Gilotrif Dosage
Generic name: AFATINIB 20mg
Dosage form: tablet, film coated
Drug class: Multikinase inhibitors
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Sep 26, 2024.
Patient Selection for Non-Resistant EGFR Mutation-Positive Metastatic NSCLC
Select patients for first-line treatment of metastatic NSCLC with GILOTRIF based on the presence of non-resistant EGFR mutations in tumor specimens. Information on FDA-approved tests for the detection of EGFR mutations in NSCLC is available at: http://www.fda.gov/CompanionDiagnostics.
Recommended Dosage
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.
Dosage Modifications for Adverse Reactions
Withhold GILOTRIF for:
- Grade* 3 or higher adverse reactions
- Diarrhea of Grade 2 persisting for 2 or more consecutive days while taking anti-diarrheal medication
- Cutaneous reactions of Grade 2 that are prolonged (lasting more than 7 days) or intolerable
* 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:
- Life-threatening bullous, blistering, or exfoliating skin lesions
- Confirmed interstitial lung disease (ILD)
- Severe drug-induced hepatic impairment
- Gastrointestinal perforation
- Persistent ulcerative keratitis
- Symptomatic left ventricular dysfunction
- Severe or intolerable adverse reaction occurring at a dose of 20 mg per day
Dosage Modification for Pre-Existing Severe Renal Impairment
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.
* Use the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease [MDRD] formula to estimate eGFR.
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