Product Information
Registration Status: ActiveHALAVEN SOLUTION FOR INJECTION 0.5MG/ML is approved to be sold in Singapore with effective from 2011-09-02. It is marketed by EISAI (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD, with the registration number of SIN13917P.
This product contains Eribulin 1mg/vial in the form of INJECTION, SOLUTION. It is approved for INTRAVENOUS BOLUS use.
This product is manufactured by NERPHARMA S.R.L. in UNITED STATES, andBiogen U.S. Corporation in ITALY.
It is a Prescription Only Medicine that can only be obtained from a doctor or a dentist, or a pharmacist with a prescription from a Singapore-registered doctor or dentist.
Description
Eribulin is a microtubule inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer who have previously received at least two chemotherapeutic regimens for the treatment of metastatic disease. Eribulin was isolated from the marine sponge Halichondria okadai. Eribulin is also being investigated for use in the treatment of advanced solid tumors [A7439].
Indication
For the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer who have previously received at least two chemotherapeutic regimens for the treatment of metastatic cancer.
Mechanism of Action
Eribulin inhibits the growth phase of microtubules without affecting the shortening phase and sequesters tubulin into nonproductive aggregates. Eribulin exerts its effects via a tubulin-based antimitotic mechanism leading to G2/M cell-cycle block, disruption of mitotic spindles, and, ultimately, apoptotic cell death after prolonged mitotic blockage. [FDA]
Clearance
1.16 L/hr/m2 to 2.42 L/hr/m2 (dose range of 0.25 mg/m2 to 4.0 mg/m2). [FDA]
Toxicity
Peripheral neuropathy was the most common toxicity leading to discontinuation of eribulin (5 percent). [Richard Pazdur, M.D., director of the FDA's Division of Oncology Drug Products.] Single doses of 0.75 mg/kg were lethal to rats and two doses of 0.075 mg/kg were lethal to dogs. The no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) in rats and dogs were 0.015 and 0.0045 mg/kg/day, respectively.
Active Ingredient/Synonyms
Eribulin | Eribulin |
Source of information: Drugbank (External Link). Last updated on: 3rd July 18. *Trade Name used in the content below may not be the same as the HSA-registered product.