The recommended starting dosage of SPRYCEL for chronic phase CML is 100 mg administered orally once daily. The recommended starting dosage of SPRYCEL for accelerated phase CML, myeloid or lymphoid blast phase CML, or Ph+ ALL is 140 mg administered orally once daily. Tablets should not be crushed or cut; they should be swallowed whole. SPRYCEL can be taken with or without a meal, either in the morning or in the evening.
In clinical studies, treatment with SPRYCEL was continued until disease progression or until no longer tolerated by the patient. The effect of stopping treatment on long-term disease outcome after the achievement of a cytogenetic response (including complete cytogenetic response [CCyR]) or major molecular response (MMR) is not known.
2.1 Dose Modification
Concomitant Strong CYP3A4 inducers: The use of concomitant strong CYP3A4 inducers may decrease dasatinib plasma concentrations and should be avoided (e.g., dexamethasone, phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin, rifabutin, phenobarbital). St. John’s wort may decrease dasatinib plasma concentrations unpredictably and should be avoided. If patients must be coadministered a strong CYP3A4 inducer, based on pharmacokinetic studies, a SPRYCEL dose increase should be considered. If the dose of SPRYCEL is increased, the patient should be monitored carefully for toxicity [see Drug Interactions (7.2)].
Concomitant Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors: CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g., ketoconazole, itraconazole, clarithromycin, atazanavir, indinavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, and voriconazole) may increase dasatinib plasma concentrations. Grapefruit juice may also increase plasma concentrations of dasatinib and should be avoided.
Selection of an alternate concomitant medication with no or minimal enzyme inhibition potential, if possible, is recommended. If SPRYCEL must be administered with a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor, a dose decrease should be considered. Based on pharmacokinetic studies, a dose decrease to 20 mg daily should be considered for patients taking SPRYCEL 100 mg daily. For patients taking SPRYCEL 140 mg daily, a dose decrease to 40 mg daily should be considered. These reduced doses of SPRYCEL are predicted to adjust the area under the curve (AUC) to the range observed without CYP3A4 inhibitors. However, there are no clinical data with these dose adjustments in patients receiving strong CYP3A4 inhibitors. If SPRYCEL is not tolerated after dose reduction, either the strong CYP3A4 inhibitor must be discontinued, or SPRYCEL should be stopped until treatment with the inhibitor has ceased. When the strong inhibitor is discontinued, a washout period of approximately 1 week should be allowed before the SPRYCEL dose is increased [see Drug Interactions (7.1)].
2.2 Dose Escalation
In clinical studies of adult CML and Ph+ ALL patients, dose escalation to 140 mg once daily (chronic phase CML) or 180 mg once daily (advanced phase CML and Ph+ ALL) was allowed in patients who did not achieve a hematologic or cytogenetic response at the recommended starting dosage.
2.3 Dose Adjustment for Adverse Reactions
Myelosuppression
In clinical studies, myelosuppression was managed by dose interruption, dose reduction, or discontinuation of study therapy. Hematopoietic growth factor has been used in patients with resistant myelosuppression. Guidelines for dose modifications are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Dose Adjustments for Neutropenia and Thrombocytopenia
* ANC: absolute neutrophil count
Chronic Phase CML
(starting dose 100 mg once daily)
ANC* <0.5 × 109/L
or
Platelets <50 × 109/L
1.
Stop SPRYCEL until ANC ≥1.0 × 10
9/L and platelets ≥50 × 10
9/L.
2.
Resume treatment with SPRYCEL at the original starting dose if recovery occurs in ≤7 days.
3.
If platelets <25 × 10
9/L or recurrence of ANC <0.5 × 10
9/L for >7 days, repeat Step 1 and resume SPRYCEL at a reduced dose of 80 mg once daily for second episode. For third episode, further reduce dose to 50 mg once daily (for newly diagnosed patients) or discontinue SPRYCEL (for patients resistant or intolerant to prior therapy including imatinib).
Accelerated Phase CML, Blast Phase CML and Ph+ ALL (starting dose 140 mg once daily)
ANC* <0.5 × 109/L
or
Platelets <10 × 109/L
1.
Check if cytopenia is related to leukemia (marrow aspirate or biopsy).
2.
If cytopenia is unrelated to leukemia, stop SPRYCEL until ANC ≥1.0 × 10
9/L and platelets ≥20 × 10
9/L and resume at the original starting dose.
3.
If recurrence of cytopenia, repeat Step 1 and resume SPRYCEL at a reduced dose of 100 mg once daily (second episode) or 80 mg once daily (third episode).
4.
If cytopenia is related to leukemia, consider dose escalation to 180 mg once daily.
Non-hematological Adverse Reactions
If a severe non-hematological adverse reaction develops with SPRYCEL use, treatment must be withheld until the event has resolved or improved. Thereafter, treatment can be resumed as appropriate at a reduced dose depending on the severity and recurrence of the event [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
2.1 Dose Modification
Concomitant Strong CYP3A4 inducers: The use of concomitant strong CYP3A4 inducers may decrease dasatinib plasma concentrations and should be avoided (e.g., dexamethasone, phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin, rifabutin, phenobarbital). St. John’s wort may decrease dasatinib plasma concentrations unpredictably and should be avoided. If patients must be coadministered a strong CYP3A4 inducer, based on pharmacokinetic studies, a SPRYCEL dose increase should be considered. If the dose of SPRYCEL is increased, the patient should be monitored carefully for toxicity [see Drug Interactions (7.2)].
