abstracts containing new data on treatment with Feraheme® (ferumoxytol)
Injection for intravenous (IV) use in patients with iron deficiency
anemia with a history of unsatisfactory oral iron therapy will be
presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the
Hematology
The following abstracts have been accepted for presentation and are now
available on the ASH website at www.hematology.org:
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“Ferumoxytol Treatment Results in Robust Hemoglobin Increases in
Iron Deficiency Anemia Patients with a History of Unsatisfactory Oral
Iron Therapy in a Phase III, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial”
(Vadhan-Raj, et. al.)
Session Name: 102. Regulation of Iron
Metabolism: Poster II; Date: Sunday, December 9, 2012
Presentation
Time:6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ; Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Hall
B1-B2
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“Potential New Treatment Option for Iron Deficiency Anemia Patients
with a History of Unsatisfactory Oral Iron Therapy- Results of a Phase
III, Randomized, Open-Label, Active-Controlled Trial of Ferumoxytol” (Hetzel,
et. al.)
Session: 102. Regulation of Iron Metabolism: Poster II;
Date:Sunday, December 9, 2012
Presentation Time:6:00 PM-8:00 ; Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Hall B1-B2
PM
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“Efficacy of
Total Dose Administration (TDI) of 1012 Mg of
Ferumoxytol Over 15 Minutes for the Treatment of Iron Deficient
Anemia” (Auerbach, et. al.)
Session Name: 102.
Regulation of Iron Metabolism: Poster III ; Date:Monday, December 10 ,
2012
Presentation Time:6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ; Location:
Georgia World Congress Center, Hall B1-B2 -
“Ferumoxytol Treatment Demonstrates Significant Improvements in
Fatigue and Health-Related Quality of Life in Iron Deficiency Anemia
Patients with a History of Unsatisfactory Oral Iron Therapy” (Vadhan-Raj,
et. al.)
Session Name: 901.Health Services and Outcomes : Benign hematology – iron metabolism, hemoglobinoapthies and
Research
coagulation;
Session Date:Monday, December 10, 2012 ; Session
Time:10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ; Presentation Time:11:15 AM ; Room:Georgia
World Congress Center, C211-C213
About Feraheme (ferumoxytol)
In
(IV) use is indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in
adult chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Feraheme received marketing
approval from the
was commercially launched by AMAG in the US shortly thereafter.
Ferumoxytol received marketing approval in
where it will be marketed by Takeda as Feraheme®, and in the
Union
marketed by Takeda as Rienso®. For additional product information,
please visit www.feraheme.com.
About AMAG
manufactures and markets Feraheme® in
additional company information, please visit www.amagpharma.com.
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The important safety information below is based on
prescribing information.
Important Safety Information About Feraheme
Indication and contraindications
Feraheme is indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in
adult patients with chronic kidney disease. Feraheme is contraindicated
in patients with known hypersensitivity to Feraheme or any of its
components.
Warnings and precautions
Serious hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylactic-type
reactions, some of which have been life-threatening and fatal, have been
reported in patients receiving Feraheme. Observe patients for
signs and symptoms of hypersensitivity during and after Feraheme
administration for at least 30 minutes and until clinically stable
following completion of each administration. Only administer the
drug when personnel and therapies are immediately available for the
treatment of anaphylaxis and other hypersensitivity reactions.
Anaphylactic type reactions, presenting with cardiac/cardiorespiratory
arrest, clinically significant hypotension, syncope, and
unresponsiveness have been reported in the post-marketing experience.
In clinical studies, serious hypersensitivity reactions were reported in
0.2% (3/1,726) of subjects receiving Feraheme. Other adverse reactions
potentially associated with hypersensitivity (e.g., pruritus, rash,
urticaria or wheezing) were reported in 3.7% (63/1,726) of subjects.
Severe adverse reactions of clinically significant hypotension have
been reported in the post-marketing experience. In clinical studies,
hypotension was reported in 1.9% (33/1,726) of subjects, including three
patients with serious hypotensive reactions. Monitor for signs and
symptoms of hypotension following each Feraheme injection. Excessive
therapy with parenteral iron can lead to excess storage of iron with the
possibility of iatrogenic hemosiderosis. Patients should be regularly
monitored for hematologic response during parenteral iron therapy,
noting that lab assays may overestimate serum iron and transferrin bound
iron values in the 24 hours following administration of Feraheme. As a
superparamagnetic iron oxide, Feraheme may transiently affect magnetic
resonance diagnostic imaging studies for up to 3 months following the
last Feraheme dose. Feraheme will not affect X-ray, CT, PET, SPECT,
ultrasound, or nuclear imaging.
Adverse reactions
In clinical trials, the most commonly occurring adverse reactions in
Feraheme treated patients versus oral iron treated patients reported in
≥ 2% of chronic kidney disease patients were diarrhea (4.0% vs. 8.2%),
nausea (3.1% vs. 7.5%), dizziness (2.6% vs. 1.8%), hypotension (2.5% vs.
0.4%), constipation (2.1% vs. 5.7%) and peripheral edema (2.0% vs.
3.2%). In clinical trials, adverse reactions leading to treatment
discontinuation and occurring in 2 or more Feraheme treated patients
included hypotension, infusion site swelling, increased serum ferritin
level, chest pain, diarrhea, dizziness, ecchymosis, pruritus, chronic
renal failure, and urticaria.
Post-marketing safety experience
The following adverse reactions have been identified during
post-approval use of Feraheme. Because these reactions are reported
voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always
possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal
relationship to drug exposure.
The following serious adverse reactions have been reported from the
post-marketing spontaneous reports with Feraheme: life-threatening
anaphylactic-type reactions, cardiac/cardiorespiratory arrest,
clinically significant hypotension, syncope, unresponsiveness, loss of
consciousness, tachycardia/rhythm abnormalities, angioedema, ischemic
myocardial events, congestive heart failure, pulse absent, and cyanosis.
These adverse reactions have occurred up to 30 minutes after the
administration of Feraheme injection. Reactions have occurred following
the first dose or subsequent doses of Feraheme.
For full prescribing information, please visit www.feraheme.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
other federal securities laws. Any statements contained herein which do
not describe historical facts are forward-looking statements which
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking
statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include: (1) uncertainties regarding our
and Takeda’s ability to successfully compete in the intravenous iron
replacement market both in the US and outside the US, including the EU,
(2) uncertainties regarding our ability to successfully and timely
complete our clinical development programs and obtain regulatory
approval for Feraheme/Rienso in the broader IDA indication
both in the US and in territories outside of the US, including the EU,
(3) the possibility that significant safety or drug interaction problems
could arise with respect to Feraheme/Rienso, (4)
uncertainties regarding the ability to manufacture Feraheme/Rienso,
(5) uncertainties relating to our patents and proprietary rights, and
(6) other risks identified in our Securities and Exchange
Commission filings, including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2012. We caution you not to place undue reliance
on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they
are made.
We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any such
statements to reflect any change in expectations or in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based,
or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from
those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
Source:
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Amy Sullivan, 617-498-3303
