vandetanib
Regulatory sources consulted
Approved indications
- Adults, adolescents, and children from 5 years with RET-mutant, aggressive, symptomatic, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer. Confirm the RET mutation with a validated test before starting.
Contraindications
Absolute
- Hypersensitivity to vandetanib or excipients.
- Congenital long-QT syndrome or QTc >480 ms.
- Concomitant use of arsenic, cisapride, intravenous erythromycin, toremifene, mizolastine, moxifloxacin, or class IA or III antiarrhythmics.
- Breastfeeding.
Clinical warnings
- It can markedly prolong QTc and cause torsades or sudden death. Obtain ECG, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and TSH before starting, at weeks 1, 3, 6, and 12, and then every 3 months; do not start if QTc is >480 ms and restart only when QTc returns to <450 ms. — CIMA/AEMPS, ficha técnica 11749001
- Permanently discontinue for confirmed interstitial lung disease or severe cutaneous reaction. Monitor ischemic stroke, bleeding, heart failure, diarrhea, hypertension, posterior reversible encephalopathy, and wound healing; withhold for at least 1 month before elective surgery. — OpenFDA, set_id e5721cb8-4185-47b9-bbb3-1c587e558a03
Drug interactions
- HighQT-prolonging medicines
Mechanism: They increase the risk of QT prolongation, torsades, and sudden death.
Recommendation: Do not use contraindicated agents and avoid the others when possible; if there is no alternative, closely monitor ECG and electrolytes.
CIMA/AEMPS, ficha técnica 11749001
- HighStrong CYP3A4 inducers
Mechanism: They reduce vandetanib exposure.
Recommendation: Avoid, including St John’s wort.
OpenFDA, set_id e5721cb8-4185-47b9-bbb3-1c587e558a03
- HighMetformin or other OCT2 substrates
Mechanism: Vandetanib increases substrate exposure; metformin AUC increased by 74%.
Recommendation: Monitor toxicity and consider reducing the substrate dose.
CIMA/AEMPS, ficha técnica 11749001
- HighDigoxin and other P-gp substrates
Mechanism: Vandetanib increases digoxin exposure.
Recommendation: Monitor levels and toxicity; adjust the dose if needed.
CIMA/AEMPS, ficha técnica 11749001
Adverse events
Common (≥1%)
diarrhea · rash · nausea · hypertension · headache · QTc prolongation · decreased appetite · hypocalcemia
Pregnancy and lactation
It can cause fetal harm. Verify pregnancy before starting. Fertile women and men must use contraception during treatment and for at least 4 months afterward. Do not breastfeed during treatment or for 4 months afterward.
Recent literature (PubMed)
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