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Safety Profile

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EPIK-P1            
ARs and laboratory abnormalities occurring in all patients (N=57)1

AR (≥5% of patients)

All grades (%)

Grades 3/4 (%)

Diarrhea

16

0

Stomatitisa

16

0

Hyperglycemia

12

0

Eczema

7

0

Dry skin

7

0

Cellulitis

5

3.5

Alopecia

5

0

Headache

5

0

Laboratory abnormality (>20% of patients)b

All grades (%)

Grades 3/4 (%)

Chemistry

Decreased calcium (corrected)

60

0

Decreased phosphate

59

5e

Increased glucosec

56

11e

Increased glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)d

38d

NAd

Increased creatinine

31

0

Increased bilirubin

29

2e

Increased potassium

24

0

Hematology

Decreased leukocyte

22

0

Decreased hemoglobin

20

6e

Decreased lymphocyte

20

0

Grading according to CTCAE version 4.03.              
aStomatitis, including stomatitis and aphthous ulcer.
bThe denominator used to calculate the rate varied from 9 to 50 based on the number of patients with a baseline value and at least 1 posttreatment value.
cGlucose increase is an expected laboratory abnormality of PI3K inhibition.
dNo CTCAE grade available. For HbA1c, baseline values increasing posttreatment to a value above the upper limit of the normal range (≥5.7%) are considered increased.
eNo grade 4 laboratory abnormalities were reported.
AR, adverse reaction; CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; NA, not available; PI3K, phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase. 

EPIK-P1

The most commonly reported ARs were diarrhea (16%), stomatitis (16%), and hyperglycemia (12%)1

  • All ARs occurring in ≥10% of patients were mild to moderate (grade 1 or 2)

  • Serious ARs occurred in 12% of patients who received VIJOICE. Dehydration (n=2) and cellulitis (n=2) were the only serious ARs that occurred in multiple patients

 
EPIK-P1 + EPIK-P3

Longer-term follow-up did not show any new safety signals2

  • Since initiating VIJOICE, patients (N=57) were exposed to treatment for a median duration of 42.0 months (range: 3.4-74.8 months)

    • 22.8% (n=13) of patients were exposed for >60 months

Most pediatric patients experienced normal growth and development2

Additional safety data1

  • 5% of patients required dose reductions due to ARs. Alopecia, memory impairment, and soft tissue infection were the only ARs that required dose reduction

  • Dose interruption due to an AR occurred in 11% of patients. Vomiting (n=2) and dizziness (n=2) were the only ARs that required dose interruption in 2 or more patients

  • The following additional adverse reactions and laboratory abnormality have been identified following administration of VIJOICE: hypersensitivity, lipase increased, dermatitis, and abdominal pain

  • The following adverse reactions have been identified with VIJOICE use in patients with PROS in an expanded access program for compassionate use. Because these reactions are reported from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure

    • Metabolism and nutrition disorders: Decreased appetite

    • Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: Pruritus, rash (including rash maculo-papular, rash erythematous, rash papular, and rash pruritic), acne (including dermatitis acneiform)

ARs caused by targeted therapies are generally reversible3,4 

References: 
1. Vijoice. Prescribing information. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
2. Data on file. Studies CBYL719F12002 (EPIK-P1) and CBYL719F12401 (EPIK-P3) Retrospective Period Pooled Study Report. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp; 2023. 
3. Donahue S, Fulgencio GS. PI3K inhibitors and adverse events: optimizing patient care for the treatment of advanced breast cancer. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2020;24(6):673-680. doi:10.1188/20.CJON.673-680 
4. Keefe DMK, Bateman EH. Tumor control versus adverse events with targeted anticancer therapies. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2011;9(2):98-109. doi:10.1038/nrclinonc.2011.192