Dosage and usage adjustment of everolimus for different cancers 2
There may be differences in the usage and dosage of Everolimus in different dosage forms and specifications. Please read the specific drug instructions for use, or follow the doctor's advice.
Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma associated with tuberous sclerosis complex
1 Recommended dose
The recommended starting dose is 4.5 mg/m2 once daily. It should be used under the guidance of a specialist physician experienced in the treatment of tuberous sclerosis and its associated subependymal giant cell astrocytoma.
The dose is individualized according to body surface area (BSA, m2). The calculation of body surface area adopts the Dubois formula, where the unit of body weight (W) is kilograms, and the unit of height (H) is centimeters BSA=(W0.425×H0.725)× 0.007184
For patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class C) or who require concomitant use of moderate CYP3A4 and/or PgP inhibitors, the recommended starting dose is 2.5 mg/m2 once daily. For patients requiring concomitant use of a strong CPY3A4 inducer, the recommended starting dose is 9 mg/m2 once daily. Please round up the calculated dose to the nearest strength of this product.
Follow-up dosing is guided by therapeutic drug monitoring. If necessary, the dose can be adjusted after a 2-week interval to achieve a trough concentration of 5-15ng/ml.
Treatment was continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The optimal duration of treatment is not known.
2 Therapeutic drug monitoring
All patients should be routinely monitored for everolimus through blood concentration. If possible, the same analytical methods and laboratories should be used for therapeutic drug monitoring during treatment.
Trough concentrations should be assessed approximately 2 weeks after initiation of therapy, after a dose change, after initiation or adjustment of a co-administered CYP3A4 and/or PgP inducer or inhibitor, or approximately 2 weeks after a change in liver function. After reaching a stable dose, trough levels should be monitored every 3-6 months for patients with altered body surface area and every 6-12 months for patients with stable body surface area during treatment.
Dosage is adjusted to achieve trough concentrations of 5-15 ng/ml.
If the trough concentration is below 5ng/ml, increase the daily dose by 2.5mg.
If the trough concentration is greater than 15ng/ml, reduce the daily dose by 2.5mg.
If a dose reduction is required in patients receiving the lowest available strength dose, it should be administered every other day.
3 Dose adjustment
(1) Treatment of adverse reactions
In the event of severe and/or intolerable adverse reactions, dose reduction and/or discontinuation of this product is required. Reduce the dose of this product by approximately 50%. If a dose reduction is required in patients receiving the lowest available strength dose, it should be administered every other day.
(2) Impaired renal function
No clinical studies of this product have been conducted in patients with reduced renal function. Impaired renal function is not expected to affect drug exposure, and no dose adjustment of everolimus is recommended in patients with impaired renal function.
(3) Impaired liver function
For patients with subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh grade C), the starting dose of ezetimibe should be reduced by approximately 50%. For patients with subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with mild (Child-Pugh A) or moderate (Child-Pugh B) hepatic impairment, no adjustment to the recommended starting dose may be necessary, but subsequent dosing should be based on treatment Drug monitoring.
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