Patient Leaflet Updated 07-Jan-2025 | Amgen Ltd
IMDYLLTRA 1 mg and 10 mg powder for concentrate and solution for infusion
IMDYLLTRA 1 mg powder for concentrate and solution for infusion
IMDYLLTRA 10 mg powder for concentrate and solution for infusion
tarlatamab
▼This medicine is subject to additional monitoring. This will allow quick identification of new safety information. You can help by reporting any side effects you may get. See the end of section 4 for how to report side effects.
1. What IMDYLLTRA is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use IMDYLLTRA
3. How to use IMDYLLTRA
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store IMDYLLTRA
6. Contents of the pack and other information
The active ingredient in IMDYLLTRA is tarlatamab. This belongs to a group of medicines called antineoplastic agents which target cancer cells.
IMDYLLTRA is used to treat adults with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that has spread throughout the lungs and/or to other parts of the body.
IMDYLLTRA can only be prescribed if you have previously been treated with two other types of treatments and they did not work or are no longer working.
IMDYLLTRA is different to chemotherapy. IMDYLLTRA works with your immune system to find and destroy small cell lung cancer cells.
If you have any questions about how IMDYLLTRA works or why this medicine has been prescribed for you, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
If you are not sure, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before you are given IMDYLLTRA.
Tell your doctor, pharmacist or nurse immediately if you experience any of the following while receiving IMDYLLTRA as they may need to treat the symptoms:
Your doctor or nurse will monitor for signs and symptoms of these reactions during and after the infusion.
IMDYLLTRA has not been studied in children or adolescents. Treatment with IMDYLLTRA is currently not recommended in patients under 18 years of age.
Tell your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
The effects of IMDYLLTRA in pregnant women are not known.
Tell your doctor or nurse if you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby. Your doctor will help you weigh the benefits against the risk of taking IMDYLLTRA while you are pregnant.
Tell your doctor or nurse if you become pregnant during treatment with IMDYLLTRA. Your doctor may need to talk to you about potential risks.
Women who are able to become pregnant should use effective contraception during treatment and for at least 28 days after your last dose. Talk to your doctor or nurse about suitable methods of contraception.
It is not known whether the ingredients of IMDYLLTRA pass into breast milk. Tell your doctor or nurse if you are breast-feeding or are planning to breast-feed. You should not breast-feed during treatment with IMDYLLTRA and for at least 28 days after your last dose.
Refrain from driving, and operating heavy or potentially dangerous machinary and engaging in hazardous occupations or activities following IMDYLLTRA infusion, if there are ICANS-associated neurological symptoms, such as dizziness, seizures, and confusion, until these symptoms resolve.
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
IMDYLLTRA will be given to you through a vein (intravenous) as a 1-hour infusion.
IMDYLLTRA will be given on the following schedule: Day 1, Day 8, Day 15, and then every 2 weeks thereafter. One hour before receiving your first two doses of IMDYLLTRA you will be given a medicine call dexamethasone. This will be given to you by intravenous (IV) infusion into your vein. You may also get IV fluids after your first two doses of IMDYLLTRA.
Your doctor will determine how long you should stay on IMDYLLTRA.
Your doctor may delay of completely stop treatment with IMDYLLTRA if you have certain side effects.
Your doctor will monitor you for 16 hours after the first infusion of IMDYLLTRA (Day 1).
You should plan to stay within 1 hour of the hospital for 24 hours starting from each IMDYLLTRA infusion on Day 1 and Day 8 and have a caregiver with you. You and your caregiver will be given a Patient Alert Card (PAC) which contains instructions on the signs and symptoms of Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS).
After the third infusion (Day 15), and for all future infusions your doctor will provide information about how long you may need to be monitored after the infusion of IMDYLLTRA.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Tell your doctor immediately if you get any of the following or combination of the following side effects:
Other side effects include:
Very common side effects (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)
Common (may affect more than 1 in 100 people):
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly (see details below). By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
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Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Unopened Vials:
Prepared IMDYLLTRA (infusion bag)
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
IMDYLLTRA is a powder for concentrate and solution for infusion.
Sterile Water for Injection (not included) should be used to reconstitute IMDYLLTRA.
For any information about this medicine, please contact the local representative of the Marketing Authorisation Holder:
This leaflet was last revised in October 2024.
This medicine has been given ‘conditional approval’. This means that there is more evidence to come about this medicine.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will review new information on this medicine at least every year and this leaflet will be updated as necessary.
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