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IMBRUVICA (NDA-210563)

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Safety-related Labeling Changes Approved by FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)

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10/21/2025 (SUPPL-20)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

6 Adverse Reactions

6.2 Postmarketing Experience

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The following adverse reactions have been identified during postapproval use of IMBRUVICA. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.

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• Eye disorders: uveitis

12/20/2024 (SUPPL-19)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

6 Adverse Reactions

6.2 Postmarketing Experience

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• Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), onychoclasis, panniculitis, neutrophilic dermatoses, cutaneous vasculitis

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05/09/2024 (SUPPL-18)

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5 Warnings and Precautions

5.7 Hepatotoxicity, Including Drug-Induced Liver Injury

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Hepatotoxicity, including severe, life-threatening, and potentially fatal cases of drug-induced liver injury (DILI), has occurred in patients treated with Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors, including IMBRUVICA.

Evaluate bilirubin and transaminases at baseline and throughout treatment with IMBRUVICA. For patients who develop abnormal liver tests after IMBRUVICA, monitor more frequently for liver test abnormalities and clinical signs and symptoms of hepatic toxicity. If DILI is suspected, withhold IMBRUVICA. Upon confirmation of DILI, discontinue IMBRUVICA.

6 Adverse Reactions

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• Hepatotoxicity, including DILI [see Warnings and Precautions (5.7)]

6.2 Postmarketing Experience

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• Hepatobiliary disorders: hepatic failure including acute and/or fatal events, hepatic cirrhosis, drug-induced liver injury

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PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION

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Hepatotoxicity, including drug-induced liver injury:

Inform patients that liver problems, including drug-induced liver injury and abnormalities in liver tests, may develop during IMBRUVICA treatment. Advise patients to contact their healthcare provider immediately if they experience abdominal discomfort, dark urine, or jaundice [see Warnings and Precautions (5.7)].

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PATIENT INFORMATION

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What are the possible side effects of IMBRUVICA?

IMBRUVICA may cause serious side effects, including:

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• Liver problems. Liver problems, which may be severe or life-threatening, or lead to death, can happen in people treated with IMBRUVICA. Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your liver before and during treatment with IMBRUVICA. Tell your healthcare provider or get medical help right away if you have any signs of liver problems, including stomach pain or discomfort, dark-colored urine, or yellow skin and eyes.

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  The most common side effects of IMBRUVICA in adults with B-cell malignancies (CLL/SLL and WM) include:

  • low platelet count

  • muscle, bone, and joint pain  

  • low red blood cell count (anemia)

  • diarrhea

  • low white blood cell count    

  • bruising

  • tiredness

  • rash

  • nausea

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    How should I store IMBRUVICA?

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• IMBRUVICA capsules and oral suspension come in a bottle with a child-resistant cap.

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05/18/2023 (SUPPL-17)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

5 Warnings and Precautions

5.2 Infections

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Fatal and non-fatal infections (including bacterial, viral, or fungal) have occurred with IMBRUVICA therapy. Grade 3 or greater infections occurred in 21% of 1,476 patients with B- cell malignancies who received IMBRUVICA in clinical trials [see Adverse Reactions (6.1, 6.2)]. Cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) have occurred in patients treated with IMBRUVICA. Consider prophylaxis according to standard of care in patients who are at increased risk for opportunistic infections. Monitor and evaluate patients for fever and infections and treat appropriately.

5.4 Hypertension

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Hypertension occurred in 19% of 1,476 patients with B-cell malignancies who received IMBRUVICA in clinical trials. Grade 3 or greater hypertension occurred in 8% of patients [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)]. Based on data from a subset of these patients (N=1,124), the median time to onset was 5.9 months (range, 0 to 24 months). In a long-term safety analysis over 5 years of 1,284 patients with B-cell malignancies treated for a median of 36 months (range, 0 to 98 months), the cumulative rate of hypertension increased over time. The prevalence for Grade 3 or greater hypertension was 4% (year 0-1), 7% (year 1-2), 9% (year 2-3), 9% (year 3-4), and 9% (year 4-5); the overall incidence for the 5-year period was 11%.

