- Bladder, kidney, and other urologic cancers
- Bone and connective tissue cancer
- Gynecologic Cancers
- Prostate and other male cancers
Bladder, kidney, and other urologic cancers:
Indications for: COSMEGEN
In combination with other chemotherapy and/or multi-phase treatment regimen for Wilms' tumor.
Adult Dosage:
Give by IV infusion over 10–15mins. 45mcg/kg once every 3 to 6 weeks for up to 26 weeks.
Children Dosage:
See full labeling.
COSMEGEN Warnings/Precautions:
Increased risk of secondary malignancies (including leukemia). Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (monitor). Avoid extravasation. Risk of myelosuppression; obtain CBCs prior to each cycle. Permanently discontinue if a severe mucocutaneous reaction develops. Potentiation of radiation toxicity/recall. Previous irradiation (esp. within 2 months of irradiation). Monitor renal and hepatic function. Embryo-fetal toxicity. Pregnancy: exclude status prior to initiation. Use effective contraception during therapy and for at least 6 months (females) and 3 months (males w. female partners) after final dose. Nursing mothers: not recommended (during and for 14 days after final dose).
COSMEGEN Classification:
Actinomycin antibiotic.
COSMEGEN Interactions:
Avoid live vaccines. Concomitant radiotherapy: reduce dactinomycin dose by 50%.
Adverse Reactions:
Infection, alopecia, rash, dysphagia, fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, mucositis, hepatotoxicity.
How Supplied:
Vials—1
Bone and connective tissue cancer:
Indications for: COSMEGEN
In combination with other chemotherapy and/or multi-phase treatment regimen for childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma. As a component of regional perfusion, for palliative and/or adjunctive treatment of locally recurrent or locoregional solid malignancies.
Adult Dosage:
Give by IV infusion over 10–15mins. Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: 15mcg/kg once daily for 5 days every 3 to 9 weeks for up to 112 weeks. Ewing's sarcoma: 1250mcg/m2 once every 3 weeks for 51 weeks. Regional perfusion (in combination with melphalan): 50mcg/kg once for lower extremity or pelvis; 35mcg/kg once for upper extremity. Calculate dose for obese or edematous patients based on ideal body weight.
Children Dosage:
See full labeling.
COSMEGEN Warnings/Precautions:
Increased risk of secondary malignancies (including leukemia). Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (monitor). Avoid extravasation. Risk of myelosuppression; obtain CBCs prior to each cycle. Permanently discontinue if a severe mucocutaneous reaction develops. Potentiation of radiation toxicity/recall. Previous irradiation (esp. within 2 months of irradiation). Monitor renal and hepatic function. Embryo-fetal toxicity. Pregnancy: exclude status prior to initiation. Use effective contraception during therapy and for at least 6 months (females) and 3 months (males w. female partners) after final dose. Nursing mothers: not recommended (during and for 14 days after final dose).
COSMEGEN Classification:
Actinomycin antibiotic.
COSMEGEN Interactions:
Avoid live vaccines. Concomitant radiotherapy: reduce dactinomycin dose by 50%.
Adverse Reactions:
Infection, alopecia, rash, dysphagia, fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, mucositis, hepatotoxicity.
How Supplied:
Vials—1
Gynecologic Cancers:
Prostate and other male cancers:
Indications for: COSMEGEN
In combination with other chemotherapy and/or multi-phase treatment regimen for metastatic, nonseminomatous testicular cancer.
Adult Dosage:
Give by IV infusion over 10–15mins. Metastatic nonseminomatous testicular cancer (in combination with cisplatin-based agents): 1000mcg/m2 once every 3 weeks for 12 weeks.
Children Dosage:
See full labeling.
COSMEGEN Warnings/Precautions:
Increased risk of secondary malignancies (including leukemia). Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (monitor). Avoid extravasation. Risk of myelosuppression; obtain CBCs prior to each cycle. Permanently discontinue if a severe mucocutaneous reaction develops. Potentiation of radiation toxicity/recall. Previous irradiation (esp. within 2 months of irradiation). Monitor renal and hepatic function. Embryo-fetal toxicity. Pregnancy: exclude status prior to initiation. Use effective contraception during therapy and for at least 6 months (females) and 3 months (males w. female partners) after final dose. Nursing mothers: not recommended (during and for 14 days after final dose).
COSMEGEN Classification:
Actinomycin antibiotic.
COSMEGEN Interactions:
Avoid live vaccines. Concomitant radiotherapy: reduce dactinomycin dose by 50%.
Adverse Reactions:
Infection, alopecia, rash, dysphagia, fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, mucositis, hepatotoxicity.
How Supplied:
Vials—1
