Monotherapy for the treatment of relapsed & refractory multiple myeloma in adults who have received at least 3 prior therapies, including an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, & an anti-CD38 Ab & have demonstrated disease progression on the last therapy.
SC Step-up dosing schedule: Step-up dose 1: 0.06 mg/kg single dose on day 1. Step-up dose 2: 0.3 mg/kg single dose on day 3. 1st maintenance dose: 1.5 mg/kg single dose on day 5. Wkly dosing schedule: Subsequent maintenance dose: 1.5 mg/kg once wkly, 1 wk after the 1st maintenance dose & wkly thereafter. Patient w/ a complete response or better for a min of 6 mth Every-2-wk dosing schedule: Consider reducing dose frequency to 1.5 mg/kg every 2 wk.
Risk of cytokine release syndrome (CRS); serious or life-threatening neurologic toxicities, including immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome; hepatitis B reactivation. Reports of severe, life-threatening or fatal infections; hypogammaglobulinaemia; neutropenia & febrile neutropenia. Administer pre-treatment medicinal products (corticosteroids, antihistamine & antipyretics) prior to each dose of step-up dosing schedule to reduce CRS risk. Monitor patients for signs & symptoms of neurologic toxicities during treatment & treat promptly. Monitor patients for signs & symptoms of infection prior to & during treatment, & treat appropriately. Tecvayli step-up dosing schedule should not be administered in patients w/ active infection. Patients w/ evidence of +ve HBV serology should be monitored for clinical & lab signs of HBV reactivation while receiving Tecvayli, & for at least 6 mth following the end of treatment. Monitor Ig levels during treatment. Immune response to vaccines may be reduced. Vaccination w/ live virus vaccines is not recommended for at least 4 wk prior to start of treatment, during treatment & least 4 wk after treatment. Monitor CBC at baseline & periodically during treatment. Monitor patients w/ neutropenia for signs of infection. Major influence on the ability to drive & use machines. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery during step-up dosing schedule & for 48 hr after completing the step-up dosing schedule & in the event of new onset of any neurological symptoms. Women of childbearing potential should use effective contraception during treatment & for 5 mth after the final dose. In clinical studies, male patients w/ a female partner of childbearing potential used effective contraception during treatment & for 3 mth after the last dose. Not recommended for pregnant women. Advise patients not to breast-feed during treatment & for at least 5 mth after the last dose.
Toxicity or medicinal product conc (eg, cyclosporine) should be monitored from initiation of step-up schedule up to 7 days after the 1st maintenance dose or during a CRS event, in patients who are receiving concomitant CYP450 substrates w/ narrow therapeutic index. The dose of the concomitant medicinal product should be adjusted as needed.