Drug Detail:Tivozanib (Tivozanib [ tye-voe-zan-ib ])
Drug Class: VEGF/VEGFR inhibitors
Usual Adult Dose for Renal Cell Carcinoma
1.34 mg orally once a day for 21 days followed by 7 days off (28-day cycle) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity
Use: For adult patients with relapsed or refractory advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following 2 or more prior systemic therapies
Renal Dose Adjustments
Mild/moderate/severe renal impairment (CrCl 15 to 89 mL/min): No adjustment recommended.
End-stage renal disease: Data not available
Liver Dose Adjustments
Mild (total bilirubin less than or equal to upper limit of normal [ULN] with AST greater than ULN or total bilirubin greater than 1 to 1.5 x ULN with any AST) hepatic impairment: No adjustment recommended.
Moderate (total bilirubin greater than 1.5 to 3 x ULN with any AST) hepatic impairment: Reduce dose to 0.89 mg orally once a day for 21 days followed by 7 days off (28-day cycle)
Severe (total bilirubin greater than 3 to 10 x ULN with any AST) hepatic impairment: Data not available
Dose Adjustments
Initiate medical management for diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting prior to dose interruption or reduction.
Recommended dose modifications:
- Reduce the dose to 0.89 mg orally once a day for 21 days followed by 7 days off for a 28-day cycle.
Dose Modifications for Adverse Reactions:
HYPERTENSION:
- Grade 3: Withhold therapy for Grade 3 that persists despite antihypertensive therapy; resume at reduced dose when hypertension is controlled at less than or equal to Grade 2.
- Grade 4: Permanently discontinue therapy.
- Grade 3: Withhold until improvement to Grade 0, 1, or baseline; resume at reduced dose or discontinue therapy based on severity and persistence of adverse reaction.
- Grade 4: Permanently discontinue therapy.
- Any Grade: Permanently discontinue therapy.
- Grade 3 or 4: Permanently discontinue therapy.
- Two grams or greater proteinuria in 24 hours: Withhold therapy until less than or equal to 2 grams of proteinuria in 24 hours; resume at a reduced dose; permanently discontinue for nephrotic syndrome.
- Any Grade: Permanently discontinue therapy.
- Persistent or intolerable Grade 2 or 3 adverse reaction:
- Grade 4 laboratory abnormality: Withhold therapy until improvement to Grade 0, 1, or baseline; resume at reduced dose.
- Grade 4 adverse reaction: Permanently discontinue therapy.
Precautions
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
- None
Safety and efficacy have not been established in patients younger than 18 years.
Consult WARNINGS section for additional precautions.
Dialysis
Data not available
Other Comments
Administration advice:
- This drug can be taken with or without food.
- Swallow the capsule whole with a glass of water.
- Swallow capsule whole; do not open, crush, or chew the capsule.
- If a dose is missed, the next dose should be taken at the next scheduled time; do not take two doses at the same time.
- In the case of vomiting a replacement dose should not be taken; the next dose should be taken at the next scheduled time.
Storage requirements:
- Store at 20C to 25C (68F to 77F); excursions permitted between 15C to 30C (59F to 86F).