Drug Detail:Gilotrif (Afatinib [ a-fat-i-nib ])
Generic Name: AFATINIB 20mg
Dosage Form: tablet, film coated
Drug Class: Multikinase inhibitors
Drug Detail:Gilotrif (Afatinib [ a-fat-i-nib ])
Generic Name: AFATINIB 20mg
Dosage Form: tablet, film coated
Drug Class: Multikinase inhibitors
Select patients for first-line treatment of metastatic NSCLC with GILOTRIF based on the presence of non-resistant EGFR mutations in tumor specimens [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.1), Clinical Studies (14.1)]. Information on FDA-approved tests for the detection of EGFR mutations in NSCLC is available at: http://www.fda.gov/CompanionDiagnostics.
The recommended dosage of GILOTRIF is 40 mg orally once daily until disease progression or no longer tolerated by the patient.
Take GILOTRIF at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal.
Do not take a missed dose within 12 hours of the next dose.
Withhold GILOTRIF for:
* National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE), v 3.0
Resume treatment when the adverse reaction fully resolves, returns to baseline, or improves to Grade 1. Reinstitute GILOTRIF at a reduced dose, i.e., 10 mg per day less than the dose at which the adverse reaction occurred.
Permanently discontinue GILOTRIF for:
The recommended dosage of GILOTRIF in patients with pre-existing severe renal impairment (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR*] 15 to 29 mL/min /1.73 m2) is 30 mg orally once daily [see Use in Specific Populations (8.6), Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
* Use the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease [MDRD] formula to estimate eGFR.