Imbruvica Adverse Reactions

Summary of the safety profile: The most commonly occurring adverse reactions (≥20%) were diarrhoea, neutropenia, musculoskeletal pain, rash, haemorrhage (e.g., bruising), thrombocytopenia, nausea, pyrexia, arthralgia, and upper respiratory tract infection. The most common grade 3/4 adverse reactions (≥5%) were neutropenia, lymphocytosis, thrombocytopenia, pneumonia, and hypertension.
Tabulated list of adverse reactions: The safety profile is based on pooled data from 1552 patients treated with IMBRUVICA in three phase 2 clinical studies and seven randomised phase 3 studies and from post-marketing experience. Patients treated for MCL in clinical studies received IMBRUVICA at 560 mg once daily and patients treated for CLL or WM in clinical studies received IMBRUVICA at 420 mg once daily. All patients in clinical studies received IMBRUVICA until disease progression or no longer tolerated. The median duration of IMBRUVICA treatment across the pooled dataset was 17.4 months. The median duration of treatment for CLL/SLL was 18.2 months (up to 52 months); MCL was 11.7 months (up to 28 months); WM was 21.6 months (up to 37 months).
Adverse reactions in patients treated with ibrutinib for B-cell malignancies and post-marketing adverse reactions are listed as follows by system organ class and frequency grouping. Frequencies are defined as follows: very common (≥1/10), common (≥1/100 to <1/10), uncommon (≥1/1,000 to <1/100), rare (≥1/10,000 to <1/1,000), not known (cannot be estimated from the available data). Within each frequency grouping, undesirable effects are presented in order of decreasing seriousness. (See Table 14.)

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Description of selected adverse reactions: Discontinuation and dose reduction due to adverse drug reactions: Of the 1552 patients treated with IMBRUVICA for B-cell malignancies, 6% discontinued treatment primarily due to adverse reactions. These included pneumonia, atrial fibrillation, thrombocytopenia, haemorrhage, neutropenia, rash, and arthralgia. Adverse reactions leading to dose reduction occurred in approximately 8% of patients.
Elderly: Of the 1552 patients treated with IMBRUVICA, 52% were 65 years of age or older. Grade 3 or higher pneumonia (12% of patients age ≥65 versus 5% of patients <65 years) and thrombocytopenia (12% of patients age ≥65 years versus 6% of patients <65 years) occurred more frequently among elderly patients treated with IMBRUVICA.
Long-term safety: The safety data from long-term treatment with IMBRUVICA over 5 years from 1284 patients (treatment-naïve CLL/SLL n = 162, relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL n = 646, relapsed/refractory MCL n = 370, and WM n = 106) were analysed. The median duration of treatment for CLL/SLL was 51 months (range, 0.2 to 98 months) with 70% and 52% of patients receiving treatment for more than 2 years and 4 years, respectively. The median duration of treatment for MCL was 11 months (range, 0 to 87 months) with 31% and 17% of patients receiving treatment for more than 2 years and 4 years, respectively. The median duration of treatment for WM was 47 months (range, 0.3 to 61 months) with 78% and 46% of patients receiving treatment for more than 2 years and 4 years, respectively. The overall known safety profile of IMBRUVICA-exposed patients remained consistent, other than an increasing prevalence of hypertension, with no new safety concerns identified. The prevalence for Grade 3 or greater hypertension was 4% (year 0‑1), 7% (year 1-2), 9% (year 2-3), 9% (year 3-4), and 9% (year 4-5); the overall incidence for the 5-year period was 11%.
Reporting of suspected adverse reactions: Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions.