Drug Interactions between famotidine / ibuprofen and valoctocogene roxaparvovec

GENERALLY AVOID: Coadministration with other hepatotoxic agents such as alcohol may increase the risk of liver injury and decrease the therapeutic efficacy of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, a liver-directed adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector designed to help replace missing coagulation factor VIII. Most of the patients treated with valoctocogene roxaparvovec in clinical studies experienced ALT elevations, presumably due to immune-mediated injury of transduced hepatocytes, which may decrease the therapeutic efficacy of valoctocogene roxaparvovec. In a clinical trial of adults with severe hemophilia (n=134) receiving a single dose of valoctocogene roxaparvovec (6 x 10[13] vector genomes [vg]/kg), 107 patients (96%) experienced increased ALT levels greater than or equal to 1.5 times baseline or greater than the upper limit of normal (ULN), while 12 patients (9%) experienced increased ALT levels greater than 5 to 20 times ULN. Some of the ALT elevations were associated with decreased factor VIII activity, and some were attributed to alcohol consumption. Most patients treated with valoctocogene roxaparvovec required immunosuppressive medications, including corticosteroids, to control elevations in transaminases and prevent loss of transgene expression.

MANAGEMENT: After administration of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, alcohol consumption should be avoided for at least 1 year and limited thereafter.

GENERALLY AVOID: The concurrent use of aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and ethanol may lead to gastrointestinal (GI) blood loss. The mechanism may be due to a combined local effect as well as inhibition of prostaglandins leading to decreased integrity of the GI lining.

MANAGEMENT: Patients should be counseled on this potential interaction and advised to refrain from alcohol consumption while taking aspirin or NSAIDs.

H2 antagonists may reduce the clearance of nicotine. Cimetidine, 600 mg given twice a day for two days, reduced clearance of an intravenous nicotine dose by 30%. Ranitidine, 300 mg given twice a day for two days, reduced clearance by 10%. The clinical significance of this interaction is not known. Patients should be monitored for increased nicotine effects when using the patches or gum for smoking cessation and dosage adjustments should be made as appropriate.