5.6 Second Primary Malignancies

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Other malignancies (10%), including non-skin carcinomas (3.9%), occurred among the 1,476 patients with B-cell malignancies who received IMBRUVICA in clinical trials [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)]. The most frequent second primary malignancy was non-melanoma skin cancer (6%).

5.8 Embryo-Fetal Toxicity

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Based on findings in animals, IMBRUVICA can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Administration of ibrutinib to pregnant rats and rabbits during the period of organogenesis caused embryo-fetal toxicity including malformations at exposures that were 3-20 times higher than those reported in patients with hematologic malignancies.

6 Adverse Reactions

6.1 Clinical Trials Experience

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Because clinical trials are conducted under widely variable conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared with rates of clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.

Unless otherwise specified, the pooled safety population described in the WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS reflects exposure to IMBRUVICA in 6 trials. IMBRUVICA was administered as a single agent at 420 mg orally once daily (475 patients), as a single agent at 560 mg orally once daily [1.3 times the recommended adult dosage (174 patients)], and in combination with other drugs at 420 mg orally once daily (827 patients) in patients with B-cell malignancies. In this pooled safety population of 1,476 patients, 87% were exposed for 6 months or longer and 68% were exposed for greater than one year. The most common adverse reactions (greater than or equal to 30%) were thrombocytopenia, diarrhea, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, neutropenia, rash, anemia, bruising, and nausea.

Certain subsections in the WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS include patients who received IMBRUVICA in unapproved monotherapy or combination regimens.

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Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia

The data described below reflect exposure to IMBRUVICA in two single-arm clinical trials (Study 1118 and the INNOVATE monotherapy arm) and one randomized controlled trial (INNOVATE), including a total of 169 patients with WM exposed to IMBRUVICA. Study 1118 included 63 patients with previously treated WM who received single agent IMBRUVICA.

INNOVATE included 150 patients with treatment naïve or previously treated WM who received IMBRUVICA or placebo in combination with rituximab. The INNOVATE monotherapy arm included 31 patients with previously treated WM who received IMBRUVICA after failure of prior rituximab-containing therapy.

The most common adverse reactions in Studies 1118 and INNOVATE (greater than or equal to 20%) were neutropenia, diarrhea, bruising, thrombocytopenia, hemorrhage, musculoskeletal pain, rash, and nausea.

Five percent of patients receiving IMBRUVICA across Studies 1118 and INNOVATE discontinued treatment due to adverse reactions. The most common adverse reaction leading to discontinuation was atrial fibrillation. Adverse reactions leading to dose reduction occurred in 14% of patients.

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Serious adverse reactions occurred in 64% of patients who received IMBRUVICA. Serious adverse reactions in more than two patients included pneumonia, pyrexia, sepsis, and stomatitis. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in two patients who received IMBRUVICA, including sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

8 Use in Specific Populations

8.1 Pregnancy

Risk Summary

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IMBRUVICA can cause fetal harm based on findings from animal studies. There are no available data on IMBRUVICA use in pregnant women to inform a drug-associated risk of major birth defects and miscarriage. In animal reproduction studies, administration of ibrutinib to pregnant rats and rabbits during the period of organogenesis at exposures up to 3-20 times the clinical dose of 420 mg daily produced embryofetal toxicity including structural abnormalities (see Data). Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus.

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The dose of 80 mg/kg/day in rats is approximately 20 times the exposure in patients with CLL/SLL or WM administered a dose of 420 mg daily. Ibrutinib at doses of 40 mg/kg/day or greater was associated with decreased fetal weights. The dose of 40 mg/kg/day in rats is approximately 8 times the exposure (AUC) in patients administered a dose of 420 mg daily.

8.5 Geriatric Use

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Of 992 patients in clinical studies of IMBRUVICA for B-cell malignancies or cGVHD, 62% were greater than or equal to  65 years of age, while 22% were greater than or equal to 75 years of age [see Clinical Studies (14.1, 14.2, 14.3)]. No overall differences in effectiveness were observed between younger and older patients. Anemia (all grades), pneumonia (Grade 3 or higher), thrombocytopenia, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation occurred more frequently among older patients treated with IMBRUVICA [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)].

08/24/2022 (SUPPL-12)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

6 Adverse Reactions

6.1 Clinical Trials Experience

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Chronic Graft versus Host Disease

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iMAGINE

The safety of IMBRUVICA was evaluated in the iMAGINE study, which included 47 pediatric and young adult patients 1 year to less than 22 years of age with cGVHD after failure of one or more lines of systemic therapy. Patients age 12 years and older were treated with IMBRUVICA 420 mg orally once daily, and patients age 1 year to less than 12 years were treated with IMBRUVICA 240 mg/m2 orally once daily [see Clinical Studies (14.5)]. The median duration of exposure to IMBRUVICA was 7.1 months (range, 0.2 to 25.9 months).

Serious adverse reactions occurred in 64% of patients who received IMBRUVICA. Serious adverse reactions in more than two patients included pneumonia, pyrexia, sepsis, and stomatitis. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in two patients who received IMBRUVICA, including sepsis and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Permanent discontinuation of IMBRUVICA due to an adverse reaction occurred in 23% of patients. Adverse reactions which resulted in permanent discontinuation in at least two patients included hemorrhage. Dose reductions of IMBRUVICA due to an adverse reaction occurred in 19% of patients. Adverse reactions which required dose reduction in at least two patients included stomatitis.

The most common (greater than or equal to 20%) adverse reactions, including laboratory abnormalities, were anemia, musculoskeletal pain, pyrexia, diarrhea, pneumonia, abdominal pain, stomatitis, thrombocytopenia, and headache.

Table 24 summarizes the adverse reactions in iMAGINE.

Please refer to label to view Table 24

Table 25 summarizes the laboratory abnormalities in iMAGINE.

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8 Use in Specific Populations

8.5 Geriatric Use

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Of the 1,124 patients in clinical studies of IMBRUVICA for MCL, CLL/SLL, CLL/SLL with 17p deletion, WM, MZL, and cGVHD, 64% were greater than or equal to 65 years of age, while 23% were greater than or equal to75 years of age [see Clinical Studies (14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5)]. No overall differences in effectiveness were observed between younger and older patients. Anemia (all grades), pneumonia (Grade 3 or higher), thrombocytopenia, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation occurred more frequently among older patients treated with IMBRUVICA [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)].

8.6 Hepatic Impairment

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Adult Patients with B-cell Malignancies

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Patients with cGVHD

Avoid use of IMBRUVICA in patients with total bilirubin level > 3 x ULN (unless of non- hepatic origin or due to Gilbert’s syndrome). Reduce recommended dose when administering IMBRUVICA to patients with total bilirubin level > 1.5 to 3 x ULN (unless of non-hepatic origin or due to Gilbert’s syndrome) [see Dosage and Administration (2.4)].

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PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION

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For IMBRUVICA oral suspension, instruct patients or caregivers to read and follow the Instructions for Use for proper preparation, administration, storage and disposal [see Dosage and Administration (2.1)].

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PATIENT INFORMATION

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What is IMBRUVICA?

IMBRUVICA is a prescription medicine used to treat:

Adults with…

• Adults and children 1 year of age and older with chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) after failure of 1 or more lines of systemic therapy.

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  How should I take IMBRUVICA?

• Take IMBRUVICA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it.

• Take IMBRUVICA 1 time a day at about the same time each day.

  IMBRUVICA comes as capsules, tablets, and oral suspension.

• If your healthcare provider prescribes IMBRUVICA capsules or tablets:

  • Swallow IMBRUVICA capsules or tablets whole with a glass of water.

  • Do not open, break, or chew IMBRUVICA capsules.

  • Do not cut, crush, or chew IMBRUVICA tablets.

• If your healthcare provider prescribes IMBRUVICA oral suspension:

  • See the detailed Instructions for Use that comes with IMBRUVICA oral suspension for information about the correct way to give a dose to your child. If you have questions about how to give IMBRUVICA oral suspension, talk to your healthcare provider.

  • Do not use if the carton seal is broken or missing.

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    The most common side effects of IMBRUVICA in adults or children 1 year of age and older with cGVHD include:

• tiredness         o muscle and joint pain          o nausea

• low red blood cell count (anemia)      o fever o stomach pain

• bruising           o muscle spasms         o pneumonia

• diarrhea           o mouth sores (stomatitis)       o headache

• low platelet count      o bleeding

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  How should I store IMBRUVICA?

• Store IMBRUVICA capsules and tablets at room temperature between 68°F and 77°F (20°C and 25°C).

• Keep IMBRUVICA capsules in the original container with the lid tightly closed.

• Keep IMBRUVICA tablets in the original carton.

• Store IMBRUVICA oral suspension bottle between 36°F and 77°F (2°C and 25°C). Do not freeze.

• Use IMBRUVICA oral suspension within 60 days after first opening the bottle. Throw away (discard) any unused portion 60 days after opening.

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08/24/2022 (SUPPL-14)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

8 Use in Specific Populations

8.4 Pediatric Use

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Chronic GVHD

The safety and effectiveness of IMBRUVICA have been established for treatment of cGVHD after failure of one or more lines of systemic therapy in pediatric patients 1 year of age and older.

Use of IMBRUVICA for this indication is supported by evidence from iMAGINE, a study which included pediatric patients age 1 year and older with previously treated cGVHD, including patients in the following age groups: one patient 1 year to less than 2 years of age, 20 patients 2 years to less than 12 years of age, and 19 patients 12 years to less than 17 years of age.

Additional supportive efficacy data was provided from Study 1129 in adults [see Adverse Reactions (6.1), Clinical Pharmacology (12.3), and Clinical Studies (14.5)].

The recommended dosage of IMBRUVICA in patients age 12 years and older is the same as that in adults, and the recommended dosage in patients age 1 year to less than 12 years old is based on body-surface area (BSA) [see Dosage and Administration (2.1)].

The safety and effectiveness of IMBRUVICA have not been established for this indication in pediatric patients less than 1 year of age.

Mature B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

The safety and effectiveness of IMBRUVICA in combination with chemoimmunotherapy were assessed but have not been established based on an open-label, randomized study (NCT02703272) in 35 patients, which included 26 pediatric patients age 5 to less than 17 years, with previously treated mature B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The study was stopped for futility. In the randomized population, major hemorrhage and discontinuation of chemoimmunotherapy due to adverse reactions occurred more frequently in the ibrutinib plus chemoimmunotherapy arm compared to the chemoimmunotherapy alone arm.

MCL, CLL/SLL, CLL/SLL with 17p deletion, WM, MZL

The safety and effectiveness of IMBRUVICA in pediatric patients have not been established in MCL, CLL/SLL, CLL/SLL with 17p deletion, WM, or MZL.

 

05/11/2022 (SUPPL-11)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

5 Warnings and Precautions

5.3 Cardiac Arrhythmias, Cardiac Failure, and Sudden Death

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Fatal and serious cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac failure have occurred with IMBRUVICA. Deaths due to cardiac causes or sudden deaths occurred in 1% of 4,896 patients who received IMBRUVICA in clinical trials, including in patients who received IMBRUVICA in unapproved monotherapy or combination regimens. These adverse reactions occurred in patients with and without preexisting hypertension or cardiac comorbidities. Patients with cardiac comorbidities may be at greater risk of these events.

Grade 3 or greater ventricular tachyarrhythmias were reported in 0.2%, Grade 3 or greater atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter were reported in 3.7%, and Grade 3 or greater cardiac failure was reported in 1.3% of 4,896 patients who received IMBRUVICA in clinical trials, including in patients who received IMBRUVICA in unapproved monotherapy or combination regimens.

These events have occurred particularly in patients with cardiac risk factors including hypertension and diabetes mellitus, a previous history of cardiac arrhythmias, and in patients with acute infections [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)].

Evaluate cardiac history and function at baseline, and monitor patients for cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac function. Obtain further evaluation (e.g., ECG, echocardiogram) as indicated for patients who develop symptoms of arrhythmia (e.g., palpitations, lightheadedness, syncope, chest pain), new onset dyspnea, or other cardiovascular concerns. Manage cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac failure appropriately, follow dose modification guidelines [see Dosage and Administration (2.2)], and consider the risks and benefits of continued IMBRUVICA treatment.

5.4 Hypertension

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Monitor blood pressure in patients treated with IMBRUVICA, initiate or adjust anti-hypertensive medication throughout treatment with IMBRUVICA as appropriate, and follow dosage modification guidelines for Grade 3 or higher hypertension [see Dosage and Administration (2.2)].

5.5 Cytopenias

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In 645 patients with B-cell malignancies who received IMBRUVICA as a single agent, grade 3 or 4 neutropenia occurred in 23% of patients, grade 3 or 4 thrombocytopenia in 8% and grade 3 or 4 anemia in 2.8%, based on laboratory measurements [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)].

5.6 Second Primary Malignancies

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Other malignancies (10%), including non-skin carcinomas (3.9%), occurred among the 1,476 patients who received IMBRUVICA in clinical trials [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)]. The most frequent second primary malignancy was non-melanoma skin cancer (6%).

6 Adverse Reactions

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• Cardiac Arrhythmias, Cardiac Failure, and Sudden Death [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)]

 

6.1 Clinical Trials Experience

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PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION

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Cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac failure, and sudden death:

Inform patients of the possibility of irregular heart rhythm, heart failure and sudden death. Counsel patients to report any signs of palpitations, lightheadedness, dizziness, fainting, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, or edema [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)].

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PATIENT INFORMATION

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• Heart problems. Serious heart rhythm problems (ventricular arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter), heart failure and death have happened in people treated with IMBRUVICA, especially in people who have an infection, an increased risk for heart disease, or have had heart rhythm problems in the past. Your heart function will be checked before and during treatment with IMBRUVICA.

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12/22/2020 (SUPPL-10)

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Other

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12/18/2020 (SUPPL-9)

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6 Adverse Reactions

6.1 Clinical Trials Experience

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Long-Term Safety

The safety data from long-term treatment with IMBRUVICA over 5 years of 1,284 patients (treatment-naïve CLL/SLL n=162, relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL n=646, relapsed/refractory MCL n=370, and WM n=106) were analyzed. The median treatment duration was 51 months (range, 0.2 to 98 months) for CLL/SLL, 11 months (range, 0 to 87 months) for MCL, and 47 months (range, 0.3 to 61 months) for WM. The cumulative rate of hypertension increased over time. The prevalence for Grade 3 or greater hypertension was 4% (year 0-1), 7% (year 1-2), 9% (year 2-3), 9% (year 3-4), and 9% (year 4-5); the overall incidence for the 5-year period was 11%.

08/07/2020 (SUPPL-7)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

6 Adverse Reactions

6.1 Clinical Trials Experience

Following Table 19: Treatment-Emergent Hematologic Laboratory Abnormalities in Patients with cGVHD (N=42), additions and/or revisions underlined:

Additional Important Adverse Reactions

Cardiovascular Events

Data on cardiovascular events are based on randomized controlled trials with IMBRUVICA (n=2,115; median treatment duration of 19.1 months for 1,157 patients treated with IMBRUVICA and 5.3 months for 958 patients in the control arm) … In addition, the incidence of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter of any grade was 8.4% versus 1.6% and for Grade 3 or greater was 4.0% versus 0.5% in patients treated with IMBRUVICA compared to patients in the control arm.

The incidence of ischemic cerebrovascular events (cerebrovascular accidents, ischemic stroke, cerebral ischemia, and transient ischemic attack) of any grade was 1% versus 0.4% and Grade 3 or greater was 0.5% versus 0.2% in patients treated with IMBRUVICA compared to patients in the control arm, respectively.

6.2 Postmarketing Experience

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• Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), onychoclasis, panniculitis, neutrophilic dermatoses

04/21/2020 (SUPPL-6)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

5 Warnings and Precautions

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5.1 Hemorrhage

… Use of either anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents concomitantly with IMBRUVICA increases the risk of major hemorrhage. Across clinical trials, 3.1% of 2,838 patients who received IMBRUVICA without antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy experienced major hemorrhage.

5.2 Infections

Fatal and non-fatal infections (including bacterial, viral, or fungal) have occurred with IMBRUVICA therapy. Grade 3 or greater infections occurred in 21% of 1,476 patients who received IMBRUVICA in clinical trials [see Adverse Reactions (6.1, 6.2)] …

5.3 Cytopenias

In 645 patients with B-cell malignancies who received IMBRUVICA as a single agent, grade 3 or 4 neutropenia occurred in 23% of patients, grade 3 or 4 thrombocytopenia in 8% and grade 3 or 4 anemia in 3%, based on laboratory measurements …

5.4 Cardiac Arrhythmias

Fatal and serious cardiac arrhythmias have occurred with IMBRUVICA. Grade 3 or greater ventricular tachyarrhythmias occurred in 0.2% of patients and Grade 3 or greater atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter occurred in 4% of 1,476 patients who received IMBRUVICA in clinical trials …

5.5 Hypertension

Hypertension occurred in 19% of 1,476 patients who received IMBRUVICA in clinical trials. Grade 3 or greater hypertension occurred in 8% of patients. Based on data from 1,124 of these patients, the median time to onset was 5.9 months (range, 0.03 to 24 months) …

5.6 Second Primary Malignancies

Other malignancies (10%), including non-skin carcinomas (4%), occurred among the 1,476 patients who received IMBRUVICA in clinical trials …

5.8 Embryo-Fetal Toxicity

… Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with IMBRUVICA and for 1 month after the last dose. [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1)].

6 Adverse Reactions

6.1 Clinical Trials Experience

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Because clinical trials are conducted under widely variable conditions, adverse event rates observed in clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared with rates of clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.

The data in the WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS reflect exposure to IMBRUVICA in 6 trials as a single agent at 420 mg orally once daily in 475 patients and at 560 mg orally once daily in 174 patients and in 4 trials administered in combination with other drugs at 420 mg orally once daily in 827 patients. Among these 1,476 patients with B-cell malignancies who received IMBUVICA, 87% were exposed for 6 months or longer and 68% were exposed for greater than one year. In this pooled safety population of 1,476 patients with B-cell malignancies, the most common adverse reactions (greater than or equal to 30%) were thrombocytopenia, diarrhea, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, neutropenia, rash, anemia, and bruising.

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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

The data described below reflect exposure to IMBRUVICA in one single-arm, open-label clinical trial (Study 1102) and five randomized controlled clinical trials (RESONATE, RESONATE-2, HELIOS, iLLUMINATE, and E1912) in patients with CLL/SLL (n=2,016 total, including n=1,133 patients exposed to IMBRUVICA). In general, patients with creatinine clearance (CLcr) less than or equal to 30 mL/min, AST or ALT greater than or equal to 2.5 x ULN, or total bilirubin greater than or equal to 1.5x ULN (unless of non-hepatic origin) were excluded from these trials. In Study E1912, patients with AST or ALT > 3 x ULN or total bilirubin > 2.5 x ULN were excluded. Study 1102 included 51 patients with previously treated CLL/SLL. RESONATE included 386 randomized patients with previously treated CLL or SLL who received single agent IMBRUVICA or ofatumumab.

RESONATE-2 included 267 randomized patients with treatment naïve CLL or SLL who were 65 years or older and received single agent IMBRUVICA or chlorambucil. HELIOS included 574 randomized patients with previously treated CLL or SLL who received IMBRUVICA in combination with BR or placebo in combination with BR. iLLUMINATE included 228 randomized patients with treatment naïve CLL/SLL who were 65 years or older or with coexisting medical conditions and received IMBRUVICA in combination with obinutuzumab or chlorambucil in combination with obinutuzumab. E1912 included 510 patients with previously untreated CLL/SLL who were 70 years or younger and received IMBRUVICA in combination with rituximab or received fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR).

The most common adverse reactions in patients with CLL/SLL receiving IMBRUVICA (greater than or equal to 30%) were thrombocytopenia, diarrhea, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, neutropenia, rash, anemia, bruising, and nausea.

Four to 10 percent of patients with CLL/SLL receiving IMBRUVICA discontinued treatment due to adverse reactions. These included pneumonia, hemorrhage, atrial fibrillation, neutropenia, arthralgia, rash, and thrombocytopenia. Adverse reactions leading to dose reduction occurred in approximately 9% of patients.

Study 1102

Adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities from Study 1102 (N=51) using single agent IMBRUVICA 420 mg daily in patients with previously treated CLL/SLL occurring at a rate of greater than or equal to 10% with a median duration of treatment of 15.6 months are presented in Tables 3 and 4.

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E1912

Adverse reactions described below in Table 11 reflect exposure to IMBRUVICA + rituximab with a median duration of 34.3 months and exposure to FCR with a median of 4.7 months in E1912 in patients with previously untreated CLL/SLL who were 70 years or younger.

Addition of the following Tables (please refer to label for complete information):

Table 11: Adverse Reactions Reported in at Least 15% of Patients in the IMBRUVICA Arm in Patients with CLL/SLL in E1912

Table 12: Select Laboratory Abnormalities (greater than or equal to 15% Any Grade), New or Worsening from Baseline in Patients Receiving IMBRUVICA (E1912)

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Diarrhea

In randomized controlled trials (n=2,115; median treatment duration of 19.1 months for 1,157 patients treated with IMBRUVICA and 5.3 months for 958 patients in the control arm), diarrhea of any grade occurred at a rate of 43% of patients treated with IMBRUVICA compared to 19% of patients in the control arm. Grade 3 diarrhea occurred in 3% versus 1% of IMBRUVICA-treated patients compared to the control arm, respectively. Less than 1% (0.3%) of subjects discontinued IMBRUVICA due to diarrhea compared with 0% in the control arm.

Based on data from 1,605 of these patients, the median time to first onset was 21 days …

Visual Disturbance

In randomized controlled trials (n=2,115; median treatment duration of 19.1 months for 1,157 patients treated with IMBRUVICA and 5.3 months for 958 patients in the control arm), blurred vision and decreased visual acuity of any grade occurred in 11% of patients treated with IMBRUVICA (9% Grade 1, 2% Grade 2, no Grade 3 or higher) compared to 6% in the control arm (5% Grade 1 and <1% Grade 2 and 3).

Based on data from 1,605 of these patients, the median time to first onset was 91 days …

8 Use in Specific Populations

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8.1 Pregnancy

Risk Summary

… the clinical doses of 420-560 mg daily produced embryofetal toxicity including structural abnormalities (see Data). Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus.

