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NOTE: Patients should be selected based on the presence of one or more PIK3CA mutations in tumor tissue or plasma specimens. If no mutation is detected in a plasma specimen, test tumor tissue. Information on FDA-approved tests for the detection of PIK3CA mutations in breast cancer is available at www.fda.gov/CompanionDiagnostics.[64248]
300 mg PO once daily with food, in combination with fulvestrant (500 mg IM on days 1, 15, 29 and once monthly thereafter) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Coadministration of certain drugs may need to be avoided or dosage adjustments may be necessary; review drug interactions. In a randomized, double-blind clinical trial (SOLAR-1), treatment with fulvestrant plus alpelisib significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) compared with fulvestrant plus placebo in patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative, advanced or metastatic breast cancer in patients with a PIK3CA mutation in tumor tissue, whose disease had progressed or recurred on or after aromatase inhibitor-based treatment (11 months vs. 5.7 months); similar results were seen in patients with tissue or plasma PIK3CA mutations. No PFS benefit was observed in patients whose tumors did not have a PIK3CA tissue mutation. The overall response rate was 35.7% in patients who were treated with fulvestrant plus alpelisib compared with 16.2% in those who received fulvestrant plus placebo. There was no significant difference in overall survival between treatment groups.[64248]
250 mg PO once daily with food until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.[67501]
50 mg PO once daily, initially. After 24 weeks, consider increasing dose to 125 mg PO once daily for response optimization (clinical/radiological). Administer with food. Continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.[67501]
50 mg PO once daily with food until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.[67501]
Dosage Adjustments for Treatment-Related Toxicity:
Interrupt alpelisib therapy per specific instructions below. Restart alpelisib as appropriate at the following reduced doses:
Adults with Breast Cancer
Adults with PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum (PROS)
Pediatric Patients with PROS
Diarrhea or Colitis
NOTE: In pediatric patients, consider consultation with a physician with experience in the treatment of gastrointestinal conditions.
Hyperglycemia
NOTE: When initiating or intensifying antihyperglycemic treatment (as age appropriate) consult local guidelines for medications, including metformin, SGLT2 inhibitors, and insulin sensitizers (e.g., thiazolidinediones or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors). In the randomized clinical trial evaluating alpelisib for breast cancer (SOLAR-1), metformin was recommended at an initial dose of 500 mg once daily with gradual increases to 1,000 mg twice daily if needed. A single-arm, two-cohort study (METALLICA; n = 68) in adult patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with PIK3CA mutation showed starting metformin 500 mg twice daily with gradual increase to 1,000 mg twice daily as tolerated 7 days prior to initiating alpelisib decreased incidence and severity of hyperglycemia events; however, there was an increase in incidences and severity of diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.
Pancreatitis
Pneumonitis
Rash and Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions (SCARs)
Other Toxicities
250 mg PO once daily for PROS; 300 mg PO once daily for breast cancer.
300 mg PO once daily for breast cancer; safety and efficacy have not been established for treatment of PROS.
125 mg PO once daily for PROS; safety and efficacy have not been established for treatment of breast cancer.
6 to 12 years: 125 mg PO once daily for PROS; safety and efficacy have not been established for treatment of breast cancer.
2 to 5 years: 50 mg PO once daily for PROS; safety and efficacy have not been established for treatment of breast cancer.
1 year: Safety and efficacy have not been established.
Safety and efficacy have not been established.
Safety and efficacy have not been established.
