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KALBITOR (BLA-125277)

(ECALLANTIDE)

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

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12/28/2020 (SUPPL-81)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

8 Use in Specific Populations

8.1 Pregnancy

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Risk Summary

The available data from the pharmacovigilance database for Kalbitor have not identified a drug-associated risk of major birth defects, miscarriage or adverse maternal or fetal outcomes. In an animal reproduction study, increased early fetal deaths resulting in decreased live fetuses were observed in rats following treatment during the period of organogenesis at an intravenous dose approximately 1.6 times the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD) in the presence of maternal toxicity. There were no effects on embryofetal survival or structural abnormalities in rats and rabbits following treatment during the period of organogenesis with intravenous doses up to approximately

1.1 and 6 times the MRHD, respectively, or rats treated with subcutaneous doses up to

2.4 times the MRHD. In a pre- and post-natal development study with rats, there were no effects on pup survival and development with subcutaneous doses up to approximately

2.7 times the MRHD.

The estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage for the indicated population is unknown. All pregnancies have a background risk of birth defect, loss, or other adverse outcomes. In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2% to 4% and 15% to 20%, respectively.

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Animal Data

In an embryofetal development study with rats, ecallantide administered by the intravenous route during the period of organogenesis from gestation days 7 to 17 at a dose approximately 1.6 times the MRHD (on a mg/m2 basis at a maternal intravenous dose of 15 mg/kg/day) caused increased numbers of early resorptions and percentages of resorbed conceptuses per litter resulting in decreased numbers of live fetuses in the presence of mild maternal toxicity. No effects on embryofetal survival or structural abnormalities were observed in rats with intravenous doses up to approximately 1.1 times the MRHD (on a mg/m2 basis with maternal intravenous dose of 10 mg/kg/day). In an embryofetal development study with rats, ecallantide administered by the subcutaneous route during the period of organogenesis from gestation days 7 to 17 at doses up to approximately 2.4 times the MRHD (on an AUC basis with maternal subcutaneous doses up to 20 mg/kg/day) had no effects on embryofetal survival or structural abnormalities.

In an embryofetal development study with rabbits, ecallantide administered by the intravenous route during the period of organogenesis from gestation days 7 to 19 at doses up to approximately 6 times the MRHD (on an AUC basis with maternal intravenous doses up to 5 mg/kg/day in rabbits) had no effects on embryofetal survival or structural abnormalities.

In a pre- and post-natal development study with rats, ecallantide administered by the subcutaneous route from gestation day 7 through lactation day 20 at doses up to approximately 2.7 times the MRHD (on a mg/m2 basis with maternal subcutaneous doses up to 25 mg/kg/day) had no effects on pup survival and behavioral or physical development.

8.2 Lactation

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Risk Summary

There are no data on the presence of ecallantide in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production. The developmental and health benefits of breastfeeding should be considered along with the mother's clinical need for KALBITOR and any potential adverse effects on the breastfed child from KALBITOR or from the underlying maternal condition.