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HN SQCC Metastatic - nivolumab [weight-based dosing]

Treatment Overview

Cycle 1 (and all further cycles) - 14 days

Cycle length:
14

Cycle details

Cycle 1 (and all further cycles) - 14 days

Medication Dose Route Days Max Duration
nivolumab 3 mg/kg intravenous 1 30 minutes

Full details

Cycle 1 (and all further cycles) - 14 days

Day: 1

Medication Dose Route Max duration Details
nivolumab 3 mg/kg intravenous 30 minutes
Instructions:
Administer via a sterile, non-pyrogenic, low protein binding 0.2 to 1.2 micron in-line filter.

Supportive Care Factors

Factor Value
Emetogenicity: Minimal

References

Long, G. V., S. S. Tykodi, J. G. Schneider, et al. 2018. "Assessment of nivolumab exposure and clinical safety of 480 mg every 4 weeks flat-dosing schedule in patients with cancer." Ann Oncol 29(11):2208-2213., PMID: 30215677

Zhao, X., S. Suryawanshi, M. Hruska, et al. 2017. "Assessment of nivolumab benefit-risk profile of a 240-mg flat dose relative to a 3-mg/kg dosing regimen in patients with advanced tumors." Ann Oncol 28(8):2002-2008., PMID: 28520840

Ferris, R, G. Blumenschein, J. Fayette, et al. 2016. "Nivolumab for Recurrent Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck." N Engl J Med 375(19):1856-1867., PMID: 27718784

Ferris, R. Blumenschein, J. Fayette, J. et al. 2018. "Nivolumab vs investigator's choice in recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: 2-year long-term survival update of CheckMate 141 with analyses by tumor PD-L1 expression." Oral Oncol 81:45-51., PMID: 29884413

Bristol-Myers Squibb (NZ) Limited. Opdivo New Zealand Data Sheet 20 May 2020. https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/Datasheet/o/opdivoinf.pdf (Accessed 02 December 2020)

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