Baseline Hepatic Impairment
Treatment-Related Hyperbilirubinemia
Baseline Renal Impairment
Alpelisib is an oral phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor. It is indicated in combination with fulvestrant for the treatment of adults with HR-positive, HER2-negative, PIK3CA-mutated, advanced or metastatic breast cancer following progression on or after an endocrine-based regimen. It is also indicated in adult and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with severe manifestations of PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) who require systemic therapy. PI3K inhibition by alpelisib treatment has been shown to induce an increase in estrogen receptor (ER) transcription in breast cancer cells. The combination of alpelisib and fulvestrant demonstrated increased anti-tumor activity compared to either treatment alone in xenograft models derived from ER-positive, PIK3CA-mutated breast cancer cell lines. Efficacy for PROS was evaluated in a single-arm clinical study in 37 patients who received alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use. Patients had severe or life-threatening clinical manifestations and had documented mutation of the PIK3CA gene. Of the 37 patients included in the efficacy population, 27% (95% CI: 14, 44) had a radiological response (defined as a 20% or greater reduction from baseline in the sum of measurable target lesion volume in up to 3 lesions) at week 24. Of the patients with a radiological response, 60% had a response that lasted 12 months or longer. Hyperglycemia is an expected laboratory abnormality related to PI3K inhibition; the safety of alpelisib in patients with Type 1 and uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes has not been established as these patients were excluded from clinical trials. Alpelisib was initially FDA-approved in 2019.[64248][67501]
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Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) including Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), erythema multiforme (EM), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) can occur in patients treated with alpelisib. In a randomized clinical trial, SJS and EM were reported in 0.4% and 1.1% of patients treated with alpelisib, respectively. DRESS was reported in postmarketing experience with alpelisib. If signs or symptoms of a SCAR occur, interrupt alpelisib therapy until the etiology has been determined; if a diagnosis of a SCAR is confirmed, permanently discontinue alpelisib. Rash (e.g., maculopapular rash and pruritic rash) was reported in 52% (grade 3 or 4, 20%) of patients who received alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with 7% (grade 3 or 4, 0.3%) of those receiving placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial; the median time to onset of grade 2 or 3 rash was 12 days. Rash was reported less often in a subgroup of patients who received prophylaxis, including antihistamines, prior to the onset of rash compared to the overall population (27% vs. 54%; grade 3, 12% vs. 20%). Pruritus (18%; grade 3 or 4, 0.7%) and xerosis (18%; grade 3 or 4, 0.4%) were also reported in patients who received alpelisib in the randomized clinical trial.[64248] In patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use, eczema (7%) and dry skin (7%) were reported. Pruritus, rash (including maculopapular rash, erythematous rash, papular rash, and pruritic rash), and acne (including acneiform rash) were also reported during postmarketing experience.[67501]
Alopecia occurred in 20% of patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with 2.4% of those who received placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial.[64248] Alopecia was reported in 5% of patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use.[67501].
Fever (14% vs. 4.9%; grade 3 or 4, 0.7% vs. 0.3%) and urinary tract infection (10% vs. 5%; grade 3 or 4, 0.7% vs. 1%) were reported more often in patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial.[64248] Cellulitis (5%; grade 3 or 4, 3.5%) was reported in patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use.[67501]
Severe hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis, anaphylactoid reactions, and anaphylactic shock, were reported in patients treated with alpelisib in clinical trials; symptoms included dyspnea, flushing, rash, fever, and tachycardia. Grade 3 or 4 hypersensitivity reactions were reported in 0.7% of patients who received alpelisib. Angioedema was reported in postmarketing experience with alpelisib. Permanently discontinue alpelisib if a severe hypersensitivity reaction occurs.[64248] [67501]
Hyperglycemia is an expected laboratory abnormality of PI3K inhibition. Hyperglycemia was reported in 65% (grade 3 or 4, 36.9%) of breast cancer patients treated with alpelisib; diabetic ketoacidosis was reported in 0.7% of patients. The median time to the first occurrence of grade 2 or higher hyperglycemia was 15 days; the median time to improvement of at least 1 grade was 8 days. Most patients (76%) who developed hyperglycemia used metformin monotherapy or in combination with other antihyperglycemic medication (i.e., insulin, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, and sulfonylureas); although insulin may be used for 1 to 2 days in patients with severe hyperglycemia, this may not be necessary for most patients as the half-life of alpelisib is short which should result in normalization of blood glucose concentrations after interruption of therapy. As expected, blood glucose was increased more often in patients treated with fulvestrant in combination with alpelisib (n = 284) compared with placebo (n = 287) in the randomized clinical trial (79% vs. 34%; grade 3 or 4, 39% vs. 1%); hyperglycemia was more common in patients age 75 years or older compared to those younger than 75 years (74% vs. 66%; grade 3 or 4, 56% vs. 36%). Decreased blood glucose/hypoglycemia was also reported more often in the alpelisib arm (26% vs. 14%; grade 3 or 4, 0.4% vs. 0%). Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNKS) and fatal cases of ketoacidosis have occurred in patients treated with alpelisib in postmarketing experience.[64248] In patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use, hyperglycemia (12%), increased glucose (56%; grade 3 or 4, 11%), and increased glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (38%) were reported.[67501]
Severe pneumonitis, including interstitial pneumonitis and interstitial lung disease, has been reported in patients treated with alpelisib; pneumonitis was reported in 1.8% of patients. Interrupt alpelisib therapy immediately in patients with new or worsening respiratory symptoms and evaluate for pneumonitis. Consider a diagnosis of noninfectious pneumonitis in patients presenting with non-specific respiratory signs and symptoms such as hypoxia, cough, dyspnea, or interstitial infiltrates on radiologic exams and in whom infectious, neoplastic, and other causes have been excluded by means of appropriate investigations. Permanently discontinue therapy if pneumonitis is confirmed.[64248]
Severe diarrhea, resulting in dehydration and acute kidney injury, occurred in patients treated with alpelisib; colitis has also been reported in postmarketing experience with alpelisib. Diarrhea was reported in 58% (grade 3, 7%) of patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with 16% (grade 3, 0.3%) of those receiving placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial. The median time to onset of grade 2 or higher diarrhea was 46 days. Treatment with antidiarrhea medication (e.g., loperamide) was required to manage symptoms in 63% of patients.[64248] In patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use, diarrhea was reported in 16% of patients. Dehydration was reported in less than 5% of patients, including 2 patients who experienced severe dehydration.[67501] Monitor patients for diarrhea and additional symptoms of colitis (e.g., abdominal pain and mucus or blood in stool); an interruption of therapy, dose reduction, or discontinuation of therapy may be necessary depending on the severity. Patients with colitis may require treatment with enteric-acting and/or systemic corticosteroids. Educate patients to begin antidiarrheal treatment, increase oral fluids, and notify their healthcare provider if diarrhea occurs.[64248] [67501]
An increase in creatinine occurred in 67% of patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with 25% of those who received placebo plus fulvestrant in a randomized clinical trial; grade 3 or 4 renal failure (unspecified) occurred in 2.8% versus 0.7% of patients, respectively. Acute kidney injury was reported in 2.5% of alpelisib-treated patients.[64248] In patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use, increased creatinine was reported in 31% of patients.[67501]
Gastrointestinal adverse reactions were more common in patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant compared with placebo plus fulvestrant, including nausea (45% vs. 22%; grade 3 or 4, 2.5% vs. 0.3%), stomatitis (30% vs. 6%; grade 3 or 4, 2.5% vs. 0%), vomiting (27% vs. 10%; grade 3 or 4, 0.7% vs. 0.3%), mucosal inflammation (19% vs. 1%; grade 3 or 4, 2.1% vs. 0%), abdominal pain (17% vs. 11%; grade 3 or 4, 1.4% vs. 1%), and dyspepsia (11% vs. 6%).[64248] In patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use, stomatitis was reported in 16% of patients. Nausea and vomiting were both reported in less than 5% of patients.[67501]
Decreased appetite/anorexia (36% vs. 10%; grade 3 or 4, 0.7% vs. 0.3%) and dysgeusia including ageusia and hypogeusia (18% vs. 3.5%; grade 3 or 4, 0.4% vs. 0%) were reported more often in patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial. Weight loss occurred in 27% of alpelisib-treated patients compared with 2.1% of those in the placebo arm (grade 3 or 4, 3.9% vs. 0%).[64248] Decreased appetite was reported during postmarketing experience in patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use.[67501]
Mucosal dryness, including xerostomia and vulvovaginal dryness, occurred more often in patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial (12% vs. 4.2%; grade 3 or 4, 0.4% vs. 0%).[64248] In patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use, xerostomia/mucosal dryness (less than 5%) was reported.[67501]
Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) occurred in 4.2% of patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with 1.4% of those who received placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial. All patients experiencing ONJ had prior or concomitant bisphosphonate or RANK-ligand inhibitor administration.[64248]
Fatigue including asthenia was reported in 42% (grade 3, 5%) of patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with 29% (grade 3, 1%) of those who received placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial.[64248] Asthenia has been reported with alpelisib use for PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum (PROS).[67501]
Headache was reported in 18% (grade 3 or 4, 0.7%) of patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with 13% of those who received placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial.[64248] Headache was also reported in 5% of patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use.[67501]
Peripheral edema occurred more often in patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial (15% vs. 5%; grade 3, 0% vs. 0.3%).[64248]
Increased lipase occurred in 42% (grade 3 or 4, 7%) of patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with 25% (grade 3 or 4, 6%) of those who received placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial. An interruption of therapy, dose adjustment, or discontinuation of therapy may be necessary for patients who develop pancreatitis.[64248] [67501]
Elevated hepatic enzymes including increased GGT (52% vs. 44%; grade 3 or 4, 11% vs. 10%) and increased ALT (44% vs. 34%; grade 3 or 4, 3.5% vs. 2.4%) have been reported more often in patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial.[64248] In patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use, increased AST (17%), increased GGT (11%), and increased ALT (10%) were reported.[67501]
Uveitis has been reported in postmarketing experience with alpelisib use in patients with breast cancer.[64248]
Hematologic abnormalities including leukopenia, lymphopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia have been reported in patients treated with alpelisib.[64248] [67501] In a randomized clinical trial comparing patients with advanced breast cancer treated with fulvestrant plus alpelisib (n = 284) or placebo (n = 287), decreased lymphocyte count (52% vs. 40%; grade 3 or 4, 8% vs. 4.5%), decreased hemoglobin (42% vs. 29%; grade 3, 4.2% vs. 1%), and decreased platelet count (14% vs. 6%; grade 3 or 4, 1.1% vs. 0%) were reported more often in the alpelisib arm.[64248] In patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use, decreased leukocyte count (22%), decreased hemoglobin (20%; grade 3, 6%), decreased lymphocyte count (20%), decreased neutrophil count (19%), increased lymphocyte count (17%), and decreased platelet count (14%; grade 3, 2%) were reported.[67501]
Electrolyte abnormalities including hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, hypomagnesemia, hyponatremia, hypophosphatemia, and hypertriglyceridemia have been reported in patients treated with alpelisib.[64248] [67501] In a randomized clinical trial of patients with advanced breast cancer treated with fulvestrant plus alpelisib (n = 284) or placebo (n = 287), decreased corrected calcium (27% vs. 20%; grade 3 or 4, 2.1% vs. 1.4%), decreased potassium (14% vs. 2.8%; grade 3 or 4, 6% vs. 0.7%), and decreased magnesium (11% vs. 4.2%; grade 3 or 4, 0.4% vs. 0%) occurred more often in the alpelisib arm.[64248] In patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use, decreased corrected calcium (60%), decreased phosphate (59%; grade 3, 5%), increased potassium (24%), increased triglycerides (19%), decreased magnesium (18%), increased cholesterol (13%), decreased sodium (12%; grade 3, 2%), and decreased potassium (12%) were reported.[67501]
Mild hypoalbuminemia has been reported in patients treated with alpelisib. Grade 1 or 2 decreases in albumin were reported in 14% of patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with 8% of those who received placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial.[64248] In patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) receiving alpelisib as part of an expanded access program for compassionate use, hypoalbuminemia (13%) and hyperbilirubinemia (29%; grade 3, 2%) were reported.[67501]
A prolonged bleeding time manifested as an increased activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) was reported in 21% (grade 3, 0.7%) of patients treated with alpelisib plus fulvestrant (n = 284) compared with 16% (grade 3, 0.3%) of those who received placebo plus fulvestrant (n = 287) in a randomized clinical trial.[64248]
Alpelisib is contraindicated in patients with severe hypersensitivity to it or any of its components. Severe hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis and anaphylactic shock, have been reported in patients treated with alpelisib. Monitor patients for severe hypersensitivity reactions and educate patients on the signs and symptoms including dyspnea, flushing, rash, fever, or tachycardia. Permanently discontinue alpelisib if severe hypersensitivity occurs.[64248][67501]
Serious rash including Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), erythema multiforme (EM), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) has occurred in patients treated with alpelisib. Advise patients of the signs and symptoms of severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) such as a prodrome of fever, flu-like symptoms, mucosal lesions, progressive skin rash, or lymphadenopathy. If signs or symptoms of a SCAR occur, interrupt alpelisib therapy until the etiology of the reaction has been determined; consultation with a dermatologist is recommended. If a SCAR is confirmed, permanently discontinue therapy; if a SCAR is not confirmed, a dose reduction may be necessary as well as treatment with topical corticosteroids or oral antihistamines. Do not initiate therapy in patients with a history of a SCAR during alpelisib treatment.[64248] [67501]
Patients with a history of diabetes mellitus may require intensified antihyperglycemic treatment; closely monitor these patients. The safety of alpelisib in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes has not been established as these patients were excluded from the randomized clinical trial; patients with a history of type 2 diabetes whose blood sugars were controlled were included in the trial. An increase in blood glucose is an expected laboratory abnormality of PI3K inhibition. Monitor fasting blood glucose and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) prior to starting treatment and optimize any anti-diabetic treatment. Consider premedication with metformin for adult patients based on clinical situation, risk factors for hyperglycemia, and gastrointestinal tolerability. Continue to monitor fasting blood glucose at least once every week for the first 2 weeks, then at least once every 4 weeks, and as clinically indicated; monitor more closely in patients with risk factors for hyperglycemia such as obesity (BMI 30 or higher), elevated fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c at or above the upper limit of normal, concomitant use of systemic corticosteroid therapy, or geriatric patients (age 75 or older). Monitor HbA1c every 3 months and as clinically indicated. If a patient develops hyperglycemia after beginning treatment with alpelisib, an interruption of therapy, dose reduction, or discontinuation of therapy may be necessary; monitor blood glucose at least twice weekly or as clinically indicated until concentrations decrease to normal. If antihyperglycemic treatment is initiated, continue monitoring blood glucose at least once a week for 8 weeks, followed by once every 2 weeks and as clinically indicated. Educate patients on the signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia.[64248] [67501]
Use alpelisib with caution in patients who have a history of pre-existing chronic lung disease (CLD); severe pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease has been reported in patients treated with alpelisib. Advise patients to immediately report any new or worsening respiratory symptoms including hypoxia, cough, dyspnea. Immediately interrupt alpelisib therapy for new or worsening respiratory symptoms and evaluate for pneumonitis. Consider a diagnosis of noninfectious pneumonitis in patients presenting with nonspecific respiratory signs and symptoms, or in patients who have interstitial infiltrates on radiologic exams and in whom infectious, neoplastic, and other causes have been excluded using appropriate investigations. Permanently discontinue alpelisib in patients with confirmed pneumonitis.[64248] [67501]
Severe diarrhea, resulting in dehydration and acute kidney injury, occurred in breast cancer patients treated with alpelisib; colitis has also been reported in postmarketing experience with alpelisib. Mild cases of diarrhea were reported in patients with PIK3Ca-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS). Monitor patients for diarrhea and additional symptoms of colitis (e.g., abdominal pain and mucus or blood in stool); an interruption of therapy, dose reduction, or discontinuation of therapy may be necessary depending on the severity. Patients with colitis may require treatment with enteric-acting and/or systemic corticosteroids. Educate patients to begin antidiarrheal treatment, increase oral fluids, and notify their healthcare provider if diarrhea occurs.[64248] [67501]
Pregnancy should be avoided by females of reproductive potential during alpelisib treatment and for at least 1 week after the last dose. Although there are no adequately controlled studies in pregnant women, alpelisib can cause fetal harm or death when administered during pregnancy based on its mechanism of action and animal studies. Women who are pregnant or who become pregnant while receiving alpelisib should be apprised of the potential hazard to the fetus. Oral administration of alpelisib to pregnant rats caused maternal toxicity (weight loss, decreased food consumption) and no viable fetuses (postimplantation loss) at doses approximately 3 times the exposure in humans at the recommended dose based on AUC. At approximately 0.8 times the exposure in humans at the recommended dose, toxicities included reduced fetal weight and increased incidences of skeletal malformations (bent scapula and thickened or bent long bones) and fetal variations (enlarged brain ventricle, decreased bone ossification). In a pilot embryofetal development study in rabbits, a dose of 30 mg/kg/day resulted in no viable fetuses (postimplantation loss). Administering half of this dose increased embryofetal deaths, reduced fetal weights, and caused malformations mostly related to the tail and head; at this dose, the maternal exposure was approximately 5 times that achieved at the recommended human dose based on AUC.[64248]
Counsel patients about the reproductive risk and contraception requirements during alpelisib treatment. Alpelisib can be teratogenic if taken by the mother during pregnancy. Females of reproductive potential should avoid pregnancy and use effective contraception during and for at least 1 week after treatment with alpelisib. Females of reproductive potential should undergo pregnancy testing prior to initiation of alpelisib. Women who become pregnant while receiving alpelisib should be apprised of the potential hazard to the fetus. Due to the risk of male-mediated teratogenicity, males with female partners of reproductive potential should also use effective contraception during and for at least 1 week after treatment with alpelisib. Although there are no data regarding the effect of alpelisib on human fertility, male and female infertility has been observed in animal studies.[64248]
Due to the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from alpelisib, advise women to discontinue breast-feeding during treatment and for 1 week after the final dose. It is not known whether alpelisib is present in human milk, although many drugs are excreted in human milk.[64248]
Alpelisib is a kinase inhibitor targeting phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K); its inhibitory activity primarily targets PI3K-alpha. Gain-of-function mutations in the gene encoding the catalytic alpha-subunit of PI3K (PIK3CA) lead to activation of PI3K-alpha and Akt-signaling, cellular transformation, and the generation of tumors in in vitro and in vivo models.[64248][67501]
In breast cancer cell lines, alpelisib inhibited the phosphorylation of PI3K downstream targets, including Akt, and showed activity in cell lines harboring a PI3KCA mutation. In vivo, alpelisib inhibited the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway and reduced tumor growth in xenograft models, including models of breast cancer. PI3K inhibition by alpelisib treatment has been shown to induce an increase in estrogen receptor (ER) transcription in breast cancer cells. The combination of alpelisib and fulvestrant demonstrated increased anti-tumor activity compared to either treatment alone in xenograft models derived from ER-positive, PIK3CA-mutated breast cancer cell lines.[64248]
Activating mutations in PIK3CA have been found to induce a spectrum of overgrowths and malformations comprising a wide group of clinically recognizable disorders commonly known as PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS). In an inducible mouse model of congential lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal nevi, scoliosis/skeletal and spinal syndrome (CLOVES), a phenotype of PROS, alpelisib inhibition of the PI3K pathway resulted in the prevention or improvement of organ abnormalities associated with the disease, depending on when alpelisib treatment was started. These findings were reversed after alpelisib withdrawal.[67501]
Revision Date: 09/11/2024, 01:56:00 AMAlpelisib is administered orally. It is 89% protein bound, independent of concentration. The mean apparent volume of distribution (Vd) at steady state is predicted to be 114 liters (CV, 46%). The half-life of alpelisib is predicted to be 8 to 9 hours, with a mean clearance of 9.2 liters/hour (CV, 21%) under fed conditions; steady-state plasma concentrations are reached within 3 days after daily dosage. After a single radiolabeled dose under fasted conditions, 81% of the administered dose was recovered in feces (36% unchanged, 32% as metabolite BZG791) and 14% was recovered in urine (2% unchanged, 7.1% BZG791). CYP3A4-mediated metabolites (12%) and glucuronides amounted to approximately 15% of the dose.[64248][67501]
Affected cytochrome P450 isoenzymes and drug transporters: CYP3A4, BCRP
Alpelisib is primarily metabolized by chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis to form its metabolite BZG791 followed by CYP3A4 mediated hydroxylation. It is also an in vitro substrate of BCRP. Alpelisib is an in vitro inhibitor of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), and has a low potential to inhibit BCRP, MRP2, BSEP, OATP1B1, OATP1B3, OCT1, OAT1, OAT3, OCT2, MATE1, and MATE2K at clinically relevant concentrations. No clinically significant differences in the pharmacokinetics of everolimus (a CYP3A4 and P-gp substrate), midazolam (substrate of CYP3A4), repaglinide (substrate of CYP2C8), warfarin (substrate of CYP2C9), omeprazole (substrate of CYP2C19), and bupropion (substrate of CYP2B6) were observed when coadministered with alpelisib.[64248][67501]
The pharmacokinetics of alpelisib has been studied in healthy subjects and adult patients with solid tumors and are presented as mean (% CV) under fed conditions unless otherwise specified. Alpelisib Cmax was 277 ng/mL (24%) and AUC was 2,090 hr x ng/mL (24%) following a single 50 mg oral dose. Steady-state alpelisib Cmax and AUC increased proportionally over the dose range of 30 mg (0.6 times the lowest approved recommended dosage) to 450 mg (1.8 times the highest approved recommended dosage) under fed conditions. The mean accumulation of alpelisib was 1.3 to 1.5 and steady state plasma concentrations were reached within 3 days of daily dosing.[64248][67501]
A high-fat high-calorie (HFHC) meal (985 calories with 58.1 g of fat) increased alpelisib AUC by 73% and Cmax by 84%, and a low-fat low-calorie (LFLC) meal (334 calories with 8.7 g of fat) increased alpelisib AUC by 77% and Cmax by 145% following administration of a single 300 mg dose of alpelisib as tablets. No clinically relevant food effect on alpelisib pharmacokinetics was observed after a single 50 mg dose as oral granules taken with a LFLC meal as compared to that taken under fasted conditions. No clinically relevant differences in alpelisib Cmax and AUC were observed following a single 50 mg dose as oral granules or tablets taken with a LFLC meal. No clinically significant differences in the pharmacokinetics of alpelisib were observed when used concomitantly with ranitidine (H2 receptor antagonist) and administered with food as directed.[64248][67501]
Hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh A, B, and C) is not predicted to have a clinically significant effect on the pharmacokinetics of alpelisib.[64248][67501]
Mild to moderate renal impairment (CrCl 30 to 89 mL/minute) is not predicted to have a clinically significant effect on the pharmacokinetics of alpelisib. The effect of severe renal impairment (CrCl less than 30 mL/minute) on the pharmacokinetics of alpelisib is unknown.[64248][67501]
The pharmacokinetics of alpelisib have not been evaluated in pediatric patients.[67501]
Age (range, 21 to 87 years) is not predicted to have a clinically significant effect on the pharmacokinetics of alpelisib.[64248][67501]
Gender is not predicted to have a clinically significant effect on the pharmacokinetics of alpelisib.[64248][67501]
Race/ethnicity (Japanese or Caucasian) is not predicted to have a clinically significant effect on the pharmacokinetics of alpelisib.[64248][67501]
Body weight (37 kg to 181 kg) is not predicted to have a clinically significant effect on the pharmacokinetics of alpelisib.[64248][67501]
Pregnancy should be avoided by females of reproductive potential during alpelisib treatment and for at least 1 week after the last dose. Although there are no adequately controlled studies in pregnant women, alpelisib can cause fetal harm or death when administered during pregnancy based on its mechanism of action and animal studies. Women who are pregnant or who become pregnant while receiving alpelisib should be apprised of the potential hazard to the fetus. Oral administration of alpelisib to pregnant rats caused maternal toxicity (weight loss, decreased food consumption) and no viable fetuses (postimplantation loss) at doses approximately 3 times the exposure in humans at the recommended dose based on AUC. At approximately 0.8 times the exposure in humans at the recommended dose, toxicities included reduced fetal weight and increased incidences of skeletal malformations (bent scapula and thickened or bent long bones) and fetal variations (enlarged brain ventricle, decreased bone ossification). In a pilot embryofetal development study in rabbits, a dose of 30 mg/kg/day resulted in no viable fetuses (postimplantation loss). Administering half of this dose increased embryofetal deaths, reduced fetal weights, and caused malformations mostly related to the tail and head; at this dose, the maternal exposure was approximately 5 times that achieved at the recommended human dose based on AUC.[64248]
Due to the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from alpelisib, advise women to discontinue breast-feeding during treatment and for 1 week after the final dose. It is not known whether alpelisib is present in human milk, although many drugs are excreted in human milk.[64248]
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