Dosing & Uses

AdultPediatric

Dosage Forms & Strengths

tablet

  • 50mg
  • 150mg

Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

Indicated in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine for treatment of advanced unresectable or metastatic human epidermal growth factor (HER2)-positive breast cancer (including brain metastases) in patients who have received ≥1 anti-HER2-based regimens in the metastatic setting

300 mg PO BID in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine

Continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity

Refer to the full prescribing information for trastuzumab and capecitabine for additional information

Colorectal Cancer

Indicated in combination with trastuzumab for RAS wild-type HER 2-positive unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer that has progressed following treatment with fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy

300 mg PO BID

Continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity

Refer to the full prescribing information for trastuzumab for additional inforation

Dosage Modifications

Refer to the full prescribing information for trastuzumab and capecitabine for dosage modifications

Dose reductions for adverse reactions

  • First reduction: 250 mg PO BID
  • Second reduction: 200 mg PO BID
  • Third reduction: 150 PO BID
  • Unable to tolerate 150 mg PO BID: Permanently discontinue

Diarrhea

  • Grade 3 without antidiarrheal treatment: Initiate or intensify appropriate medical therapy; hold until recovery to Grade ≤1, then resume at same dose
  • Grade 3 with antidiarrheal therapy: Initiate or intensify appropriate medical therapy; hold until recovery to Grade ≤1, then resume at same dose or at next lower dose
  • Grade 4: Permanently discontinue

Hepatotoxicity

  • Grade 2 bilirubin (>1.5 to 3x ULN): Hold until recovery to Grade ≤1, then resume at same dose
  • Grade 3 ALT or AST (>5 to 20x ULN) OR Grade 3 bilirubin (>3 to 10x ULN): Hold until recovery to Grade ≤1, then resume at next lower dose
  • Permanently discontinue
    • Grade 4 ALT/AST (>20x ULN) OR Grade 4 bilirubin (>10x ULN)
    • ALT/AST >3x ULN AND bilirubin >2x ULN

Other adverse reactions

  • Grade 3: Hold until recovery to Grade ≤1, then resume at next lower dose level
  • Grade 4: Permanently discontinue

Coadministration with strong CYP2C8 inhibitors

  • Avoid coadministration; if unavoidable, reduce tucatinib to 100 mg PO BID
  • After discontinuing strong CYP2C8 inhibitor for 3 elimination half-lives, resume tucatinib dose taken before initiating inhibitor

Renal impairment

  • Mild-to-moderate (CrCl 30-89 mL/min): No dosage adjustment necessary
  • Severe (CrCl <30 mL/min): Use in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine is not recommended; capecitabine is contraindicated in patients with severe renal impairment

Hepatic impairment

  • Mild-to-moderate (Child-Pugh A or B): No dosage adjustment necessary
  • Severe (Child-Pugh C): Reduce to 200 mg BID

Dosing Considerations

Verify pregnancy status of females of reproductive potential before initiating

Select patients for unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer

Safety and efficacy not established

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Adverse Effects

>10%

All grades (BC)

  • Diarrhea (81%)
  • Palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (63%)
  • Decreased hemoglobin (59%)
  • Nausea (58%)
  • Decreased phosphate (57%)
  • Increased bilirubin (47%)
  • Increased ALT (46%)
  • Increased AST (43%)
  • Hepatotoxicity (42%)
  • Decreased magnesium (40%)
  • Vomiting (36%)
  • Decreased potassium (36%)
  • Increased creatinine (33%)
  • Stomatitis (32%)
  • Decreased sodium (28%)
  • Increased alkaline phosphatase (26%)
  • Decreased appetite (25%)
  • Anemia (21%)
  • Rash (20%)
  • Arthralgia (15%)
  • Increased creatinine (14%)
  • Decreased weight (13%)
  • Peripheral neuropathy (13%)
  • Epistaxis (12%)

All grades (mCRC)

  • Diarrhea (64%)
  • Increased creatinine (58%)
  • Increased glucose (56%)
  • Decreased hemoglobin (46%)
  • Increased ALT (46%)
  • Fatigue (44%)
  • Decreased lymphocytes (39%)
  • Rash (37%)
  • Nausea (35%)
  • Increased AST (33%)
  • Increased bilirubin (28%)
  • Increased alkaline phosphatase (25%)
  • Decreased albumin 24%)
  • Decreased leukocytes (22%)
  • Abdominal pain (21%)
  • Infusion-related reaction (21%)
  • Pyrexia (20%)
  • Decreased sodium (20%)
  • Chills (19%)
  • Decreased appetite (19%)
  • Back pain (17%)
  • Vomiting (16%)
  • Arthralgia (16%)
  • Cough (16%)
  • Decreased potassium (16%)
  • Decreased platelets (15%)
  • Constipation (14%)
  • Dyspnea (14%)
  • Myalgia (13%)

Grade 3 to 4 (BC)

  • Palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (13%)
  • Diarrhea (0.5-12%)

Grade 3 or 4 (mCRC)

  • Decreased lymphocytes (12%)

1-10%

Grade 3 to 4 (BC)

  • Hepatoxicity (0.2-9%)
  • Increased ALT (8%)
  • Decreased phosphate (8%)
  • Increased AST (6%)
  • Decreased potassium (6%)
  • Anemia (3.7%)
  • Nausea (3.7%)
  • Decreased hemoglobin (3.3%)
  • Vomiting (3%)
  • Stomatitis (2.5%)
  • Decreased sodium (2.5%)
  • Increased bilirubin (1.5%)
  • Decreased weight (1%)

Grade 3 or 4 (mCRC)

  • Anemia (10%)
  • Anxiety (10%)
  • Hypertension (7%)
  • Decreased sodium (6%)
  • Diarrhea (3.5%)
  • Decreased hemoglobin (3.5%)
  • Increased AST (2.4-3.5%)
  • Increased bilirubin (2.4-3.5%)
  • Increased glucose (2.4%)
  • Increased ALT (2.4%)
  • Abdominal pain (2.3%)
  • Fatigue (2.3%)
  • Back pain (2.3%)
  • Constipation (1.2%)
  • Chills (1.2%)
  • Arthralgia (1.2%)
  • Increased alkaline phosphatase (1.2%)
  • Decreased bilirubin (1.2%)
  • Decreased potassium (1.2%)

<1%

Grade 3 to 4 (BC)

  • Decreased magnesium (0.8%)
  • Rash (0.7%)
  • Arthralgia (0.5%)
  • Peripheral neuropathy (0.5%)
  • Increased alkaline phosphatase (0.5%)
  • Decreased appetite (0.5%)
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Warnings

Contraindications

None

Cautions

Severe hepatotoxicity has been report; monitor ALT, AST, and bilirubin prior to initiation, q3Weeks during treatment, and as clinically indicated

May cause fetal harm

Diarrhea

  • Severe diarrhea, including dehydration, acute kidney injury, and death, has been reported
  • Administer antidiarrheal treatment as clinically indicated
  • Perform diagnostic tests as clinically indicated to exclude other causes of diarrhea

Drug interaction overview

Tucatinib is a substrate of CYP3A4, CYP2C8, P-glycoprotein (P-gp), and BCRP

Also, reversible inhibitor of CYP3A4 and CYP2C8; time-dependent inhibitor of CYP3A4; P-gp inhibitor

  • Strong CYP3A or moderate CYP2C8 inducers
    • Avoid coadministration
    • Concomitant use of tucatinib with a strong CYP3A or moderate CYP2C8 inducer decreased tucatinib plasma concentrations, which may reduce the efficacy of tucatinib
  • CYP2C8 inhibitors
    • Avoid coadministration with strong CYP2C8 inhibitors; reduce tucatinib dose if concomitant use cannot be avoided
    • Concomitant use of tucatinib with a strong CYP2C8 inhibitor may increase tucatinib plasma concentrations, which may increase the risk of tucatinib toxicity
    • Coadministration with moderate CYP2C8 inhibitors: Increase monitoring for tucatinib toxicity
  • CYP3A substrates
    • Avoid coadministration with sensitive CYP3A substrates, where minimal concentration changes may lead to serious or life-threatening toxicities
  • P-gp substrates
    • Consider reducing dose of P-gp substrates, where minimal concentration changes may lead to serious or life-threatening toxicities
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Pregnancy & Lactation

Refer to the full prescribing information of trastuzumab and capecitabine for pregnancy and lactation information

Pregnancy

Based on animal data and its mechanism of action, fetal harm may occur when administer to pregnant females

No data available on use in pregnant females to inform a drug-associated risk

Verify pregnancy status of females of reproductive potential before treatment

Contraception

  • Females of reproductive potential or males with female partners of reproductive potential: Use effective contraception during treatment and at least 1 week after final dose

Infertility

  • May impair male and female fertility

Animal data

  • Administration to pregnant rats and rabbits during organogenesis resulted in embryofetal mortality, reduced fetal weight, and fetal abnormalities at maternal exposure ≥1.3x the AUC at the recommended dose
  • Advise pregnant women and females of reproductive potential of potential risk to fetus

Lactation

No data available on the presence of tucatinib or its metabolites in human or animal milk or its effects on the breastfed child or on milk production

Advise females not to breastfeed during treatment and for at least 1 week after final dose

Pregnancy Categories

A: Generally acceptable. Controlled studies in pregnant women show no evidence of fetal risk.

B: May be acceptable. Either animal studies show no risk but human studies not available or animal studies showed minor risks and human studies done and showed no risk.

C: Use with caution if benefits outweigh risks. Animal studies show risk and human studies not available or neither animal nor human studies done.

D: Use in LIFE-THREATENING emergencies when no safer drug available. Positive evidence of human fetal risk.

X: Do not use in pregnancy. Risks involved outweigh potential benefits. Safer alternatives exist.

NA: Information not available.

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Pharmacology

Mechanism of Action

Tyrosine kinase inhibitor for HER2

Inhibits HER2 and HER3 phosphorylation in vitro, resulting in inhibition of downstream MAPK and AKT signaling and cell proliferation, and showed antitumor activity in HER2 expressing tumor cells

In vivo, tucatinib inhibited growth of HER2 expressing tumors

Absorption

Peak plasma time: ~2 hr

Steady-state reached at ~4 days

Distribution

Vd: 1670 L

Protein bound: 97.1%

Metabolism

Metabolized primarily by CYP2C8 and to a lesser extent via CYP3A

Elimination

Half-life: ~8.5 hr

Clearance: 148 L/hr

Excretion

  • Feces: ~86% (16% unchanged)
  • Urine: 4.1%
  • Plasma: ~76% unchanged (19% metabolites)
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Administration

Oral Administration

Take with or without meals

Note: Capecitabine is given PO BID and taken within 30 min after a meal

When given in combination, tucatinib and capecitabine can be taken at the same time

Swallow tablets whole; do not chew, crush, or split before swallowing

Do not ingest tablet if broken, cracked, or not otherwise intact

Take ~12 hr apart and at the same time each day

Missed or vomited dose: Take next dose at usual scheduled time

Storage

Store at room temperature, 20-25ºC (68-77ºF); excursions permitted to 15-30ºC (59-86ºF)

Dispense and store in original container only to protect from moisture

Replace cap securely each time after opening

Do not discard desiccant

Once opened, use within 3 months; discard any unused tablets 3 months after opening

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