Warnings for Voranigo
Included as part of the "PRECAUTIONS" Section
Precautions for Voranigo
Hepatotoxicity
VORANIGO can cause hepatic transaminase elevations, which can lead to hepatic failure, hepatic necrosis, and autoimmune hepatitis.
In the pooled safety population [see ADVERSE REACTIONS], 58% of patients treated with VORANIGO experienced increased ALT and 44% of patients experienced increased AST. Grade 3 or 4 increased ALT or AST occurred in 9% and 4.8% of patients respectively. Among these patients, 4.1% (10/244) had concurrent Grade 3 to 4 ALT or AST elevations. A total of 34% of patients treated with VORANIGO had increased gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), of these 2.2% were Grade 3 or 4. Bilirubin increases occurred in 4.8% of patients treated with VORANIGO, with 0.4% Grade 3 or 4. Nine percent of patients treated with VORANIGO had increased alkaline phosphatase, with 0.9% Grade 3 or 4.
Two patients met the laboratory criteria for Hy´s Law and had concurrent elevations in ALT or AST >3 times the upper limit of normal and total bilirubin >2 times the upper limit of normal; these events were associated with cases of autoimmune hepatitis and hepatic failure. The median time to first onset of increased ALT or AST was 57 days (range: 1 to 1049).
Permanent discontinuation of VORANIGO was required for 2.9% of patients with ALT elevations, 1.6% of AST elevations, and 0.4% of GGT elevations. Dosage reductions of VORANIGO were required for 7% of patients with ALT elevations, 1.2% of AST elevations, and 0.4% of GGT elevations. Dosage interruptions were required in 14% of patients with ALT elevations, 6% of AST elevations, and 1.6% of GGT elevations.
Monitor liver laboratory tests (AST, ALT, GGT, total bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase) prior to the start of VORANIGO, every 2 weeks during the first 2 months of treatment, then monthly for the first 2 years of treatment, and as clinically indicated, with more frequent testing in patients who develop transaminase elevations.
Reduce the dose, withhold, or permanently discontinue VORANIGO based on severity [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION and ADVERSE REACTIONS].
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
Based on findings from animal studies, VORANIGO can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. In animal embryo-fetal development studies, oral administration of vorasidenib to pregnant rats during the period of organogenesis caused embryo-fetal toxicities at doses ≥45 times the human exposure based on the area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) at the highest recommended dose. Oral administration of vorasidenib to pregnant rabbits during the period of organogenesis resulted in embryo-fetal toxicity at doses ≥8 times the human exposure based on the AUC at the highest recommended dose.
Advise pregnant women and females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to a fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective nonhormonal contraception during treatment with VORANIGO and for 3 months after the last dose, since VORANIGO can render some hormonal contraceptives ineffective [see DRUG INTERACTIONS]. Advise male patients with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with VORANIGO and for 3 months after the last dose [see Use In Specific Populations].
Patient Counseling Information
Advise the patient to read the FDA-approved patient labeling (PATIENT INFORMATION).
Hepatotoxicity
Inform patients of the risk of hepatotoxicity and to promptly report any signs or symptoms of hepatotoxicity to their healthcare provider [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
Advise pregnant women and females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to a fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to inform their healthcare provider of a known or suspected pregnancy [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS and Use In Specific Populations].
Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective nonhormonal contraception during treatment with VORANIGO and for 3 months after the last dose [see Use In Specific Populations] since VORANIGO can render some hormonal contraceptives ineffective [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
Advise males with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with VORANIGO and for 3 months after the last dose [see Use In Specific Populations].
Lactation
Advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with VORANIGO and for 2 months after the last dose [see Use In Specific Populations].
Infertility
Advise females and males of reproductive potential that VORANIGO may impair fertility [see Use In Specific Populations and Nonclinical Toxicology].
Drug Interactions
Advise patients and caregivers to inform their healthcare provider of all concomitant medications, including prescription medicines, over-the counter drugs, vitamins and herbal products [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
Advise patients and caregivers to inform their healthcare provider if they currently smoke tobacco as it may affect how well VORANIGO works [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
Instructions For Taking VORANIGO
Advise patients to swallow tablets whole with a glass of water, with or without food, and to not split, crush or chew VORANIGO tablets [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION].
If a patient misses a dose by less than 6 hours, instruct patients to take the missed dose right away. If a patient misses a dose by 6 or more hours, instruct patients to skip the dose for that day. Advise patients to take the next dose at the usual time [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION].
If a patient vomits a dose, instruct patients not to take another dose. Advise patients to take the next dose at the usual time [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION].
Nonclinical Toxicology
Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment Of Fertility
Carcinogenicity studies have not been conducted with vorasidenib. Vorasidenib and its major circulating metabolite, AGI-69460, were not mutagenic in an in vitro bacterial reverse mutation (Ames) assay. Vorasidenib was not clastogenic in an in vitro human lymphocyte micronucleus assay, or an in vivo rat bone marrow micronucleus assay.
