RCP Onpatro
RCP Onpatro
RCP Onpatro
These highlights do not include all the information needed to use -------------------------CONTRAINDICATIONS------------------------
ONPATTRO™ safely and effectively. See full prescribing None (4)
information for ONPATTRO.
-------------------WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS-----------------
ONPATTRO (patisiran) lipid complex injection, for intravenous • Infusion-related reactions: Monitor for signs and symptoms
use during infusion. Slow or interrupt the infusion if clinically
Initial U.S. Approval: 2018 indicated. Discontinue the infusion if a serious or life-threatening
infusion-related reaction occurs (5.1)
-----------------------INDICATIONS AND USAGE---------------------
• Reduced serum vitamin A levels and recommended
ONPATTRO contains a transthyretin-directed small interfering RNA
supplementation: Supplement with the recommended daily
and is indicated for the treatment of the polyneuropathy of hereditary
allowance of vitamin A. Refer to an ophthalmologist if ocular
transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis in adults. (1)
symptoms suggestive of vitamin A deficiency occur (5.2)
------------------DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION-----------------
--------------------------ADVERSE REACTIONS------------------------
• For patients weighing less than 100 kg, the recommended dosage
is 0.3 mg/kg every 3 weeks by intravenous infusion. For patients The most frequently reported adverse reactions (that occurred in at
weighing 100 kg or more, the recommended dosage is 30 mg least 10% of ONPATTRO-treated patients and at least 3% more
(2.1) frequently than on placebo) were upper respiratory tract infections
• Premedicate with a corticosteroid, acetaminophen, and and infusion-related reactions (6.1)
antihistamines (2.2) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact
• Filter and dilute prior to administration (2.3) Alnylam Pharmaceuticals at 1-877-256-9526 or FDA at 1-800
• Infuse over approximately 80 minutes (2.4) FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
-----------------DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS--------------- See 17 for PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION
Lipid Complex Injection: 10 mg/5 mL (2 mg/mL) in a single-dose
vial (3) Revised: 8/2018
ONPATTRO is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion. Dosing is based on actual body weight.
For patients weighing less than 100 kg, the recommended dosage is 0.3 mg/kg once every 3 weeks.
For patients weighing 100 kg or more, the recommended dosage is 30 mg once every 3 weeks.
Missed Dose
• If ONPATTRO is administered within 3 days of the missed dose, continue dosing according to the patient’s
original schedule.
• If ONPATTRO is administered more than 3 days after the missed dose, continue dosing every 3 weeks thereafter.
4 CONTRAINDICATIONS
None.
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS
The following clinically significant adverse reactions are described elsewhere in the labeling:
b
Infusion-related reaction symptoms include, but are not limited to: arthralgia or pain (including back, neck, or
musculoskeletal pain), flushing (including erythema of face or skin warm), nausea, abdominal pain, dyspnea or cough,
chest discomfort or chest pain, headache, rash, chills, dizziness, fatigue, increased heart rate or palpitations, hypotension,
c
Not part of an infusion-related reaction.
d
Includes dyspnea and exertional dyspnea.
Four serious adverse reactions of atrioventricular (AV) heart block (2.7%) occurred in ONPATTRO-treated patients,
including 3 cases of complete AV block. No serious adverse reactions of AV block were reported in placebo-treated
patients.
Ocular adverse reactions that occurred in 5% or less of ONPATTRO-treated patients in the controlled clinical trial, but in
at least 2% of ONPATTRO-treated patients, and more frequently than on placebo, include dry eye (5% vs. 3%), blurred
vision (3% vs. 1%), and vitreous floaters (2% vs. 1%).
Extravasation was observed in less than 0.5% of infusions in clinical studies, including cases that were reported as serious.
Signs and symptoms included phlebitis or thrombophlebitis, infusion or injection site swelling, dermatitis (subcutaneous
inflammation), cellulitis, erythema or injection site redness, burning sensation, or injection site pain.
