MVASI™ is a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor indicated for the treatment of:
MVASI™, in combination with intravenous fluorouracil-based chemotherapy, is indicated for the first- or second-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer...Read More
MVASI™, in combination with fluoropyrimidine-irinotecan- or fluoropyrimidine-oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy, is indicated for the second-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have progressed on a first-line bevacizumab product-containing regimen.Limitations of Use: MVASI™ is not indicated for adjuvant treatment of colon cancer.MVASI™, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, is indicated for the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.MVASI™ is indicated for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma in adults.MVASI™, in combination with interferon-alfa, is indicated for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
MVASI™, in combination with paclitaxel and cisplatin or paclitaxel and topotecan, is indicated for the treatment of patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer.
MVASI™ offers the same stability, storage, preparation, and handling as AVASTIN® 1,2
MVASI™ is supplied as a sterile, colorless to pale yellow, preservative-free solution containing 25 mg/mL bevacizumab-awwb in a single-dose vial. The vial stopper contains dry natural rubber.1
MVASI™ is provided as one single-dose vial per carton. Each single-dose vial contains either:1
100 mg of bevacizumab-awwbin4 mL(25 mg/mL)(NDC 55513-206-01)
400 mg of bevacizumab-awwbin16 mL(25 mg/mL)(NDC 55513-207-01)
Available in 100 & 400 mg single-dose vials1
MVASI™ is supplied as a sterile, colorless to pale yellow, preservative-free solution containing 25 mg/mL bevacizumab-awwb in a single-dose vial. The vial stopper contains dry natural rubber.1
MVASI™ is provided as one single-dose vial per carton. Each single-dose vial contains either:1
100 mg of bevacizumab-awwbin4 mL(25 mg/mL)(NDC 55513-206-01)
400 mg of bevacizumab-awwbin16 mL(25 mg/mL)(NDC 55513-207-01)
Available in 100 & 400 mg single-dose vials1
Store MVASI™ in the refrigerator at 2° to 8°C (36° to 46°F) in the original carton until time of use. MVASI™ vials should be protected from light. Diluted MVASI™ solutions may be stored at 2° to 8°C (36° to 46°F) for up to 8 hours. Discard any unused portion remaining in the vial.
Serious and sometimes fatal GI perforation occurred at a higher incidence in bevacizumab-treated patients compared to patients treated with chemotherapy
The incidence of GI perforation ranged from 0.3% to 3% across clinical studies
Discontinue MVASI™ in patients with GI perforation
Surgery and wound healing complications
The incidence of wound healing and surgical complications, including serious and fatal complications, is increased in bevacizumab-treated patients
Withhold MVASI™ for at least 28 days prior to elective surgery. Do not administer MVASI™ for at least 28 days after surgery and until the wound is fully healed
Discontinue in patients with wound healing complications requiring medical intervention
Hemorrhage
Severe or fatal hemorrhage, including hemoptysis, GI bleeding, hematemesis, central nervous system hemorrhage, epistaxis, and vaginal bleeding, occurred up to 5-fold more frequently in patients receiving bevacizumab. In clinical studies, the incidence of grade ≥3 hemorrhagic events among patients receiving bevacizumab ranged from 0.4% to 7%
Do not administer MVASI™ to patients with serious hemorrhage or a recent history of hemoptysis (≥1/2 tsp of red blood)
Discontinue MVASI™ in patients who develop grade 3–4 hemorrhage
Additional serious and sometimes fatal adverse events with increased incidence in the bevacizumab-treated arm vs chemotherapy arm included:
Non-GI fistulae (<1% to 1.8%, highest in patients with cervical cancer)
Arterial thromboembolic events (grade ≥3, 5%, highest in patients with GBM)
Renal injury and proteinuria
Grade 3–4 proteinuria ranged from 0.7% to 7% in clinical studies
Nephrotic syndrome (<1%)
Additional serious adverse events with increased incidence in the bevacizumab-treated arm vs chemotherapy arm included:
Venous thromboembolism (grade ≥3, 11% seen in GOG-0240)
Infusion reactions with the first dose of bevacizumab occurred in <3% of patients, and severe reactions occurred in 0.2% of patients
Avoid use in patients with ovarian cancer who have evidence of recto-sigmoid involvement by pelvic examination or bowel involvement on CT scan or clinical symptoms of bowel obstruction
Inform females of reproductive potential of the risk of ovarian failure prior to initiating treatment with MVASI™
Pregnancy warning
Based on the mechanism of action and animal studies, MVASI™ may cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women
Advise female patients that MVASI™ may cause fetal harm, and to inform their healthcare provider of a known or suspected pregnancy
Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with MVASI™ and for 6 months after the last dose
Advise nursing women that breastfeeding is not recommended during treatment with MVASI™ and for 6 months following their last dose of treatment
MVASI™ may impair fertility
Most common adverse events
