Cosela FDA Approval History
Last updated by Judith Stewart, BPharm on March 4, 2021.
FDA Approved: Yes (First approved February 12, 2021)
Brand name: Cosela
Generic name: trilaciclib
Dosage form: for Injection
Company: G1 Therapeutics, Inc.
Treatment for: Small Cell Lung Cancer Myelopreservation Therapy
Cosela (trilaciclib) is a cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor myelopreservation therapy for use in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) who are receiving chemotherapy.
- Cosela works to help protect bone marrow (myeloprotection) when administered prior to treatment with a platinum/etoposide-containing regimen or topotecan-containing regimen for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).
- Cosela is administered intravenously as a 30-minute infusion within four hours prior to the start of chemotherapy.
- Common adverse reactions include fatigue, hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia, increased aspartate aminotransferase, headache, and pneumonia.
Development timeline for Cosela
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