This medicine is subject to additional monitoring, which will expedite the detection of new information about its safety. You can contribute by reporting any adverse effects you may experience. The final part of section4 includes information on how to report these adverse effects.
Read this prospect thoroughly before starting to use this medicine, because it contains important information for you.
1.What is IMJUDO and for what it is used
2.What you need to know before starting to use IMJUDO
3.How to use IMJUDO
4.Possible adverse effects
5.Storage of IMJUDO
6.Contents of the package and additional information
IMJUDO is a cancer medication. It contains the active ingredient tremelimumab, which is a type of medication called anmonoclonal antibody. This medication has been designed to recognize a specific target substance in the body. IMJUDO helps your immune system fight cancer.
IMJUDO in combination with durvalumab is used to treat a type of liver cancer called advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It is used when your HCC:
IMJUDO is used to treat a type of lung cancer called non-microcytic advanced non-small cell lung cancer in adults. It will be used in combination with other cancer medications (durvalumab and chemotherapy).
Since IMJUDO will be administered in combination with other cancer medications, it is essential that you also read the prospectus for these other medications. If you have any questions about these medications, consult your doctor.
You should not receive IMJUDO
Warnings and precautions
Consult your doctor before starting to use IMJUDO if:
Consult your doctorbefore IMJUDO is administered if you are in any of these situations.
When you receive IMJUDO, you may experience someserious side effects.
Your doctor may administer other medications to prevent more severe complications and help reduce symptoms. Your doctor may delay the next dose of IMJUDO or interrupt your treatment with IMJUDO.Inform your doctor immediatelyif you experience any of the following side effects:
Inform your doctor immediatelyif you experience any of the symptoms listed above.
Children and adolescents
IMJUDO should not be used in children or adolescents under 18 years old, as it has not been studied in these patients.
Other medications and IMJUDO
Inform your doctor if you are taking, have taken recently, or may need to take any other medication. This includes herbal medications and over-the-counter medications.
Pregnancy and fertility
This medicationis not recommended during pregnancy. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant, or plan to become pregnant. If you can become pregnant, you should use effective birth control while receiving IMJUDO and for at least 3months after receiving the last dose.
Breastfeeding
Inform your doctor if you are breastfeeding. It is unknown whether IMJUDO passes into breast milk. You may be advised not to breastfeed during treatment and for at least 3months after receiving the last dose.
Driving and operating machinery
It is unlikely that IMJUDO will affect your ability to drive and operate machinery. However, if you experience side effects that affect your ability to concentrate and react, you should exercise caution when driving or operating machinery.
IMJUDO has a low sodium content
IMJUDO contains less than 1mmol of sodium (23mg) per dose; this is essentially “sodium-free”.
IMJUDO contains polysorbate
This medication contains 0.3mg of polysorbate 80 in each 1.25ml vial, or 3mg of polysorbate 80 in each 15ml vial, equivalent to 0.2mg/ml. Polysorbates can cause allergic reactions. Inform your doctor if you have any known allergies.
IMJUDO will be administered in a hospital or clinic under the supervision of an experienced doctor. Your doctor will administer IMJUDO through a vein (infusion) over approximately one hour.
It is administered in combination with durvalumab for liver cancer.
Recommended dose:
If you are administered IMJUDO in combination with durvalumab for liver cancer, IMJUDO will be administered first, followed by durvalumab.
It is administered in combination with durvalumab and chemotherapy for lung cancer.
Recommended dose:
You will normally receive a total of 5 doses of IMJUDO. The first 4 doses are administered in weeks 1, 4, 7, and 10. The fifth dose is usually administered 6 weeks later, in week 16. Your doctor will decide exactly how many treatments you need.
If you are administered IMJUDO in combination with durvalumab and chemotherapy, IMJUDO will be administered first, followed by durvalumab and then chemotherapy.
What to do if you miss an appointment for IMJUDO
It is very important not to miss any doses of this medication. If you miss an appointment, call your doctor immediately to schedule a new appointment.
If you have any other questions about your treatment, ask your doctor.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them.
When you receive IMJUDO, you may experience some serious side effects.You can consult a detailed listin section 22.
Consult your doctor immediatelyif you experience any of the following side effects that have been reported in a clinical trial with patients treated with IMJUDO in combination with durvalumab.
The following side effects have been reported in clinical trials in patients who used IMJUDO in combination with durvalumab:
Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)
Common (may affect up to1 in 10 people)
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100people)
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000people)
Other side effects that have been reported with an unknown frequency (cannot be estimated from available data)
The following side effects have been reported in clinical trials in patients who used IMJUDO in combination with durvalumab and platinum-based chemotherapy:
Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)
Common (may affect up to1 in 10 people)
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100people)
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000people)
Other side effects that have been reported with an unknown frequency (cannot be estimated from available data)
Inform your doctor immediatelyif you experience any of the side effects mentioned above.
Reporting of side effects
If you experience any type of side effect,consult your doctor, even if it is a side effect that does not appear in this leaflet. You can also report them directly through thenational notification system included in theAppendix V. By reporting side effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medicine.
IMJUDO will be administered in a hospital or clinic and the healthcare professional will be responsible for its conservation.
Keep this medication out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medication after the expiration date that appears on the box and on the vial label after CAD. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
Store in a refrigerator (between 2°C and 8°C).
Do not freeze.
Store in the original packaging to protect it from light.
Do not use this medication if it is cloudy, has changed color, or contains visible particles.
Do not conserve the unused portion of the infusion solution for re-use. The disposal of unused medication and all materials that have come into contact with it will be carried out in accordance with local regulations.
Composition of IMJUDO
The active principle is tremelimumab.
Each milliliter of concentrate for solution for infusion contains 20 mg of tremelimumab.
Each vial contains 300 mg of tremelimumab in 15 ml of concentrate or 25 mg of tremelimumab in 1.25 ml of concentrate.
The other components are: histidine, hydrochloride monohydrate of histidine, trehalose dihydrate, disodium edetate dihydrate (see section 2 “IMJUDO has a low sodium content”), polysorbate 80, water for injection.
Appearance of the product and contents of the pack
IMJUDO concentrate for solution for infusion (sterile concentrate) is a sterile, preservative-free solution, transparent to slightly opalescent, colorless to slightly yellow, free of visible particles.
It is presented in containers containing 1 vial of 1.25 ml of concentrate or 1 vial of 15 ml of concentrate.
Only some pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorization Holder
AstraZeneca AB
SE-151 85 Södertälje
Sweden
Responsible for manufacturing
AstraZeneca AB
Gärtunavägen
SE-152 57 Södertälje
Sweden
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Other sources of information
The detailed information on this medicinal product is available on the website of the European Medicines Agency:http://www.ema.europa.eu
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Preparation and administration of the infusion:
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