Concomitant Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors: CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g., ketoconazole, itraconazole, clarithromycin, atazanavir, indinavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, and voriconazole) may increase dasatinib plasma concentrations. Grapefruit juice may also increase plasma concentrations of dasatinib and should be avoided.
Selection of an alternate concomitant medication with no or minimal enzyme inhibition potential, if possible, is recommended. If SPRYCEL must be administered with a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor, a dose decrease should be considered. Based on pharmacokinetic studies, a dose decrease to 20 mg daily should be considered for patients taking SPRYCEL 100 mg daily. For patients taking SPRYCEL 140 mg daily, a dose decrease to 40 mg daily should be considered. These reduced doses of SPRYCEL are predicted to adjust the area under the curve (AUC) to the range observed without CYP3A4 inhibitors. However, there are no clinical data with these dose adjustments in patients receiving strong CYP3A4 inhibitors. If SPRYCEL is not tolerated after dose reduction, either the strong CYP3A4 inhibitor must be discontinued, or SPRYCEL should be stopped until treatment with the inhibitor has ceased. When the strong inhibitor is discontinued, a washout period of approximately 1 week should be allowed before the SPRYCEL dose is increased [see Drug Interactions (7.1)].
2.2 Dose Escalation
In clinical studies of adult CML and Ph+ ALL patients, dose escalation to 140 mg once daily (chronic phase CML) or 180 mg once daily (advanced phase CML and Ph+ ALL) was allowed in patients who did not achieve a hematologic or cytogenetic response at the recommended starting dosage.
2.3 Dose Adjustment for Adverse Reactions
Myelosuppression
In clinical studies, myelosuppression was managed by dose interruption, dose reduction, or discontinuation of study therapy. Hematopoietic growth factor has been used in patients with resistant myelosuppression. Guidelines for dose modifications are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Dose Adjustments for Neutropenia and Thrombocytopenia
* ANC: absolute neutrophil count
Chronic Phase CML
(starting dose 100 mg once daily)
ANC* <0.5 × 109/L
or
Platelets <50 × 109/L
1.
Stop SPRYCEL until ANC ≥1.0 × 10
9/L and platelets ≥50 × 10
9/L.
2.
Resume treatment with SPRYCEL at the original starting dose if recovery occurs in ≤7 days.
3.
If platelets <25 × 10
9/L or recurrence of ANC <0.5 × 10
9/L for >7 days, repeat Step 1 and resume SPRYCEL at a reduced dose of 80 mg once daily for second episode. For third episode, further reduce dose to 50 mg once daily (for newly diagnosed patients) or discontinue SPRYCEL (for patients resistant or intolerant to prior therapy including imatinib).
Accelerated Phase CML, Blast Phase CML and Ph+ ALL (starting dose 140 mg once daily)
ANC* <0.5 × 109/L
or
Platelets <10 × 109/L
1.
Check if cytopenia is related to leukemia (marrow aspirate or biopsy).
2.
If cytopenia is unrelated to leukemia, stop SPRYCEL until ANC ≥1.0 × 10
9/L and platelets ≥20 × 10
9/L and resume at the original starting dose.
3.
If recurrence of cytopenia, repeat Step 1 and resume SPRYCEL at a reduced dose of 100 mg once daily (second episode) or 80 mg once daily (third episode).
4.
If cytopenia is related to leukemia, consider dose escalation to 180 mg once daily.
Non-hematological Adverse Reactions
If a severe non-hematological adverse reaction develops with SPRYCEL use, treatment must be withheld until the event has resolved or improved. Thereafter, treatment can be resumed as appropriate at a reduced dose depending on the severity and recurrence of the event [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
Myelosuppression
In clinical studies, myelosuppression was managed by dose interruption, dose reduction, or discontinuation of study therapy. Hematopoietic growth factor has been used in patients with resistant myelosuppression. Guidelines for dose modifications are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Dose Adjustments for Neutropenia and Thrombocytopenia
* ANC: absolute neutrophil count
Chronic Phase CML
(starting dose 100 mg once daily)
ANC* <0.5 × 109/L
or
Platelets <50 × 109/L
1.
Stop SPRYCEL until ANC ≥1.0 × 10
9/L and platelets ≥50 × 10
9/L.
2.
Resume treatment with SPRYCEL at the original starting dose if recovery occurs in ≤7 days.
3.
If platelets <25 × 10
9/L or recurrence of ANC <0.5 × 10
9/L for >7 days, repeat Step 1 and resume SPRYCEL at a reduced dose of 80 mg once daily for second episode. For third episode, further reduce dose to 50 mg once daily (for newly diagnosed patients) or discontinue SPRYCEL (for patients resistant or intolerant to prior therapy including imatinib).
Accelerated Phase CML, Blast Phase CML and Ph+ ALL (starting dose 140 mg once daily)
ANC* <0.5 × 109/L
or
Platelets <10 × 109/L
1.
Check if cytopenia is related to leukemia (marrow aspirate or biopsy).
2.
If cytopenia is unrelated to leukemia, stop SPRYCEL until ANC ≥1.0 × 10
9/L and platelets ≥20 × 10
9/L and resume at the original starting dose.
3.
If recurrence of cytopenia, repeat Step 1 and resume SPRYCEL at a reduced dose of 100 mg once daily (second episode) or 80 mg once daily (third episode).
4.
If cytopenia is related to leukemia, consider dose escalation to 180 mg once daily.
Non-hematological Adverse Reactions
If a severe non-hematological adverse reaction develops with SPRYCEL use, treatment must be withheld until the event has resolved or improved. Thereafter, treatment can be resumed as appropriate at a reduced dose depending on the severity and recurrence of the event [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].