All pregnancies have a background risk of birth defect

8.2 Lactation

Risk Summary

There is no information regarding the presence of ibrutinib or its metabolites in human milk, the effects on the breastfed child, or the effects on milk production. Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in the breastfed child, advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with IMBRUVICA and for 1 week after the last dose.

8.3 Females and Males of Reproductive Potential

Pregnancy Testing

Verify pregnancy status in females of reproductive potential prior to initiating IMBRUVICA.

Contraception

Females

IMBRUVICA can cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1)]. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with IMBRUVICA and for 1 month after the last dose.

Males

Advise males with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with IMBRUVICA and for 1 month following the last dose.

8.6 Hepatic Impairment

The safety of IMBRUVICA has not been evaluated in patients with mild to severe hepatic impairment by Child-Pugh criteria.

Reduce the recommended dose when administering IMBRUVICA to patients with mild or moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class A and B). Monitor patients more frequently for adverse reactions of IMBRUVICA.

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PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION

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• Embryo-fetal toxicity:

Advise women of the potential risk to a fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to inform their healthcare provider of a known or suspected pregnancy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8), Use in Specific Populations (8.1)].

Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with IMBRUVICA and for 1 month after the last dose [see Use in Specific Populations (8.3)].

Advise males with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with IMBRUVICA and for 1 month after the last dose [see Use in Specific Populations (8.3), Nonclinical Toxicology (13.1)].

• Lactation:

Advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with IMBRUVICA and for 1 week after the last dose [see Use in Specific Populations (8.2)].

PATIENT INFORMATION

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11/22/2019 (SUPPL-4)

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6 Adverse Reactions

Clinical Trials Experience

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RESONATE-2

Adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities described below in Tables 7 and 8 reflect exposure to IMBRUVICA with a median duration of 17.4 months. 

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Long-Term Safety

The safety data from long-term follow-up over 5 years of 1,178 patients (treatment-naïve CLL/SLL n=162, relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL n=646, and relapsed/refractory MCL n=370) treated with IMBRUVICA were analyzed. The median treatment duration for CLL/SLL was 51 months (range, 0.2 to 98 months). The median treatment duration for MCL was 11 months (range, 0 to 87 months). The cumulative rate of hypertension increased over time with prolonged IMBRUVICA treatment. The prevalence for Grade 3 or greater hypertension was 4% (year 0-1), 6% (year 1-2), 8% (year 2-3), 9% (year 3-4), and 9% (year 4-5). The incidence for the 5-year period was 11%.

07/15/2019 (SUPPL-3)

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5 Warnings and Precautions

5.1 Hemorrhage

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Fatal bleeding events have occurred in patients treated with IMBRUVICA. Major hemorrhage (greater than or equal to Grade 3, serious, or any central nervous system events; e.g., intracranial hemorrhage [including subdural hematoma], gastrointestinal bleeding, hematuria, and post procedural hemorrhage) have occurred in 4% of patients, with fatalities occurring in 0.4% of 2,838 patients exposed to IMBRUVICA in 27 clinical trials. Bleeding events of any grade, including bruising and petechiae, occurred in 39% of patients treated with IMBRUVICA.

The mechanism for the bleeding events is not well understood.

Use of either anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents concomitantly with IMBRUVICA increases the risk of major hemorrhage. In IMBRUVICA clinical trials, 3.1% of patients taking IMBRUVICA without antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy experienced major hemorrhage. The addition of antiplatelet therapy with or without anticoagulant therapy increased this percentage to 4.4%, and the addition of anticoagulant therapy with or without antiplatelet therapy increased this percentage to 6.1%. Consider the risks and benefits of anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy when co-administered with IMBRUVICA. Monitor for signs and symptoms of bleeding.

Consider the benefit-risk of withholding IMBRUVICA for at least 3 to 7 days pre- and post- surgery depending upon the type of surgery and the risk of bleeding.