Generic Name and Formulations:
Paclitaxel [bound to albumin (human)] 100mg/vial; pwd for IV infusion after reconstitution; solvent-free.
Company:
Abraxis Oncology
Treatment of breast cancer after failure of combination chemotherapy for metastatic disease or relapse within 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy (prior therapy should have included an anthracycline unless clinically contraindicated).
Do not treat if neutrophil count <1,500 cells/mm3 or platelets <100,000 cells/mm3. 260mg/m2 by IV infusion over 30 minutes every 3 weeks. If severe neutropenia (neutrophil <500 cells/mm3 for ≥1week) or severe sensory neuropathy occurs: reduce subsequent doses to 220mg/m2; reduce to 180mg/m2 if severe neutropenia or sensory neuropathy recurs. If grade 3 sensory neuropathy occurs, suspend use until resolution to grade 1 or 2; reduce subsequent doses. Hepatic impairment: see literature. Avoid extravasation.
Not recommended.
Taxane antimicrotubule.
Baseline neutrophil count <1,500 cells/mm3. Prior severe hypersensitivity reaction (do not rechallenge).
Do not substitute for, or with, other paclitaxel products (due to formulation differences). Do frequent peripheral blood cell counts. Hepatic or renal dysfunction. Contains human albumin; remote risk of viral transmission. Use appropriate contraception (men and women). Pregnancy (Cat.D), nursing mothers: not recommended.
May potentiate or be potentiated by CYP2C8 and/or CYP3A4 inducers (eg, rifampin, carbamazepine, phenytoin, efavirenz, nevirapine) and/or inhibitors (eg, ketoconazole, other imidazole antifungals, erythromycin, fluoxetine, gemfibrozil, cimetidine, ritonavir, saquinavir, indinavir, nelfinavir).
Bone marrow suppression (eg, neutropenia, anemia), infections, alopecia, sensory neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy, GI upset, mucositis, fatigue/asthenia, myalgia/arthralgia, abnormal ECG; alkaline phosphatase or AST elevation; dyspnea, edema, hypotension, rash (may be serious); rare: thrombotic events.
Hepatic (CYP2C8, 3A4).
Renal, fecal.
NO
Single-use vial—1
First-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), in combination with carboplatin, in patients who are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation therapy.
Do not treat if neutrophil count <1,500 cells/mm3 or platelets <100,000 cells/mm3. In combination with carboplatin: 100mg/m2 IV over 30 minutes on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 21-day cycle. Dose reductions for hematologic and neurologic adverse reactions, hepatic impairment: see literature. Avoid extravasation.
Not recommended.
Taxane antimicrotubule.
Baseline neutrophil count <1,500 cells/mm3. Prior severe hypersensitivity reaction (do not rechallenge).
Do not substitute for, or with, other paclitaxel products (due to formulation differences). Do frequent peripheral blood cell counts. Hepatic or renal dysfunction. Contains human albumin; remote risk of viral transmission. Use appropriate contraception (men and women). Pregnancy (Cat.D), nursing mothers: not recommended.
May potentiate or be potentiated by CYP2C8 and/or CYP3A4 inducers (eg, rifampin, carbamazepine, phenytoin, efavirenz, nevirapine) and/or inhibitors (eg, ketoconazole, other imidazole antifungals, erythromycin, fluoxetine, gemfibrozil, cimetidine, ritonavir, saquinavir, indinavir, nelfinavir).
Bone marrow suppression (eg, neutropenia, anemia), infections, alopecia, sensory neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy, GI upset, mucositis, fatigue/asthenia, myalgia/arthralgia, abnormal ECG; alkaline phosphatase or AST elevation; dyspnea, edema, hypotension, rash (may be serious); rare: thrombotic events.
Hepatic (CYP2C8, 3A4).
Renal, fecal.
NO
Single-use vial—1