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 in greater detail in other sections of the labeling: • Embyro-Fetal Toxicity [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] • Left Ventricular dysfunction [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )] • Infusion-Related Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 )] • Diarrhea [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.4 )] Most common adverse reactions (≥ 20%) are diarrhea, infusion-related reaction, abdominal pain, and fatigue.
( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
at 1‑800‑520‑5568 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
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 pooled safety population of ZIIHERA described in WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS reflect exposure in 233 patients administered ZIIHERA 20 mg/kg intravenously as a single agent in two single-arm, open-label studies (ZWI‑ZW25‑101 and HERIZON‑BTC‑01), which enrolled 109 patients with biliary tract cancer, and 124 patients with other cancers.
Among 233 patients who received ZIIHERA, 39% were exposed for 6 months or longer, and 17% were exposed for greater than one year.
Biliary Tract Cancer The safety of ZIIHERA was evaluated in 80 patients with previously treated, unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive biliary tract cancer who received at least one prior gemcitabine-containing chemotherapy regimen in HERIZON‑BTC‑01 [See Clinical Studies ( 14 )].
Patients received ZIIHERA 20 mg/kg by IV infusion once every 2 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
The median duration of exposure to ZIIHERA was 5.6 months (range: 0.5 to 27.2 months).
Serious adverse reactions occurred in 53% of patients who received ZIIHERA.
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS • Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Assess left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) prior to initiation of ZIIHERA and at regular intervals during treatment.
Withhold or permanently discontinue ZIIHERA based on severity.
( 2.4 , 5.2 ) • Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs): Premedicate before each infusion of ZIIHERA.
Interrupt the infusion, decrease the infusion rate, and/or permanently discontinue ZIIHERA based on severity.
( 2.4 , 5.3 ) • Diarrhea: ZIIHERA can cause severe diarrhea.
Like all medications, Ziihera 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: