Jevtana
Generic: Cabazitaxel
Daily Dose:
Course Duration:
Cheaper & Alternative Brands
Same generic (Cabazitaxel), same form (IV Infusion)No other brands currently registered with this exact active generic and dosage form.
Clinical Prescribing Information
Medical monograph and safety information for healthcare professionals & patients.Indications & Clinical Uses
In combination with prednisone or prednisolone, for patients with hormone refractory metastatic prostate cancer previously treated with a docetaxel-containing regimen. Due to high incidence of neutropenia, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) should be administered within 24-72 hr since 1st cycle of Jevtana administration.
Dosage & Administration
25 mg/m
2
administered as a 1 hr IV infusion every 3 wk in combination with oral prednisone or prednisolone 10 mg administered daily throughout treatment.
Contraindications
Neutrophil counts <1,500/mm
3
; platelets >100,000/mm
3
, haemoglobin >10 g/dL, creatinine <1.5 x ULN, hepatic impairment (bilirubin ≥1 x ULN, or AST &/or ALT ≥1.5 × ULN); concomitant vaccination with yellow fever vaccine.
Side Effects & Adverse Reactions
Most commonly in all grades, anemia, leukopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, diarrhea. Most commonly in ≥3 grade, neutropenia, leukopenia, anemia, febrile neutropenia, diarrhea.
Warnings & Precautions
Hypersensitivity reaction; risk of neutropenia; risk of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, peripheral neuropathy; renal failure, cardiac arrhythmias; liver impairment; anemia. Pregnancy & lactation. Elderly.
Pharmacology & Mechanism of Action
Cabazitaxel is a microtubule inhibitor. Cabazitaxel binds to tubulin and promotes its assembly into microtubules while simultaneously inhibiting disassembly. This leads to the stabilization of microtubules, which results in the interference of mitotic and interphase cellular functions. The cell is then unable to progress further into the cell cycle, being stalled at metaphase, thus triggering apoptosis of the cancer cell.