Olaratumab

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Olaratumab
PDGF-R α
Clinical data
Trade namesLartruvo
Other namesIMC-3G3, LY-3012207
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
License data
Intravenous infusion
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Proteolytic enzymes
Elimination half-life11 days
Identifiers
CAS Number
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6554H10076N1736O2048S40
Molar mass147241.21 g·mol−1
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Olaratumab, sold under the brand name Lartruvo, is a

platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha.[1]

It was removed from the United States and European Union markets in 2019, due to insufficient proof of its medical advantage (see below "Medical uses").

Medical uses

Olaratumab is used in combination with

cancer surgery or radiation therapy, and who have not been previously treated with doxorubicin.[2][3]

In a

randomised controlled trial with 133 STS patients, olaratumab plus doxorubicin improved the median of progression-free survival from 4.1 to 6.6 months as compared to doxorubicin alone (p = 0.0615, narrowly missing statistical significance), and overall survival from 14.7 to 26.5 months (p = 0.0003, highly significant).[2][4]
However, the ANNOUNCE phase 3 trial did not find any advantage in adding olaratumab to doxorubicin. Therefore, in January 2019, FDA and EMA decided to recommend against starting olaratumab for soft tissue sarcoma.[5] In April 2019 the European Medicines Agency explicitly requested the marketing authorisation of the medicine to be revoked.[6] Shortly afterwards the German Physician's Medicines Commission reported that olaratumab will be removed from the German market "in a few weeks" and asked doctors not to treat new patients with this drug outside of clinical trials.[7] Lilly subsequently voluntarily withdrew its approval in the United States.[8]

Contraindications

The drug has no contraindications apart from hypersensitivity reactions.[2]

Side effects

In studies, the most serious side effects of the combination olaratumab/doxorubicin were

lymphopenia, headache, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, mucositis, and reactions at the infusion site;[2]
all typical effects of cancer therapies.

Interactions

No

transmembrane pumps, and is thus not expected to interact relevantly with other drugs.[2]

Pharmacology

Mechanism of action

Olaratumab inhibits growth of tumour cells by blocking subunit alpha of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor, a type of tyrosine kinase.[2]

Pharmacokinetics

After

intravenous infusion, olaratumab has a volume of distribution of 7.7 litres in steady state and a biological half-life of 11 days.[2]

History

Olaratumab was originally developed by

Phase I clinical trial was conducted in Japanese patients in September 2010,[10] followed by a Phase II trial in 133 patients, starting in October 2010.[11]

In February 2015, the European Medicines Agency assigned olaratumab orphan drug status for the treatment of soft-tissue sarcoma.[12] The European Commission granted a conditional marketing authorisation, based on the mentioned Phase II study, valid throughout the European Union on 9 November 2016.[13]

Previously considered a promising drug, the FDA granted olaratumab

priority review
status. In October 2016, the US
FDA issued an accelerated approval notice for use of olaratumab with doxorubicin to treat adults with certain types of soft-tissue sarcoma, based on the same study.[3][14]

A Phase III trial completed in 2019, and unfortunately showed no benefit from the addition of olaratumab to doxorubicin.[14][15] As noted above, these results led to withdrawal of approval in the United States and Europe.

References

  1. ^ "Statement on a Nonproprietary name adopted by the USAN Council: Olaratumab" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "EPAR – Product information for Lartruvo" (PDF). European Medicines Agency. 23 November 2016.
  3. ^
    US FDA
    . 19 October 2016.
  4. PMID 27291997
    .
  5. ^ "FDA, EMA Recommend Against Starting Olaratumab for Soft Tissue Sarcoma". OncLive. 25 January 2019.
  6. ^ "EMA recommends withdrawal of marketing authorisation for cancer medicine Lartruvo" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Drug Safety Mail 2019-25 by Arzneimittelkommission der Deutschen Ärzteschaft (in German)". 7 May 2019.
  8. ^ "FDA Purple Book Data". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. August 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Imclone legacy drug gains green light for Lilly in soft tissue sarcoma". BioWorld. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  10. PMID 24816152
    .
  11. ^ Clinical trial number NCT01185964 for "A Study of IMC-3G3 in Soft Tissue Sarcoma" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  12. ^ "Orphan Designation for olaratumab". European Medicines Agency. 9 April 2015.
  13. ^ "EPAR summary for the public for Lartruvo" (PDF). European Medicines Agency. 23 November 2016.
  14. ^
    S2CID 3604814
    .
  15. ^ Clinical trial number NCT02451943 for "A Study of Doxorubicin Plus Olaratumab (LY3012207) in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma (ANNOUNCE)" at ClinicalTrials.gov

External links

  • "Olaratumab". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.