6.2 Immunogenicity
The detection of antibody formation is highly dependent on the sensitivity and specificity of the assay. In addition, the
observed incidence of antibody (including neutralizing antibody) positivity in an assay may be influenced by several
factors, including assay methodology, sample handling, timing of sample collection, concomitant medications, and
underlying disease. For these reasons, comparison of the incidence of antibodies to ONPATTRO in the studies described
below with the incidence of antibodies in other studies or to other products may be misleading.
Anti-drug antibodies to ONPATTRO were evaluated by measuring antibodies specific to PEG2000-C-DMG, a lipid
component exposed on the surface of ONPATTRO. In the placebo-controlled and open-label clinical studies, 7 of
194 (3.6%) patients with hATTR amyloidosis developed anti-drug antibodies during treatment with ONPATTRO. One
additional patient had pre-existing anti-drug antibodies. There was no evidence of an effect of anti-drug antibodies on
clinical efficacy, safety, or the pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic profiles of ONPATTRO. Although these data do not
demonstrate an impact of anti-drug antibody development on the efficacy or safety of ONPATTRO in these patients, the
available data are too limited to make definitive conclusions.
Risk Summary
There are no available data on ONPATTRO use in pregnant women to inform a drug-associated risk of adverse
developmental outcomes. ONPATTRO treatment leads to a decrease in serum vitamin A levels, and vitamin A
supplementation is advised for patients taking ONPATTRO. Vitamin A is essential for normal embryofetal development;
however, excessive levels of vitamin A are associated with adverse developmental effects. The effects on the fetus of a
reduction in maternal serum TTR caused by ONPATTRO and of vitamin A supplementation are unknown [see Clinical
Pharmacology (12.2), Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].
In animal studies, intravenous administration of patisiran lipid complex (patisiran-LC) to pregnant rabbits resulted in
developmental toxicity (embryofetal mortality and reduced fetal body weight) at doses that were also associated with
maternal toxicity. No adverse developmental effects were observed when patisiran-LC or a rodent-specific
(pharmacologically active) surrogate were administered to pregnant rats (see Data).
Data
Animal Data
Intravenous administration of patisiran-LC (0, 0.15, 0.50, or 1.5 mg/kg) or a rodent-specific (pharmacologically active)
surrogate (1.5 mg/kg) to female rats every week for two weeks prior to mating and continuing throughout organogenesis
resulted in no adverse effects on fertility or embryofetal development.
Intravenous administration of patisiran-LC (0, 0.1, 0.3, or 0.6 mg/kg) to pregnant rabbits every week during the period of
organogenesis produced no adverse effects on embryofetal development. In a separate study, patisiran-LC (0, 0.3, 1, or
2 mg/kg), administered to pregnant rabbits every week during the period of organogenesis, resulted in embryofetal
mortality and reduced fetal body weight at the mid and high doses, which were associated with maternal toxicity.
Intravenous administration of patisiran-LC (0, 0.15, 0.50, or 1.5 mg/kg) or a rodent-specific surrogate (1.5 mg/kg) to
pregnant rats every week throughout pregnancy and lactation resulted in no adverse developmental effects on the
offspring.
8.2 Lactation
Risk Summary
There is no information regarding the presence of ONPATTRO 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 ONPATTRO and any potential adverse effects on the breastfed infant from ONPATTRO or
from the underlying maternal condition.
In lactating rats, patisiran was not detected in milk; however, the lipid components (DLin-MC3-DMA and PEG2000-C
DMG) were present in milk.
11 DESCRIPTION
ONPATTRO contains patisiran, a double-stranded small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA), formulated as a lipid
complex for delivery to hepatocytes. Patisiran specifically binds to a genetically conserved sequence in the 3’ untranslated
region (3’UTR) of mutant and wild-type transthyretin (TTR) messenger RNA (mRNA).
The structural formula is:
A, adenosine; C, cytidine; G, guanosine; U, uridine; Cm, 2’-O-methylcytidine; Um, 2’-O-methyluridine; dT, thymidine
ONPATTRO is supplied as a sterile, preservative-free, white to off-white, opalescent, homogeneous solution for
intravenous infusion in a single-dose glass vial. Each 1 mL of solution contains 2 mg of patisiran (equivalent 2.1 mg of
patisiran sodium). Each 1 mL also contains 6.2 mg cholesterol USP, 13.0 mg (6Z,9Z,28Z,31Z)-heptatriaconta-6,9,28,31
tetraen-19-yl-4-(dimethylamino) butanoate (DLin-MC3-DMA), 3.3 mg 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
(DSPC), 1.6 mg α-(3’-{[1,2-di(myristyloxy)propanoxy] carbonylamino}propyl)-ω-methoxy, polyoxyethylene (PEG2000
C-DMG), 0.2 mg potassium phosphate monobasic anhydrous NF, 8.8 mg sodium chloride USP, 2.3 mg sodium phosphate
dibasic heptahydrate USP, and Water for Injection USP. The pH is ~7.0.
The molecular formula of patisiran sodium is C412 H480 N148 Na40 O290 P40 and the molecular weight is 14304 Da.
12 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
12.1 Mechanism of Action
Patisiran is a double-stranded siRNA that causes degradation of mutant and wild-type TTR mRNA through RNA
interference, which results in a reduction of serum TTR protein and TTR protein deposits in tissues.
12.2 Pharmacodynamics
The pharmacodynamic effects of ONPATTRO were evaluated in hATTR amyloidosis patients treated with 0.3 mg/kg
ONPATTRO via intravenous infusion once every 3 weeks.
Mean serum TTR was reduced by approximately 80% within 10 to 14 days after a single dose. With repeat dosing every
3 weeks, mean reductions of serum TTR after 9 and 18 months of treatment were 83% and 84%, respectively. The mean
maximum reduction of serum TTR over 18 months was 88%. Similar TTR reductions were observed regardless of TTR
12.3 Pharmacokinetics
Following a single intravenous administration, systemic exposure to patisiran increases in a linear and dose-proportional
manner over the range of 0.01 to 0.5 mg/kg. Greater than 95% of patisiran in the circulation is associated with the lipid
complex. At the recommended dosing regimen of 0.3 mg/kg every 3 weeks, steady state is reached by 24 weeks of
treatment. The estimated mean ± SD steady state peak concentrations (Cmax), trough concentrations (Ctrough), and area
under the curve (AUCτ) were 7.15 ± 2.14 µg/mL, 0.021 ± 0.044 µg/mL, and 184 ± 159 µg·h/mL, respectively. The
accumulation of AUCτ was 3.2-fold at steady state, compared to the first dose. In the placebo-controlled study, inter-
patient variability in patisiran exposure did not result in differences in clinical efficacy (mNIS+7 change from baseline) or
safety (adverse events, serious adverse events).
Distribution
Plasma protein binding of ONPATTRO is low, with ≤2.1% binding observed in vitro with human serum albumin and
human α1-acid glycoprotein. ONPATTRO distributes primarily to the liver. At the recommended dosing regimen of
0.3 mg/kg every 3 weeks, the mean ± SD steady state volume of distribution of patisiran (Vss) was 0.26 ± 0.20 L/kg.
Elimination
The terminal elimination half-life (mean ± SD) of patisiran is 3.2 ± 1.8 days. Patisiran is mainly cleared through
metabolism, and the total body clearance (mean ± SD) at steady state (CLss) is 3.0 ± 2.5 mL/h/kg.
Metabolism
Patisiran is metabolized by nucleases to nucleotides of various lengths.
Excretion
Less than 1% of the administered dose of patisiran is excreted unchanged into urine.
Specific Populations
Age, race (non-Caucasian vs. Caucasian), and sex had no impact on the steady state pharmacokinetics of patisiran or TTR
reduction. Population pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analyses indicated no impact of mild or moderate renal
impairment (eGFR ≥30 to <90 mL/min/1.73m2) or mild hepatic impairment (bilirubin ≤1 x ULN and AST >1 x ULN, or
bilirubin >1.0 to 1.5 x ULN) on patisiran exposure or TTR reduction. ONPATTRO has not been studied in patients with
severe renal impairment, end-stage renal disease, moderate or severe hepatic impairment, or in patients with prior liver
transplant.
13 NONCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
13.1 Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility
Carcinogenesis
Patisiran-LC was not carcinogenic in TgRasH2 mice when administered at intravenous (IV) doses of 0, 0.5, 2, or 6 mg/kg
every two weeks for 26 weeks.
Mutagenesis
Patisiran-LC was negative for genotoxicity in in vitro (bacterial mutagenicity assay, chromosomal aberration assay in
human peripheral blood lymphocytes) and in vivo (mouse bone marrow micronucleus) assays.
Impairment of Fertility
Intravenous (IV) administration of patisiran-LC (0, 0.03, 0.1, or 0.3 mg/kg) or a rodent-specific (pharmacologically
active) surrogate (0.1 mg/kg) to male rats every two weeks prior to and throughout mating to untreated females produced
no adverse effects on fertility.
Intravenous administration of patisiran-LC (0, 0.15, 0.50, or 1.5 mg/kg) or a rodent-specific (pharmacologically active)
surrogate (1.5 mg/kg) to female rats every week for two weeks prior to mating and continuing throughout organogenesis
resulted in no adverse effects on fertility or on embryofetal development.
Intravenous administration of patisiran-LC (0, 0.3, 1, or 2 mg/kg) to adult monkeys every three weeks for 39 weeks
produced no adverse effects on male reproductive organs or on sperm morphology or count.
14 CLINICAL STUDIES
The efficacy of ONPATTRO was demonstrated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical
trial in adult patients with polyneuropathy caused by hATTR amyloidosis (NCT 01960348). Patients were randomized in
a 2:1 ratio to receive ONPATTRO 0.3 mg/kg (N=148) or placebo (N=77), respectively, via intravenous infusion once
every 3 weeks for 18 months. All patients received premedication with a corticosteroid, acetaminophen, and H1 and H2
blockers. Ninety-three percent of ONPATTRO-treated patients and 62% of placebo-treated patients completed 18 months
of the assigned treatment.
The primary efficacy endpoint was the change from baseline to Month 18 in the modified Neuropathy Impairment
Score +7 (mNIS+7). The mNIS+7 is an objective assessment of neuropathy and comprises the NIS and Modified +7 (+7)
composite scores. In the version of the mNIS+7 used in the trial, the NIS objectively measures deficits in cranial nerve
function, muscle strength, and reflexes, and the +7 assesses postural blood pressure, quantitative sensory testing, and
peripheral nerve electrophysiology. The maximum possible score was 304 points, with higher scores representing a
greater severity of disease.
The clinical meaningfulness of effects on the mNIS+7 was assessed by the change from baseline to Month 18 in Norfolk
Quality of Life-Diabetic Neuropathy (QoL-DN) total score. The Norfolk QoL-DN scale is a patient-reported assessment
that evaluates the subjective experience of neuropathy in the following domains: physical functioning/large fiber
Quality of Life – Diabetic Neuropathy; SD, standard deviation; SEM, standard error of the mean
a All endpoints analyzed using the mixed-effect model repeated measures (MMRM) method.
d mBMI: body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) multiplied by serum albumin (g/L); a higher number indicates better nutritional status.
∆ indicates between-group treatment difference, shown as the LS mean difference (95% CI) for ONPATTRO – placebo.
mNIS+7 change scores are rounded to the nearest whole number; last available post-baseline scores were used.
∆ indicates between-group treatment difference, shown as the LS mean difference (95% CI) for ONPATTRO – placebo.
Norfolk QoL-DN change scores are rounded to the nearest whole number; last available post-baseline scores were used.
Patients receiving ONPATTRO experienced similar improvements relative to placebo in mNIS+7 and Norfolk QoL-DN
score across all subgroups including age, sex, race, region, NIS score, Val30Met mutation status, and disease stage.
If refrigeration is not available, ONPATTRO can be stored at room temperature up to 25°C (up to 77°F) for up to 14 days.
For storage conditions of ONPATTRO after dilution in the infusion bag, see Dosage and Administration (2.3).
Pregnancy
Instruct patients that if they are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while taking ONPATTRO they should inform their
healthcare provider. Advise female patients of childbearing potential of the potential risk to the fetus [see Use in Special
Populations (8.1)].