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Fruzaqla Dosage

Generic name: FRUQUINTINIB 1mg
Dosage form: capsule
Drug classes: Multikinase inhibitors, VEGF/VEGFR inhibitors

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Aug 2, 2024.

Recommended Dosage

The recommended dose of FRUZAQLA is 5 mg orally once daily for the first 21 days of each 28-day cycle until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Take FRUZAQLA with or without food at approximately the same time each day.

Swallow the FRUZAQLA capsule whole.

Take a missed dose if less than 12 hours have passed since the missed scheduled dose. Do not take two doses on the same day to make up for a missed dose.

Do not take an additional dose if vomiting occurs after taking FRUZAQLA but continue with the next scheduled dose.

Dosage Modifications for Adverse Reactions

The recommended dose reductions for adverse reactions are provided in Table 1.

Table 1: Recommended Dose Reductions for FRUZAQLA
Dose Level [FRUZAQLA DOSE]
First dose reduction 4 mg orally once daily
Second dose reduction 3 mg orally once daily

Permanently discontinue FRUZAQLA in patients unable to tolerate 3 mg orally once daily.

The recommended dosage modifications for adverse reactions are provided in Table 2.

Table 2: Recommended Dosage Modifications for FRUZAQLA
Adverse Reaction Severity* FRUZAQLA Dosage Modification
*
Severity as defined by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.
Hypertension Grade 3
  • Withhold FRUZAQLA for Grade 3 hypertension that persists despite optimal anti-hypertensive therapy.
  • If hypertension fully resolves or recovers to Grade 1, resume at the next lower dose level.
Grade 4 Permanently discontinue FRUZAQLA.
Hemorrhagic Events Grade 2
  • Withhold FRUZAQLA until bleeding fully resolves or recovers to Grade 1.
  • Resume at the next lower dose level.
Grade 3 or Grade 4 Permanently discontinue FRUZAQLA.
Hepatotoxicity Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) greater than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) with total bilirubin less than or equal to 2 times ULN
  • Withhold FRUZAQLA and monitor AST/ALT and total bilirubin until resolution to Grade 1 or baseline.
  • Resume at the next lower dose level.
ALT or AST greater than 3 times ULN with concurrent total bilirubin greater than 2 times ULN (in the absence of cholestasis or hemolysis) Permanently discontinue FRUZAQLA.
AST or ALT greater than 20 times ULN or bilirubin greater than 10 times ULN Permanently discontinue FRUZAQLA.
Proteinuria 2 grams or greater proteinuria in 24 hours
  • Withhold FRUZAQLA until proteinuria fully resolves or is <1 gram/24 hours.
  • Upon recovery, resume at the next lower dose level.
Permanently discontinue FRUZAQLA for nephrotic syndrome or if proteinuria does not recover to <1 gram/24 hours.
Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE) Grade 2
  • Withhold FRUZAQLA and initiate supportive treatment.
  • If toxicity fully resolves or recovers to Grade 1, resume at the same dose level.
Grade 3
  • Withhold FRUZAQLA and initiate supportive treatment.
  • If toxicity fully resolves or recovers to Grade 1, resume at the next lower dose level.
Other Adverse Reactions Grade 3
  • Withhold FRUZAQLA.
  • If toxicity fully resolves or recovers to Grade 1, resume at the next lower dose level.
Grade 4 Discontinue FRUZAQLA.
Consider resuming FRUZAQLA at the next lower dose level only if the toxicity is non-life threatening and fully resolves or recovers to Grade 1 and the potential benefit outweighs the risks.

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