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Cyramza ® (ramucirumab)
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When should Cyramza® (ramucirumab) be stopped before, and restarted after, surgery?
Most studies with ramucirumab required at least 28 days between surgery and randomization or resumption of therapy, or ramucirumab treatment to be withheld for at least 28 days prior to the procedure. For study specifics, see below.
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Ramucirumab can Adversely Affect Wound Healing
Ramucirumab is an antiangiogenic therapy that potentially affects wound. Ramucirumab treatment should be withheld prior to scheduled surgery. The decision to resume ramucirumab following surgical intervention should be based on clinical judgment of adequate wound healing.1
The impact of ramucirumab has not been evaluated in patients with serious or nonhealing wounds. In a study conducted on animals, ramucirumab did not impair wound healing.1
Surgery During Treatment
The below Study-specific requirements relating to surgery and wait time, before and after the procedure. shows the requirements in our studies with ramucirumab relating to surgery and wait time, before and after the procedure.1,2
Study |
Time-lapse from surgery to Cyramza treatment |
Time-lapse from Cyramza treatment to surgery |
Additional recommendations or requirements |
REGARD |
Major surgery to be performed >28 days prior to randomization when possible1 |
Major surgery to be postponed until ≥28 days after study completion when possible1 |
If subcutaneous venous access device (SVAD) placement was required during therapy, it was recommended that a 7-day treatment-free period occur both prior to and following placement.1 |
RAISE |
Patients could resume all study treatment ≥28 days following surgical resection, provided the recovery was adequate1 |
|
Following surgery, radiologic evaluation of disease was required before study treatment.1 |
REVEL and RELAY |
Patients could resume all study treatment ≥28 days following a required surgery (palliative surgery or medically indicated by the investigator), provided the recovery was adequate.1,2 |
The time of study treatment interruption before surgery was to be ≥28 days following the last dose of study treatment. |
The patient was to undergo a radiologic evaluation of the disease before and after surgery. Elective surgery was strongly discouraged during study participation.1,2 |
REACH-2 |
In the event of postsurgical or other wound complications, study treatment was delayed until the wound was fully healed. After surgery, study treatment could be resumed based on clinical judgment. Ramucirumab dosing could be delayed (for up to 21 days) in the case of any post-surgical or other wound complications until the wound was fully healed.1 |
If surgery was required during the study, study treatment was withheld prior to planned surgery.1 |
Study Eligibility Criteria Related to Surgery and Wound Healing
Patients were excluded from participation in the REGARD, RAINBOW, REVEL, RAISE, REACH-2, and RELAY studies if
- patient had a serious nonhealing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture within 28 days prior to randomization, or
- patient has undergone major surgery (including major dental procedures) within 28 days prior to randomization, or SVAD placement within 7 days prior to randomization.1-6
Patients were excluded from participation in the REGARD, RAISE, REVEL, and REACH-2 studies if an elective or planned major surgery was scheduled during the course of the trial.3,5-7
Additionally, in the REVEL and RELAY studies, patients with postoperative bleeding complications or wound complications from a surgical procedure performed in the last 2 months were excluded from participation.
In the REACH-2 study, patients with hepatic locoregional surgery following sorafenib or within 28 days prior to randomization were excluded from participation.2,5,7
References
1Data on file, Eli Lilly and Company and/or one of its subsidiaries.
2Nakagawa K, Garon EB, Seto T, et al. Ramucirumab plus erlotinib in patients with untreated, EGFR-mutated, advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (RELAY): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2019;20(12):1655-1669. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30634-5
3Fuchs CS, Tomasek J, Yong CJ, et al. Ramucirumab monotherapy for previously treated advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (REGARD): an international, randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2014;383(9911):31-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61719-5
4Wilke H, Muro K, Van Cutsem E, et al. Ramucirumab plus paclitaxel versus placebo plus paclitaxel in patients with previously treated advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (RAINBOW): a double-blind, randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2014;15(11):1224-1235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70420-6
5Garon EB, Ciuleanu TE, Arrieta O, et al. Ramucirumab plus docetaxel versus placebo plus docetaxel for second-line treatment of stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer after disease progression on platinum-based therapy (REVEL): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2014;384(9944):665-673. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60845-X
6Tabernero J, Yoshino T, Cohn AL, et al. Ramucirumab versus placebo in combination with second-line FOLFIRI in patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma that progressed during or after first-line therapy with bevacizumab, oxaliplatin, and a fluoropyrimidine (RAISE): a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, phase 3 study. Lancet Oncol. 2015;16(5):499-508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(15)70127-0
7Zhu AX, Kang YK, Yen CJ, et al. Ramucirumab after sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and increased α-fetoprotein concentrations (REACH-2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2019;20(2):282-296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30937-9
Date of Last Review: 22 October 2019
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