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Olutasidenib (Monograph)

Drug class: Antineoplastic Agents

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com on Jul 10, 2024. Written by ASHP.

Warning

    Differentiation Syndrome
  • Differentiation syndrome, which can be fatal, can occur with olutasidenib; symptoms may include leukocytosis, dyspnea, pulmonary infiltrates/pleuropericardial effusion, kidney injury, hypotension, fever, and weight gain.

  • If differentiation syndrome is suspected, withhold olutasidenib and initiate treatment with corticosteroids and hemodynamic monitoring until symptom resolution.

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Introduction

Antineoplastic agent; isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) inhibitor.

Uses for Olutasidenib

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a susceptible isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test (designated an orphan drug by FDA for this use).

Olutasidenib Dosage and Administration

General

Pretreatment Screening

Patient Monitoring

Administration

Administer orally on an empty stomach at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal.

Swallow capsules whole. Do not break, open, or chew the capsule.

Administer at about the same time each day; do not administer 2 doses within 8 hours.

If a dose is vomited, do not administer a replacement dose; wait until the next scheduled dose is due. If a dose is missed or not taken at the usual time, administer the dose as soon as possible and at least 8 hours prior to the next scheduled dose. Return to the normal schedule the following day.

Dosage

Adults

AML
Oral

150 mg orally twice daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity; treat for ≥6 months to allow time for response in patients without disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Dosage Modification for Toxicity

If toxicity occurs, dosage reduction, temporary withholding of the dose, or discontinuation may be required (see Table 1).

Table 1. Dosage Modifications for Adverse Reactions to Olutasidenib.1

Adverse Reaction

Recommended Action

Differentiation syndrome

If differentiation syndrome is suspected, withhold olutasidenib until signs and symptoms improve. Administer systemic corticosteroids and initiate hemodynamic monitoring until symptom resolution and for a minimum of 3 days. Resume at 150 mg twice daily after resolution. If a recurrence is suspected, withhold olutasidenib and institute treatment per above guidance. After symptom resolution, resume at a reduced dosage of 150 mg once daily for a minimum of 7 days, after which it can be increased to 150 mg twice daily.

Noninfectious leukocytosis

Initate treatment with hydroxyurea as per standard practices. Taper hydroxyurea only after leukocytosis improves or resolves.

Grade 3 hepatotoxicity

Withhold olutasidenib and monitor liver function tests twice per week until laboratory values have returned to baseline or grade 1 toxicity. Resume at a reduced dosage of 150 mg once daily and continue monitoring; may increase to 150 mg twice daily if hepatotoxicity resolves to baseline for at least 28 days. If hepatotoxicity (grade 3) recurs at 150 mg once daily, discontinue olutasidenib.

Grade 4 hepatotoxicity or AST or ALT >3x ULN and total bilirubin >2x ULN and alkaline phosphatase <2x ULN in the absence of a clear alternative explanation

Permanently discontinue olutasidenib.

Other grade 3 or higher toxicity considered related to treatment

Interrupt olutasidenib until toxicity resolves to grade 2 or lower. Resume at 150 mg once daily; may increase to 150 mg twice daily if toxicities resolved to grade 1 or lower for at least 1 week. If grade 3 or higher toxicity recurs at 150 mg once daily, discontinue olutasidenib.

Special Populations

Hepatic Impairment

No dosage modification recommended for mild (total bilirubin ≤ULN with any AST >ULN or total bilirubin >1 to 1.5 times ULN with any AST) or moderate hepatic impairment (total bilirubin >1.5 to 3 times ULN with any AST).

Recommended dosage in severe hepatic impairment (total bilirubin >3 times ULN with any AST) not established.

Renal Impairment

No dosage modification recommended for patients with mild to moderate renal impairment (Clcr 30 to <90 mL/min).

Recommended dosage not established in patients with severe renal impairment (Clcr 15–29 mL/min) or kidney failure (Clcr <15 mL/min), or in patients on dialysis.

Geriatric Patients

No specific dosage recommendations at this time.

Cautions for Olutasidenib

Contraindications

Warnings/Precautions

Warnings

Differentiation Syndrome

Differentiation syndrome, sometimes life-threatening or fatal, reported with olutasidenib (see Boxed Warning). Symptoms include leukocytosis, dyspnea, pulmonary infiltrates/pleuropericardial effusion, kidney injury, fever, edema, pyrexia, and weight gain. May occur as early as 1 day and up to 18 months after olutasidenib initiation; may occur with or without concomitant leukocytosis.

If differentiation syndrome suspected, temporarily withhold olutasidenib and initiate systemic corticosteroids (e.g., dexamethasone 10 mg IV every 12 hours) for a minimum of 3 days and until resolution of signs and symptoms. If concomitant leukocytosis observed, initiate treatment with hydroxyurea, as clinically indicated. Taper corticosteroids and hydroxyurea after symptom resolution.

Differentiation syndrome may recur with premature discontinuation of corticosteroids and/or hydroxyurea treatment. Institute supportive measures and hemodynamic monitoring until improvement; withhold olutasidenib and consider dosage reduction based on recurrence.

Other Warnings and Precautions

Hepatotoxicity

Hepatotoxicity, presenting as increased ALT, increased AST, increased blood alkaline phosphatase, and/or elevated bilirubin, reported.

Monitor patients frequently for symptoms of hepatotoxicity (e.g., fatigue, anorexia, right upper abdominal discomfort, dark urine, jaundice).

Obtain baseline liver function tests prior to treatment initiation, at least once weekly for the first 2 months, once every other week for the third month, once in the fourth month, and once every other month for the duration of therapy.

If hepatic dysfunction occurs, withhold, reduce, or permanently discontinue olutasidenib based on recurrence/severity.

Specific Populations

Pregnancy

Based on animal embryo-fetal toxicity studies, olutasidenib may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. No data on olutasidenib use in pregnant women available to evaluate for a drug-associated risk.

Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus.

Lactation

No data available on the presence of olutasidenib or its metabolites in human milk, the effects on the breast-fed child, or the effects on milk production.

Advise women not to breast-feed during treatment with olutasidenib and for 2 weeks after the last dose.

Pediatric Use

Safety and effectiveness not established.

Geriatric Use

No overall differences in effectiveness observed between patients ≥65 years of age and younger patients. Compared to patients <65 years of age, increased incidence of hepatotoxicity and hypertension observed in patients ≥65 years of age.

Hepatic Impairment

No clinically significant differences in pharmacokinetics observed in patients with mild (total bilirubin ≤ULN with any AST >ULN or total bilirubin >1 to 1.5 times ULN with any AST) or moderate hepatic impairment (total bilirubin >1.5 to 3 times ULN with any AST). No dosage adjustment required; however, close monitoring for differentiation syndrome recommended.

Impact of severe hepatic impairment on pharmacokinetics unknown; recommended dosage in this patient population not established.

Renal Impairment

No clinically significant differences in pharmacokinetics observed in patients with mild to moderate renal impairment (Clcr 30 to <90 mL/min); no dosage adjustment required.

Pharmacokinetic impact of severe renal impairment (Clcr15–29 mL/min), kidney failure (Clcr <15 mL/min), or dialysis unknown; recommended dosage in these patient populations not established.

Common Adverse Effects

Most common adverse reactions (occurring in ≥20% of patients) are increased AST, increased ALT, increased alkaline phosphatase, increased creatinine, increased lymphocytes, increased bilirubin, increased lipase, increased uric acid, decreased potassium, decreased sodium, nausea, fatigue/malaise, arthralgia, constipation, leukocytosis, dyspnea, pyrexia, rash, mucositis, diarrhea, transaminitis.

Drug Interactions

Olutasidenib is a CYP3A4 substrate. It induces CYP3A4, CYP2B6, CYP1A2, CYP2C8, and CYP2C9, and it does not inhibit CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, or CYP3A4/5.

Olutasidenib is not a substrate of breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), bile salt export pump (BSEP), multidrug resistance protein (MRP) 2, MRP3, or MRP4. Olutasidenib inhibits P-glycoprotein (P-gp), BCRP, organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP) 1B1, OATP1B3, organic anion transporter (OAT) 3, organic cation transporter (OCT) 2, multidrug and toxin extrusion (MATE) 1, and MATE2K; it does not inhibit BSEP, MRP2, MRP3, MRP4, or OAT1.

Drugs Affecting or Metabolized by Hepatic Microsomal Enzymes

Strong or Moderate CYP3A4 Inducers

Olutasidenib is a CYP3A substrate; concomitant use with a strong CYP3A inducer decreases olutasidenib maximum concentrations and AUC, which may reduce olutasidenib efficacy. Concomitant use with a moderate CYP3A inducer may also decrease olutasidenib efficacy, based on observations from concomitant use with a strong CYP3A inducer.

Avoid concomitant use of olutasidenib with strong or moderate CYP3A inducers.

CYP3A4 Substrates

Concomitant use of olutasidenib with a sensitive CYP3A substrate may decrease plasma concentrations of the substrate, which may reduce the substrate's efficacy.

Avoid concomitant use of sensitive CYP3A substrates unless otherwise instructed in the substrates' prescribing information. If unavoidable, monitor patients for loss of therapeutic effect of the substrate.

Specific Drugs

Drug

Interaction

Comments

Itraconazole

No clinically significant changes in olutasidenib pharmacokinetics.

Rifampin

Olutasidenib maximum concentration decreased by 43% and AUC decreased by 80%.

Avoid concomitant use.

Olutasidenib Pharmacokinetics

Absorption

Bioavailability

Median time to maximum concentration: 4 hours.

Time to steady state: 14 days.

Food

Mean maximum concentration and AUC increased by 191 and 83%, respectively, when administered with a high-fat meal.

Distribution

Extent

Not known whether distributed into human milk.

Plasma Protein Binding

93%.

Elimination

Metabolism

Primarily CYP3A4.

Minor contributions from CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP1A2, and CYP2C19.

Undergoes N-dealkylation, demethylation, oxidative deamination followed by oxidation, and mono-oxidation with subsequent glucuronidation.

Elimination Route

Fecal: 75% (35% unchanged).

Urine: 17% (1% unchanged).

Half-life

67 hours.

Special Populations

No clinically significant differences observed based on age (28–90 years), sex, or body weight (36–145 kg).

Stability

Storage

Oral

Capsules

20–25°C (excursions permitted between 15–30°C).

Actions

Advice to Patients

Additional Information

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. represents that the information provided in the accompanying monograph was formulated with a reasonable standard of care, and in conformity with professional standards in the field. Readers are advised that decisions regarding use of drugs are complex medical decisions requiring the independent, informed decision of an appropriate health care professional, and that the information contained in the monograph is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer’s labeling should be consulted for more detailed information. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. does not endorse or recommend the use of any drug. The information contained in the monograph is not a substitute for medical care. For further information on the handling of antineoplastic agents, see the ASHP Guidelines on Handling Hazardous Drugs at [Web].

Preparations

Excipients in commercially available drug preparations may have clinically important effects in some individuals; consult specific product labeling for details.

Please refer to the ASHP Drug Shortages Resource Center for information on shortages of one or more of these preparations.

Olutasidenib is obtained through designated specialty pharmacies and specialty distributors. Contact the manufacturer or consult the manufacturer website for specific availability information.

Olutasidenib

Routes

Dosage Forms

Strengths

Brand Names

Manufacturer

Oral

Capsules

150 mg

Rezlidhia

Rigel Pharmaceuticals

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