TAGRISSO Film-coated tablet Ref.[9022] Active ingredients: Osimertinib

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2024  Publisher: AstraZeneca AB, SE-151 85 Sรถdertรคlje, Sweden

Therapeutic indications

TAGRISSO as monotherapy is indicated for:

  • the adjuvant treatment after complete tumour resection in adult patients with stage IB-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations (see section 5.1).
  • the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with activating EGFR mutations.
  • the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR T790M mutation-positive NSCLC.

TAGRISSO is indicated in combination with:

  • pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced NSCLC whose tumours have EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations.

Posology and method of administration

Treatment with TAGRISSO should be initiated by a physician experienced in the use of anticancer therapies.

When considering the use of TAGRISSO, EGFR mutation status (in tumour specimens for adjuvant treatment and tumour or plasma specimens for locally advanced or metastatic setting) should be determined using a validated test method (see section 4.4).

Posology

Monotherapy

The recommended dose is 80 mg osimertinib once a day.

Combination therapy

The recommended dose of TAGRISSO is 80 mg osimertinib once a day when taken with pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy.

Refer to the Summary of Product Characteristics for pemetrexed and cisplatin or carboplatin for the respective dosing information.

Patients in the adjuvant setting should receive treatment until disease recurrence or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment duration for more than 3 years was not studied.

Patients with locally advanced or metastatic lung cancer should receive TAGRISSO treatment until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

If a dose of TAGRISSO is missed, the dose should be made up unless the next dose is due within 12 hours.

TAGRISSO can be taken with or without food at the same time each day.

Dose adjustments

Dosing interruption and/or dose reduction may be required based on individual safety and tolerability. If dose reduction is necessary, then the dose should be reduced to 40 mg taken once daily.

Dose reduction guidelines for adverse reactions toxicities are provided in Table 1.

Table 1. Recommended dose modifications for TAGRISSO:

Target
organ
Adverse reactiona Dose modification
Pulmonaryb ILD/Pneumonitis Discontinue TAGRISSO (see Section 4.4)
Cardiacb QTc interval greater than 500 msec
on at least 2 separate ECGs
Withhold TAGRISSO until QTc interval is less
than 481 msec or recovery to baseline if
baseline QTc is greater than or equal to
481 msec, then restart at a reduced dose
(40 mg)
QTc interval prolongation with
signs/symptoms of serious
arrhythmia
Permanently discontinue TAGRISSO
Cutaneousb Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Permanently discontinue TAGRISSO
Blood and
lymphatic
systemb
Aplastic anaemia Permanently discontinue TAGRISSO
Other Grade 3 or higher adverse reaction Withhold TAGRISSO for up to 3 weeks
If Grade 3 or higher adverse reaction
improves to Grade 0-2 after
withholding of TAGRISSO for up to
3 weeks
TAGRISSO may be restarted at the same dose
(80 mg) or a lower dose (40 mg)
Grade 3 or higher adverse reaction
that does not improve to Grade 0-2
after withholding for up to 3 weeks
Permanently discontinue TAGRISSO

a Note: The intensity of clinical adverse events graded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.
b Refer to section 4.4.
ECGs: Electrocardiograms; QTc: QT interval corrected for heart rate

Combination therapy

When TAGRISSO is used in combination, any of the treatment components should be dose modified, as appropriate. For TAGRISSO dose modification instructions, see Table 1. The pemetrexed, cisplatin or carboplatin dose should be modified in accordance with the instructions in their respective Summary of Product Characteristics. Cisplatin and/or carboplatin should be used for up to 4 cycles.

Special populations

No dose adjustment is required due to patient age, body weight, gender, ethnicity and smoking status (see section 5.2).

Hepatic impairment

Based on clinical studies, no dose adjustments are necessary in patients with mild hepatic impairment (Child Pugh A) or moderate hepatic impairment (Child Pugh B). Similarly, based on population pharmacokinetic analysis, no dose adjustment is recommended in patients with mild hepatic impairment (total bilirubin โ‰คupper limit of normal (ULN) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >ULN or total bilirubin >1.0 to 1.5x ULN and any AST) or moderate hepatic impairment (total bilirubin between 1.5 to 3 times ULN and any AST). The safety and efficacy of this medicinal product has not been established in patients with severe hepatic impairment. Until additional data become available, use in patients with severe hepatic impairment is not recommended (see section 5.2).

Renal impairment

Based on clinical studies and population PK analysis, no dose adjustments are necessary in patients with mild, moderate, or severe renal impairment. The safety and efficacy of this medicinal product has not been established in patients with end-stage renal disease [creatinine clearance (CLcr) less than 15 mL/min, calculated by the Cockcroft and Gault equation], or on dialysis. Caution should be exercised when treating patients with severe and end-stage renal impairment (see section 5.2).

Paediatric population

The safety and efficacy of TAGRISSO in children or adolescents aged less than 18 years have not been established. No data are available.

Method of administration

This medicinal product is for oral use. The tablet should be swallowed whole with water and it should not be crushed, split or chewed. If the patient is unable to swallow the tablet, the tablet may first be dispersed in 50 mL of non-carbonated water. It should be dropped in the water, without crushing, stirred until dispersed and immediately swallowed. An additional half a glass of water should be added to ensure that no residue remains and then immediately swallowed. No other liquids should be added.

If administration via nasogastric tube is required, the same process as above should be followed but using volumes of 15 mL for the initial dispersion and 15 mL for the residue rinses. The resulting 30 mL of liquid should be administered as per the naso-gastric tube manufacturer’s instructions with appropriate water flushes. The dispersion and residues should be administered within 30 minutes of the addition of the tablets to water.

Overdose

In TAGRISSO clinical studies a limited number of patients were treated with daily doses of up to 240 mg without dose limiting toxicities. In these studies, patients who were treated with TAGRISSO daily doses of 160 mg and 240 mg experienced an increase in the frequency and severity of a number of typical EGFR TKI-induced AEs (primarily diarrhoea and skin rash) compared to the 80 mg dose. There is limited experience with accidental overdoses in humans. All cases were isolated incidents of patients taking an additional daily dose of TAGRISSO in error, without any resulting clinical consequences.

There is no specific treatment in the event of TAGRISSO overdose. In case of suspected overdose, TAGRISSO should be withheld and symptomatic treatment initiated.

Shelf life

3 years.

Special precautions for storage

This medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions.

Nature and contents of container

Al/Al perforated unit dose blisters. Cartons of 30 × 1 tablets (3 blisters).

Al/Al perforated unit dose blisters. Cartons of 28 × 1 tablets (4 blisters).

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Special precautions for disposal and other handling

Any unused medicinal product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements.

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