Binimetinib

FDA label, Array BioPharma Inc., oral, effective 2025-03-20. Full label on DailyMed

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Dosing in kidney impairment

Any Grade CPK elevation with symptoms or with renal impairment Withhold MEKTOVI dose for up to 4 weeks.

Asymptomatic, absolute decrease in LVEF of greater than 10% from baseline that is also below lower limit of normal (LLN)LVEF is at or above the lower limit of normal andAbsolute decrease from baseline is 10% or less andPatient is asymptomatic.If the LVEF does not recover within 4 weeks permanently discontinue MEKTOVI. Symptomatic congestive heart failure or absolute decrease in LVEF of greater than 20% from baseline that is also below LLNUncomplicated deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE)If improves to Grade 0-1, resume at a reduced dose.If no improvement, permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.Life threatening PESymptomatic serous retinopathy/Retinal pigment epithelial detachmentsIf improves and becomes asymptomatic, resume at same dose.If not improved, resume at a lower dose level or permanently discontinue MEKTOVI. Any Grade Grade 1-3If improved, resume at same or reduced dose. If not improved, permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.Grade 4Grade 2If improved to Grade 0-1, resume at a reduced dose.If not resolved within 4 weeks, permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.Grade 3 or Grade 4Grade 2 AST or ALT increasedIf no improvement within 2 weeks, withhold MEKTOVI until improved to Grade 0-1 or to pretreatment/baseline levels and then resume at the same dose.Grade 3 or 4 AST or ALT increasedGrade 4 asymptomatic CPK elevation or Any Grade CPK elevation with symptoms or with renal impairmentIf improved to Grade 0-1 resume at a reduced dose.If not resolved within 4 weeks, permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Recurrent Grade 2 orFirst occurrence of any Grade 3If improves to Grade 0-1 or to pretreatment/baseline levels, resume at reduced dose.If no improvement, permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.First occurrence of any Grade 4If improves to Grade 0-1 or to pretreatment/baseline levels, then resume at a reduced dose.If no improvement, permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.Recurrent Grade 3Recurrent Grade 4
Table 2: Recommended Dosage Modifications for MEKTOVI for Adverse Reactions
Severity of Adverse ReactionNational Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 4.03.Dose Modification for MEKTOVI
Cardiomyopathy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)]
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Withhold MEKTOVI for up to 4 weeks, evaluate LVEF every 2 weeks. Resume MEKTOVI at a reduced dose if the following are present:
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Permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.
Venous Thromboembolism [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)]
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Withhold MEKTOVI.
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Permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.
Serous Retinopathy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)]
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Withhold MEKTOVI for up to 10 days.
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Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO) [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)]
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Permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.
Uveitis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)]
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If Grade 1 or 2 does not respond to specific ocular therapy, or for Grade 3 uveitis, withhold MEKTOVI for up to 6 weeks.
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Permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.
Interstitial Lung Disease [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5)]
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Withhold MEKTOVI for up to 4 weeks.
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Permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.
Hepatotoxicity [see Warnings and Precautions (5.6)]
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Maintain MEKTOVI dose.
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See Other Adverse Reactions.
Rhabdomyolysis or Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK) elevations [see Warnings and Precautions (5.7)]
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Withhold MEKTOVI dose for up to 4 weeks.
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Dermatologic [other than palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (PPES)] [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)]
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If no improvement within 2 weeks, withhold MEKTOVI until Grade 0-1. Resume at same dose if first occurrence or reduce dose if recurrent.
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Withhold MEKTOVI until Grade 0-1. Resume at same dose if first occurrence or reduce dose if recurrent.
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Permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.
Other Adverse Reactions (including Hemorrhage) [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8), Adverse Reactions (6.1)]Dose modification of MEKTOVI when administered with encorafenib is not recommended for the following adverse reactions: palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (PPES), non-cutaneous RAS mutation-positive malignancies, and QTc prolongation.
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Withhold MEKTOVI for up to 4 weeks.
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Permanently discontinue MEKTOVI, or Withhold MEKTOVI for up to 4 weeks.
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Consider permanently discontinuing MEKTOVI.
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Permanently discontinue MEKTOVI.

Dosing in liver impairment

Dosage Modifications for Moderate or Severe Hepatic Impairment For patients with moderate (total bilirubin greater than 1.5 and less than or equal to 3 × ULN and any AST) or severe (total bilirubin levels greater than 3 × ULN and any AST) hepatic impairment, the recommended dosage is 30 mg orally taken twice daily [see Use in Specific Populations , Clinical Pharmacology ] .

Preparation and administration

Recommended Dosage and Administration The recommended dosage of MEKTOVI is 45 mg orally taken twice daily, approximately 12 hours apart, in combination with encorafenib until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Refer to the encorafenib prescribing information for recommended encorafenib dosing information. MEKTOVI may be taken with or without food [see Clinical Pharmacology ] .

Do not take a missed dose of MEKTOVI within 6 hours of the next dose of MEKTOVI. Do not take an additional dose if vomiting occurs after MEKTOVI administration but continue with the next scheduled dose.

Drug interactions

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No clinically important drug interactions have been observed with MEKTOVI.

Contraindications

None. None. ( 4 )

Pregnancy and lactation

Pregnancy

8.1 Pregnancy Risk Summary Based on findings from animal reproduction studies and its mechanism of action [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.1) ] , MEKTOVI can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. There are no available clinical data on the use of MEKTOVI during pregnancy. In animal reproduction studies, oral administration of binimetinib during the period of organogenesis was embryotoxic and an abortifacient in rabbits at doses greater than or equal to those resulting in exposures approximately 5 times the human exposure at the clinical dose of 45 mg twice daily (see Data ) . Advise pregnant women and females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to a fetus.

In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2% to 4% and 15% to 20%, respectively. Data Animal Data In reproductive toxicity studies, administration of binimetinib to rats during the period of organogenesis resulted in maternal toxicity, decreased fetal weights and increased variations in ossification at doses ≥30 mg/kg/day (approximately 37 times the human exposure based on AUC at the recommended clinical dose of 45 mg twice daily).

In pregnant rabbits, administration of binimetinib during the period of organogenesis resulted in maternal toxicity, decreased fetal body weights, an increase in malformations, and increased post-implantation loss, including total loss of pregnancy at doses ≥10 mg/kg/day (approximately 5 times the human exposure based on AUC at the recommended clinical dose of 45 mg twice daily). There was a significant increase in fetal ventricular septal defects and pulmonary trunk alterations at 20 mg/kg/day of binimetinib (less than 8 times the human exposure at the recommended clinical dose of 45 mg twice daily).

For breastfeeding, also see LactMed (National Library of Medicine), which summarizes milk levels and infant effects.

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