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Cyramza
ramucirumab
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: INJ
Special Note
- [uses, dosing may vary]
- Info: refer to institution protocols and pkg insert prior to prescribing for uses, premeds, and dosing incl. toxicity-related dose adjustments; D/C 28 days before elective surgery, restart >2wk after major surgery when wound fully healed
gastric CA, advanced or metastatic
- [8 mg/kg/dose IV q2wk]
- Info: for pts w/ gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma w/ dz progression on or after fluoropyrimidine- or platinum-containing chemo; use as monotherapy or w/ paclitaxel
non-small cell lung CA, metastatic
- [first-line tx]
- Dose: 10 mg/kg/dose IV q2wk; Info: for pts w/ EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations; use w/ erlotinib
- [progressive dz]
- Dose: 10 mg/kg/dose IV x1 on day 1 of 21-day cycle; Info: for pts w/ dz progression on or after platinum-based chemo; use w/ docetaxel
colorectal CA, progressive metastatic
- [8 mg/kg/dose IV q2wk]
- Info: for pts w/ dz progression on or after bevacizumab, oxaliplatin, and a fluoropyrimidine; use w/ FOLFIRI as part of multi-drug chemo regimen
hepatocellular CA
- [8 mg/kg/dose IV q2wk]
- Info: for pts w/ dz progression on or after sorafenib and w/ alpha fetoprotein 400 ng/mL or greater
renal dosing
- [see below]
- CrCl >15: no adjustment; CrCl <15: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [see below]
- bilirubin 1.1-3x ULN or AST >ULN: no adjustment; bilirubin >3x ULN: not defined
Peds Dosing .
Peds dosing is currently unavailable or not applicable for this drug.