Brodalumab
Indications
Moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
Adult Dose
Psoriasis
Indicated for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy and have failed to respond or have lost response to other systemic therapies
Administer 210 mg of SILIQ by subcutaneous injection at Weeks 0, 1, and 2 followed by 210 mg every 2 weeks. (
If an adequate response has not been achieved after 12-16 weeks, consider discontinuing therapy; continued treatment beyond 16 weeks in patients who have not achieved an adequate response is not likely to result in greater success
Elderly Dose
Although no differences in safety or efficacy were observed between older and younger subjects, the number of subjects aged 65 years and older was not sufficient to determine whether they responded differently from younger subjects.
Administration
SC Preparation
Allow syringe to reach room temperature (~30 minutes) before injecting
Do not warm in any other way
Do not remove the gray needle cap on the prefilled syringe while allowing it to reach room temperature
Visually inspect for particles and discoloration prior to administration; should appear as a clear to slightly opalescent, colorless to slightly yellow solution; a few translucent to white, amorphous proteinaceous particles may be present
Do not use if solution is cloudy or discolored or if foreign matter is present
Instruct patients to use the prefilled syringe and to inject the full amount (1.5 mL), which provides 210 mg, according to the directions provided
SC Administration
Administer SC
Each prefilled syringe is for single dose only
Instruct patients to review the Medication Guide before use
Intended for use under the guidance and supervision of a healthcare professional
Patients may self-inject when deemed appropriate by a healthcare professional and after proper training in SC injection technique using the prefilled syringe
Advise patients who are self-administering to inject the full dose
Do not inject into areas where the skin is tender, bruised, red, hard, thick, scaly, or affected by psoriasis
Contra Indications
Hypersensitivity. Patients w/ serious infection & active TB.
Precautions
Suicidal ideation and behavior, including completed suicides, have occurred in patients treated with brodalumab
Prior to prescribing, weigh the potential risks and benefits in patients with a history of depression and/or suicidal ideation or behavior
Patients with new or worsening suicidal ideation and behavior should be referred to a mental health professional, as appropriate
Advise patients and caregivers to seek medical attention for manifestations of suicidal ideation or behavior, new-onset or worsening depression, anxiety, or other mood changes
Infections: Serious infections have occurred. Consider the risks and benefits prior to initiating SILIQ in patients with a chronic infection or a history of recurrent infection. Instruct patients to seek medical advice if signs or symptoms of clinically important chronic or acute infection occur. If a serious infection develops, discontinue SILIQ until the infection resolves.
Tuberculosis (TB): Evaluate patients for TB infection prior to initiating treatment with SILIQ.
Crohn’s Disease: Crohn’s disease occurred during clinical trials.
Discontinue SILIQ if patient develops Crohn’s disease while taking SILIQ.
Immunizations: Avoid using live vaccines concurrently with SILIQ
Pregnancy-Lactation
Not Classi
Pregnancy
There are no human data regarding use in pregnant women to inform a drug-associated risk
Human IgG antibodies are known to cross the placental barrier; therefore, brodalumab may be transmitted from the mother to the developing fetus
Lactation
Unknown if distributed in human breast milk
Detected in the milk of lactating cynomolgus monkeys
Consider the developmental and health benefits of breastfeeding along with the mother’s clinical need for the drug, and any potential adverse effects on the breastfed infant from the drug or from the underlying maternal condition
Interactions
Live vaccines.
Contraindicated (1)
upadacitinib
Serious (19)
anthrax vaccine adsorbed
axicabtagene ciloleucel
BCG vaccine live
brexucabtagene autoleucel
cholera vaccine
ciltacabtagene autoleucel
idecabtagene vicleucel
influenza virus vaccine quadrivalent, recombinant
influenza virus vaccine trivalent, recombinant
lisocabtagene maraleucel
meningococcal A C Y and W-135 diphtheria conjugate vaccine
meningococcal A C Y and W-135 polysaccharide vaccine combined
meningococcal group B vaccine
pneumococcal vaccine 13-valent
pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent
tetanus toxoid adsorbed or fluid
tisagenlecleucel
typhoid polysaccharide vaccine
typhoid vaccine live
Adverse Effects
1-10%
Headache (3.5%)
Arthralgia (3.3%)
Fungal infections (2.4%)
Injection site reaction (1.3%)
Fatigue (1.1%)
Diarrhea (1.1%)
Oropharyngeal pain (1.1%)
Nausea (1.1%)
<1%
Serious infections (0.5%)
Influenza (0.5%)
Neutropenia (0.5%)
Tinea infections (0.2%)
Conjunctivitis
Candida infections
Mechanism of Action
Human monoclonal IgG2 antibody that selectively binds to human IL-17RA and inhibits its interactions with cytokines IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-17C, IL-17A/F heterodimer, and IL-25
IL-17RA is a protein expressed on the cell surface and is a required component of receptor complexes used by multiple IL-17 family cytokines
Blocking IL17RA inhibits IL-17 cytokine-induced responses, including the release of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines