Inqovi FDA Approval History
Last updated by Judith Stewart, BPharm on Nov 16, 2020.
FDA Approved: Yes (First approved July 7, 2020)
Brand name: Inqovi
Generic name: decitabine and cedazuridine
Dosage form: Tablets
Company: Astex Pharmaceuticals, Taiho Oncology, and Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Treatment for: Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Inqovi (decitabine and cedazuridine) is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor and cytidine deaminase inhibitor combination indicated for the treatment of adults with intermediate and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) including chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML).
- Inqovi is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), including previously treated and untreated, de novo and secondary MDS with the following French-American-British subtypes (refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia [CMML]) and intermediate-1, intermediate-2, and high-risk International Prognostic Scoring System groups.
- Inqovi is taken orally once daily on Days 1 through 5 of each 28-day cycle. Tablets should be taken on an empty stomach.
- Common adverse reactions (incidence ≥ 20%) include fatigue, constipation, hemorrhage, myalgia, mucositis, arthralgia, nausea, dyspnea, diarrhea, rash, dizziness, febrile neutropenia, edema, headache, cough, decreased appetite, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, and transaminase increased.
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