Across studies, the most common adverse reactions observed in bevacizumab-treated patients at a rate >10% were:
Epistaxis
Headache
Hypertension
Rhinitis
Proteinuria
Taste alteration
Dry skin
Rectal hemorrhage
Lacrimation disorder
Back pain
Exfoliative dermatitis
Across all studies, bevacizumab was discontinued in 8% to 22% of patients because of adverse reactions
Indication-specific adverse events
In CC, grade 3 or 4 adverse reactions in Study GOG-0240, occurring at a higher incidence (≥2%) in 218 patients receiving bevacizumab plus chemotherapy compared to 222 patients receiving chemotherapy alone, were abdominal pain (12% vs 10%), diarrhea (6% vs 3%), anal fistula (4% vs 0%), proctalgia (3% vs 0%), urinary tract infection (8% vs 6%), cellulitis (3% vs 0.5%), fatigue (14% vs 10%), hypertension (11% vs 0.5%), thrombosis (8% vs 3%), hypokalemia (7% vs 4%), hyponatremia (4% vs 1%), dehydration (4% vs 0.5%), neutropenia (8% vs 4%), lymphopenia (6% vs 3%), back pain (6% vs 3%), and pelvic pain (6% vs 1%)
In mRCC, the most common grade 3–5 adverse events in AVOREN, occurring at a >2% higher incidence in bevacizumab-treated patients vs controls, were fatigue (13% vs 8%), asthenia (10% vs 7%), proteinuria (7% vs 0%), hypertension (6% vs 1%, including hypertension and hypertensive crisis), and hemorrhage (3% vs 0.3%;, including epistaxis, small intestinal hemorrhage, aneurysm ruptured, gastric ulcer hemorrhage, gingival bleeding, hemoptysis, hemorrhage intracranial, large intestinal hemorrhage, respiratory tract hemorrhage, and traumatic hematoma)
In rGBM Study EORTC 26101, 22% of patients discontinued treatment in the bevacizumab with lomustine arm due to adverse reactions compared with 10% of patients in the lomustine arm. In patients receiving bevacizumab with lomustine, the adverse reaction profile was similar to that observed in other approved indications
In NSCLC, grade 3–5 (nonhematologic) and grade 4–5 (hematologic) adverse events in Study E4599 occurring at a ≥2% higher incidence in bevacizumab-treated patients vs controls were neutropenia (27% vs 17%), fatigue (16% vs 13%), hypertension (8% vs 0.7%), infection without neutropenia (7% vs 3%), venous thromboembolism (5% vs 3%), febrile neutropenia (5% vs 2%), pneumonitis/pulmonary infiltrates (5% vs 3%), infection with grade 3 or 4 neutropenia (4% vs 2%), hyponatremia (4% vs 1%), headache (3% vs 1%), and proteinuria (3% vs 0%)
In first-line mCRC, the most common grade 3–4 events in Study 2107, which occurred at a ≥2% higher incidence in the bevacizumab plus IFL vs IFL groups, were asthenia (10% vs 7%), abdominal pain (8% vs 5%), pain (8% vs 5%), hypertension (12% vs 2%), deep vein thrombosis (9% vs 5%), intra-abdominal thrombosis (3% vs 1%), syncope (3% vs 1%), diarrhea (34% vs 25%), constipation (4% vs 2%), leukopenia (37% vs 31%), and neutropenia (21% vs 14%)
In second-line mCRC, the most common grade 3–5 (nonhematologic) and 4–5 (hematologic) events in Study E3200, which occurred at a higher incidence (≥2%) in the bevacizumab plus FOLFOX4 vs FOLFOX4 groups, were fatigue (19% vs 13%), diarrhea (18% vs 13%), sensory neuropathy (17% vs 9%), nausea (12% vs 5%), vomiting (11% vs 4%), dehydration (10% vs 5%), hypertension (9% vs 2%), abdominal pain (8% vs 5%), hemorrhage (5% vs 1%), other neurological (5% vs 3%), ileus (4% vs 1%), and headache (3% vs 0%). These data are likely to underestimate the true adverse event rates due to the reporting mechanisms used in this study
You may report side effects to the FDA at (800) FDA-1088 or
www.fda.gov/medwatch. You may also report side effects to Amgen at
1-800-772-6436.
MVASI™ is a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor indicated for the treatment of:
MVASI™, in combination with intravenous fluorouracil-based chemotherapy, is indicated for the first- or second-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
MVASI™, in combination with fluoropyrimidine-irinotecan- or fluoropyrimidine-oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy, is indicated for the second-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have progressed on a first-line bevacizumab product-containing regimen.
Limitations of Use: MVASI™ is not indicated for adjuvant treatment of colon cancer.
MVASI™, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, is indicated for the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.
MVASI™ is indicated for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma in adults.
MVASI™, in combination with interferon-alfa, is indicated for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
MVASI™, in combination with paclitaxel and cisplatin or paclitaxel and topotecan, is indicated for the treatment of patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer.
Avastin® (bevacizumab) is a registered trademark of Genentech USA, Inc.
MVASI™ Important Safety Information
Gastrointestinal (GI) perforation
Serious and sometimes fatal GI perforation occurred at a higher incidence in bevacizumab-treated patients compared to patients treated with chemotherapy
The incidence of GI perforation ranged from 0.3% to 3% across clinical studies
Avastin® (bevacizumab) is a registered trademark of Genentech USA, Inc.
References: 1.MVASI™ (bevacizumab-awwb) Prescribing Information, Amgen. 2. Avastin® (bevacizumab) Prescribing Information, Genentech USA, Inc.