Fertility studies in animals have not been conducted with vorasidenib. In repeat-dose toxicity studies up to 13 weeks in duration with oral administration of vorasidenib in rats, adverse effects in female reproductive organs included atrophy, decreased/absent corpora lutea, increased atretic follicles, and interstitial cell vacuolation of the ovaries, atrophy, hypertrophy, and metaplasia of the uterus, hyperplasia of the cervix, atrophy, hyperplasia, and mucification of the vagina, and estrous cycle variations at doses ≥3 mg/kg/day (≥12 times the exposure based on AUC in humans at the highest recommended dose). Adverse effects in male reproductive organs in rats included tubular degeneration and atrophy of the testes, degeneration of seminiferous tubules, cellular debris in the epididymides, epithelial atrophy and inflammation in the prostate, and atrophy in the seminal vesicles at doses ≥3 mg/kg/day (≥12 times the exposure based on AUC in humans at the highest recommended dose). Findings in the male rats were not reversible. In the 4-week repeat-dose toxicity studies in monkeys, oral administration of vorasidenib led to adverse effects in male and female reproductive organs including fibrotic hypoplasia of the testes in males at doses ≥10 mg/kg/day (approximately 17 times the exposure based on AUC in humans at the highest recommended dose) and decreased uterine weights in females at doses ≥10 mg/kg/day (approximately 22 times the exposure based on AUC in humans at the highest recommended dose). Findings in male and female monkeys were reversible.
Use In Specific Populations
Pregnancy
Risk Summary
Based on findings from animal studies and its mechanism of action [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY], VORANIGO can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. There are no available data on VORANIGO use in pregnant women to inform a drug-associated risk. In animal embryo-fetal development studies, oral administration of vorasidenib to pregnant rats and rabbits during the period of organogenesis caused embryo-fetal toxicity at ≥8 times the human exposure based on the AUC at the highest recommended dose (see Data). Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to the fetus.
In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2% to 4% and 15% to 20%, respectively.
Data
Animal Data
In an embryo-fetal development study, vorasidenib was administered to pregnant rats via oral gavage at dose levels of 10, 25, and 75 mg/kg/day during the period of organogenesis (gestation days 6 to 17). Embryo-fetal toxicity (higher incidence of early resorptions, and visceral malformations of kidney and testes) occurred in rats at the maternally toxic dose of 75 mg/kg/day (approximately 170 times the human exposure based on the AUC at the highest recommended dose). Malformation of heart occurred in a rat at a dose of 25 mg/kg (approximately 97 times the human exposure based on the AUC at the highest recommended dose). Dose-related delayed ossification of bones and short ribs associated with decreased fetal body weights was observed at 10 and 25 mg/kg/day in the absence of maternal toxicity and at 75 mg/kg/day. The dose of 10 mg/kg/day is ≥45 times the human exposure based on the AUC at the highest recommended dose.
In an embryo-fetal development study, oral administration of vorasidenib to pregnant rabbits at dose levels of 2, 6, and 18 mg/kg/day during the period of organogenesis (gestation days 6 to 19) resulted in maternal toxicity at all doses (≥1.5 times the human exposure based on the AUC at the highest recommended dose) and caused higher incidence of late resorptions at 18 mg/kg/day as well as decreased fetal weights and delayed ossification at doses ≥6 mg/kg/day (≥8 times the human exposure based on the AUC at the highest recommended dose).
Lactation
Risk Summary
There are no data on the presence of vorasidenib or its metabolites in human milk, their effects on the breastfed child, or on milk production. Because of the potential for adverse reactions in breastfed children from VORANIGO, advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with VORANIGO and for 2 months after the last dose.
Females And Males Of Reproductive Potential
Based on animal embryo-fetal toxicity studies, VORANIGO can cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women [see Pregnancy].
Pregnancy Testing
Verify pregnancy status in females of reproductive potential prior to starting VORANIGO [see Pregnancy].
Contraception
Females
Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective nonhormonal contraception during treatment with VORANIGO and for 3 months after the last dose. VORANIGO can render some hormonal contraceptives ineffective [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
Males
Advise male patients with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with VORANIGO and for 3 months after the last dose.
Infertility
Based on findings in animals, VORANIGO may impair fertility in females and males of reproductive potential. The effects on female and male fertility were not reversible in rats [see Nonclinical Toxicology].
Pediatric Use
The safety and effectiveness of VORANIGO have been established in pediatric patients aged 12 years and older for the treatment of Grade 2 IDH1- or IDH2-mutant astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma. Use of VORANIGO for this indication in this age group is supported by evidence from an adequate and well-controlled study of VORANIGO in adult and pediatric patients with additional population pharmacokinetic data demonstrating that age had no clinically meaningful effect on the pharmacokinetics of vorasidenib. In addition, the course of IDH1- or IDH2-mutant astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma is sufficiently similar between adults and pediatric patients to allow extrapolation of pharmacokinetic data in adults to pediatric patients [see ADVERSE REACTIONS, CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY and Clinical Studies].
The exposure of vorasidenib in pediatric patients 12 years and older is predicted to be within range of exposure observed in adults at the recommended dosages [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY].
The safety and effectiveness of VORANIGO have not been established in pediatric patients younger than 12 years of age for any indication.
Geriatric Use
Of the 167 patients who were randomized and received VORANIGO 40 mg once daily in the INDIGO trial, 1.2% (2 patients) were 65 years or older. Clinical studies of VORANIGO did not include sufficient numbers of patients aged ≥65 to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects.
Renal Impairment
No dosage adjustment is recommended for patients with creatinine clearance (CLcr) >40 mL/min.
The pharmacokinetics and safety of vorasidenib in patients with CLcr ≤40 mL/min or renal impairment requiring dialysis have not been studied [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY]. For patients with CLcr ≤40 mL/min or who require dialysis, monitor for increased adverse reactions and modify the dosage for adverse reactions as recommended [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION, CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY].
Hepatic Impairment
No dosage adjustment is recommended for patients with mild or moderate (Child-Pugh Class A or B) hepatic impairment [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY].
The pharmacokinetics and safety of vorasidenib in patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class C) have not been studied. For patients with severe hepatic impairment, monitor for increased adverse reactions and modify the dosage for adverse reactions as recommended [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION, CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY].