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Retsevmo ® ▼ (selpercatinib)
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Can Retsevmo® (selpercatinib) be given while receiving radiation?
Approximately 6% of the LIBRETTO-001 population received on-study radiation.
Selpercatinib and Concurrent Radiation in LIBRETTO-001
Concurrent palliative radiotherapy was permitted In LIBRETTO-001 with sponsor approval and recommendation to hold selpercatinib for approximately 5 half-lives (approximately 2-3 days) before and after radiation therapy.1
Patients Who Received Selpercatinib and Concurrent Radiation in LIBRETTO-001
As of data cut-off date June 17, 2019, 27 patients received on-study palliative radiation, and 2 patients received curative radiation.2 Sites of radiation included
- bone
- brain
- liver
- lymph node
- lung
- neck, and
- other (acetabulum, axilla, chest, hip, humerus, pancreatic node, pelvis, pleura, rib, sacrum, spine, and tonsil).2
Radiation Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events
Adverse events related to radiation included one grade 1 event of radiation neuropathy in the 20 mg twice daily cohort, and one grade 2 event of radiation necrosis in the 160 mg twice daily cohort.2 Neither event was considered to be related to selpercatinib.2
Upon review of the patients who received on-study radiation, 1 patient with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the 160 mg twice daily cohort had symptoms considered to be possibly related to radiation.
The patient presented to a scheduled appointment 4 days after a second round of whole brain radiation. He was sent to the hospital with grade 3 muscular weakness, and grade 2 decreased appetite and malaise. The events were deemed likely due to numerous factors including
- failure to thrive from underlying disease
- whole brain radiation
- hypotension and
- thrush.2
None of the events were considered to be related to selpercatinib.2
LIBRETTO-001 Clinical Trial
LIBRETTO-001 is a multicenter, open-label, phase 1/2 study of selpercatinib administered orally to patients with rearranged (RET) fusion-positive solid tumors, RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer, and other tumors with RET activation.1,3-5
LIBRETTO-001 Radiation Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria included radiotherapy with a limited field of radiation for palliation within 1 week of the first dose of study treatment.
Exception to this criterion was patients receiving radiation to more than 30% of the bone marrow or with a wide field of radiation, which must be completed at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment.1
References
1Drilon A, Oxnard GR, Tan DSW, et al. Efficacy of selpercatinib in RET fusion–positive non–small-cell lung cancer. N Engl J Med. 2020;383(9):813-824. https://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2005653
2Data on file, Eli Lilly and Company and/or one of its subsidiaries.
3A study of selpercatinib (LOXO-292) in participants with advanced solid tumors, RET fusion-positive solid tumors, and medullary thyroid cancer (LIBRETTO-001). ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03157128. Updated March 4, 2024. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03157128
4Wirth LJ, Sherman E, Robinson B, et al. Efficacy of selpercatinib in RET-altered thyroid cancers. N Engl J Med. 2020;383(9):825-835. https://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2005651
5Retsevmo [summary of product characteristics]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
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Date of Last Review: 10 January 2023