biopharma Inc at 1-888-255-6788 or www.FOLOTYN.com or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch 6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical studies are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical studies of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical studies of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma The safety of FOLOTYN was evaluated in Study PDX-008 [ see Clinical Studies (14) ] .
Patients received FOLOTYN 30 mg/m 2 once weekly for 6 weeks in 7-week cycles.
The median duration of treatment was 70 days (range: 1 day to 1.5 years).
The majority of patients (69%, n = 77) remained at the target dose for the duration of treatment.
Overall, 85% of scheduled doses were administered.
Forty-four percent of patients (n = 49) experienced a serious adverse event while on study or within 30 days after their last dose of FOLOTYN.
The most common serious adverse events (> 3%), regardless of causality, were pyrexia, mucositis, sepsis, febrile neutropenia, dehydration, dyspnea, and thrombocytopenia.
One death from cardiopulmonary arrest in a patient with mucositis and febrile neutropenia was reported in this trial.
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Myelosuppression : Monitor complete blood counts and omit and/or reduce dose based on ANC and platelet count.
( 2.4 , 5.1 ) Mucositis : Monitor at least weekly.
Omit and/or reduce dose for grade 2 or higher mucositis.
( 2.4 , 5.2 ) Dermatologic reactions : Reactions, including fatal reactions, occurred and may be progressive and increase in severity with further treatment.
Monitor closely and withhold or discontinue FOLOTYN based on severity.
Like all medications, Folotyn 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: