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CYLTEZO (ADALIMUMAB-ADBM)

CYLTEZO (generic name: ADALIMUMAB-ADBM) is a drug developed by BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM. It is currently FDA-approved for Ankylosing spondylitis, Axial spondyloarthritis, Behcet's disease.

CYLTEZO (also known as BI 695501) is a TNF-alpha inhibitor, a type of antibody that targets tumor necrosis factor. It is being studied in clinical trials for the treatment of plaque psoriasis.

At a glance

Approved indications

• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Axial spondyloarthritis
• Behcet's disease
• Crohn's disease
• Hidradenitis suppurativa
• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
• Non-infectious anterior uveitis
• Non-infectious intermediate, posterior and panuveitis
• Plaque psoriasis
• Psoriasis with arthropathy
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Pustular psoriasis
• Pyoderma gangrenosum
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Ulcerative colitis

Boxed warnings

• WARNING: SERIOUS INFECTIONS AND MALIGNANCY WARNING: SERIOUS INFECTIONS AND MALIGNANCY See full prescribing information for complete boxed warning . SERIOUS INFECTIONS ( 5.1 , 6.1 ): Increased risk of serious infections leading to hospitalization or death, including tuberculosis (TB), bacterial sepsis, invasive fungal infections (such as histoplasmosis), and infections due to other opportunistic pathogens. Discontinue CYLTEZO if a patient develops a serious infection or sepsis during treatment. Perform test for latent TB; if positive, start treatment for TB prior to starting CYLTEZO. Monitor all patients for active TB during treatment, even if initial latent TB test is negative. MALIGNANCY ( 5.2 ): Lymphoma and other malignancies, some fatal, have been reported in children and adolescent patients treated with TNF blockers including adalimumab products. Post-marketing cases of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL), a rare type of T-cell lymphoma, have occurred in adolescent and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease treated with TNF blockers including adalimumab products. SERIOUS INFECTIONS Patients treated with adalimumab products, including CYLTEZO, are at increased risk for developing serious infections that may lead to hospitalization or death [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] . Most patients who developed these infections were taking concomitant immunosuppressants such as methotrexate or corticosteroids. Discontinue CYLTEZO if a patient develops a serious infection or sepsis. Reported infections include: Active tuberculosis (TB), including reactivation of latent TB. Patients with TB have frequently presented with disseminated or extrapulmonary disease. Test patients for latent TB before CYLTEZO use and during therapy. Initiate treatment for latent TB prior to CYLTEZO use. Invasive fungal infections, including histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, candidiasis, aspergillosis, blastomycosis, and pneumocystosis. Patients with histoplasmosis or other invasive fungal infections may present with disseminated, rather than localized, disease. Antigen and antibody testing for histoplasmosis may be negative in some patients with active infection. Consider empiric anti-fungal therapy in patients at risk for invasive fungal infections who develop severe systemic illness. Bacterial, viral and other infections due to opportunistic pathogens, including Legionella and Listeria. Carefully consider the risks and benefits of treatment with CYLTEZO prior to initiating therapy in patients with chronic or recurrent infection. Monitor patients closely for the development of signs and symptoms of infection during and after treatment with CYLTEZO, including the possible development of TB in patients who tested negative for latent TB infection prior to initiating therapy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) and Adverse Reactions (6.1) ]. MALIGNANCY Lymphoma and other malignancies, some fatal, have been reported in children and adolescent patients treated with TNF blockers including adalimumab products [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ]. Post-marketing cases of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL), a rare type of T-cell lymphoma, have been reported in patients treated with TNF blockers including adalimumab products. These cases have had a very aggressive disease course and have been fatal. The majority of reported TNF blocker cases have occurred in patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis and the majority were in adolescent and young adult males. Almost all these patients had received treatment with azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) concomitantly with a TNF blocker at or prior to diagnosis. It is uncertain whether the occurrence of HSTCL is related to use of a TNF blocker or a TNF blocker in combination with these other immunosuppressants [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] .

Common side effects

• Injection site reactions
• Infections
• Upper respiratory infections
• Sinusitis
• Headache
• Rash
• Positive ANA titers
• ALT elevations ≥3 × ULN

Serious adverse events

• Serious infections
• Pneumonia
• Tuberculosis
• Serious opportunistic infections
• Septic arthritis
• Cellulitis
• Diverticulitis
• Pyelonephritis
• Lupus-like syndrome
• Acute liver failure

Key clinical trials

• VOLTAIRE-X: Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Immunogenicity and Efficacy of BI 695501 Versus Humira® in Patients With Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis: a Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-arm, Mu (Phase 3)

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Frequently asked questions about CYLTEZO

Related

• Target: All drugs targeting Tumor necrosis factor
• Manufacturer: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM — full pipeline
• Therapeutic area: All drugs in Oncology
• Indication: Drugs for Ankylosing spondylitis
• Indication: Drugs for Axial spondyloarthritis
• Indication: Drugs for Behcet's disease

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