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PIRTOBRUTINIB TAB

Clinical Criteria Summary

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Indications & Patient Population

  • Adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)
  • Adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)

Prior Therapy Requirements

  • MCL: At least two lines of systemic therapy, including a BTK inhibitor
  • CLL/SLL: At least two prior lines of therapy, including a BTK inhibitor and a BCL-2 inhibitor

Dosing & Administration

  • Recommended dosage: 200 mg once daily, with or without food
  • Duration: Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity
  • Available tablet strengths: 50 mg, 100 mg

Renal Impairment

  • Dose reduction recommended for renal dysfunction
  • Reduce dose by 50% for eGFR 15 to 29 ml/min/1.73m2 to a minimum dose of 50 mg daily

Safety & Monitoring Precautions

  • Infections: Monitor for signs and symptoms; consider prophylaxis for patients at increased risk, including opportunistic pathogens
  • Hemorrhage: Monitor for signs of bleeding; consider risk versus benefit of concurrent antithrombotic agents
  • Cytopenias: Monitor/manage neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and anemia
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias: Monitor for signs and symptoms; concurrent cardiac risk factors (e.g., hypertension or history of arrhythmias) may increase risk
  • Second Primary Malignancy: Advise patients to wear sunscreen; monitor for development
  • Hepatotoxicity: Evaluate liver function tests at baseline and throughout treatment; permanently discontinue for hepatotoxicity or hold if suspected
  • Embryo-Fetal Toxicity: Recommend effective contraception during treatment and for one week after the last dose in females of reproductive potential
  • Breastfeeding: Advise patients to avoid breastfeeding while taking pirtobrutinib and through 1 week after the last dose
  • Older Adults: Higher rates of grade ≥3 adverse effects observed in patients aged ≥65 years

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Exclusion Criteria

  • Patient has not been screened for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
  • Unmanageable drug-drug or drug-food interaction identified
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease such as uncontrolled or symptomatic arrhythmias, congestive heart failure (NYHA Class 3 or 4), or myocardial infarction in prior 6 months
  • Current or history of central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma
  • Active or uncontrolled infection
  • Pregnancy
  • Lactating

Inclusion Criteria (Indications & Prior Therapy)

  • Adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) after at least two lines of systemic therapy, including a BTK inhibitor
  • Adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who have received at least two prior lines of therapy, including a BTK inhibitor and a BCL-2 inhibitor

Additional Inclusion Criteria (Reproductive Health & Counseling)

  • For patients who can become pregnant and patients with partners who can become pregnant: Counseling provided on potential risks vs benefits of treatment and the use of effective contraception during therapy and for 1 week after stopping treatment
  • Advise patients not to breastfeed and/or provide breastmilk to an infant during treatment and for at least 1 weeks after the last dose

Additional Inclusion Criteria (Performance Status, Provider, & Care Planning)

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status 0-2
  • Care provided by a VA/VA Community Care hematology/oncology provider
  • Goals of care and role of Palliative Care consult have been discussed and documented

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