Pexidartinib Long-Term Hepatic Safety Profile in Patients with Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors

Autor: Michiel A. J. van de Sande, Sebastian Bauer, Hideo A. Baba, Andrew J. Wagner, John H. Healey, Mihaela Druta, Qiang Wang, Dale Shuster, James H. Lewis, Antonio López Pousa, Silvia Stacchiotti, Chia-Chi Lin, Hans Gelderblom, William D. Tap, Youngsook Choi
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: The Oncologist
The Oncologist, 26(5), e863-e873. WILEY
ONCOLOGIST
r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau
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ISSN: 1549-490X
1083-7159
Popis: Background Pexidartinib is approved in the U.S. for tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCTs). Herein, we assessed the hepatic safety profile of pexidartinib across patients with TGCTs receiving pexidartinib. Materials, and Methods Hepatic adverse reactions (ARs) were assessed by type and magnitude of liver test abnormalities, classified as (a) isolated aminotransferase elevations (alanine [ALT] or aspartate [AST], without significant alkaline phosphatase [ALP] or bilirubin elevations), or (b) mixed or cholestatic hepatotoxicity (increase in ALP with or without ALT/AST and bilirubin elevations, based on adjudication). Median follow‐up from initial pexidartinib treatment was 39 months (range, 32–82) in 140 patients with TGCTs across clinical studies NCT01004861, NCT02371369, NCT02734433, and NCT03291288. Results In total, 95% of patients with TGCTs (133/140) treated with pexidartinib (median duration of exposure, 19 months [range, 1–76]), experienced a hepatic AR. A total of 128 patients (91%) had reversible, low‐grade dose‐dependent isolated AST/ALT elevations without significant ALP elevations. Five patients (4%) experienced serious mixed or cholestatic injury. No case met Hy's law criteria. Onset of hepatic ARs was predominantly in the first 2 months. All five serious hepatic AR cases recovered 1–7 months following pexidartinib discontinuation. Five patients from the non‐TGCT population (N = 658) experienced serious hepatic ARs, two irreversible cases. Conclusion This pooled analysis provides information to help form the basis for the treating physician's risk assessment for patients with TCGTs, a locally aggressive but typically nonmetastatic tumor. In particular, long‐term treatment with pexidartinib has a predictable effect on hepatic aminotransferases and unpredictable risk of serious cholestatic or mixed liver injury. Implications for Practice This is the first long‐term pooled analysis to report on the long‐term hepatic safety of pexidartinib in patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumors associated with severe morbidity or functional limitations and not amenable to improvement with surgery. These findings extend beyond what has been previously published, describing the observed instances of hepatic toxicity following pexidartinib treatment across the clinical development program. This information is highly relevant for medical oncologists and orthopedic oncologists and provides guidance for its proper use for appropriate patients within the Pexidartinib Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Safety program.
Pexidartinib is approved in the U.S. for treatment of tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCT). This article assesses the hepatic safety profile of pexidartinib in TGCT cases and describes risk mitigation procedures designed to identify any instances of serious liver injury as early as possible to better inform prescribers and patients about this drug.
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