ABEVMY™ CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION 25MG/ML

INJECTION, SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE

**_Dose and method of administration_** Substitution by any other biological medicinal product requires the consent of the prescribing physician. The safety and efficacy of alternating or switching between bevacizumab and products that are biosimilar but not deemed interchangeable to bevacizumab has not been established. Therefore, the benefit/risk of alternating or switching need to be carefully considered. Bevacizumab should be prepared by a healthcare professional using aseptic technique. Withdraw the volume of bevacizumab equivalent to the required dose per body weight and dilute in a total volume of 100 ml of sterile, pyrogen-free 0.9% sodium chloride. For further instructions, see section 5.4 Special Remarks – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_. No incompatibilities between bevacizumab and polyvinyl chloride or polyolefin bags have been observed. _**Bevacizumab infusions should not be administered or mixed with dextrose or glucose solutions (see section 5.2 Incompatibilities**_ – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_ _**).**_ _**Do not administer as an intravenous push or bolus.**_ The initial bevacizumab dose should be delivered over 90 minutes as an intravenous infusion. If the first infusion is well tolerated, the second infusion may be administered over 60 minutes. If the 60-minute infusion is well tolerated, all subsequent infusions may be administered over 30 minutes. The initial dose of bevacizumab should be administered following chemotherapy, all subsequent doses can be given before or after chemotherapy. Bevacizumab is not formulated for intravitreal use. _(see section Special Warnings and Special Precautions for Use_ – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_ _)_ **STANDARD DOSAGE** **Metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum (mCRC)** The recommended dose of bevacizumab, administered as an intravenous infusion, is as follows: First-line treatment: 5 mg/kg of body weight given once every 2 weeks or 7.5 mg/kg of body weight given once every 3 weeks Second-line treatment: 10 mg/kg of body weight given every 2 weeks with FOLFOX-4. 5mg/kg every 2 weeks or 7.5mg/kg every 3 weeks when used in combination with fluoropyrimidine-irinotecan or fluoropyrimidine-oxaliplatin based chemotherapy regimen in patients who have progressed on a first-line bevacizumab -containing regimen (see section study ML18147 – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_). It is recommended that bevacizumab treatment be continued until progression of the underlying disease. Patients previously treated with bevacizumab can continue with bevacizumab treatment following first progression. **Metastatic breast cancer (mBC)** The recommended dose of bevacizumab, administered as an intravenous infusion, is as follows: In combination with paclitaxel: 10 mg/kg of body weight given once every 2 weeks. In combination with capecitabine: 15 mg/kg of body weight given once every 3 weeks. It is recommended that bevacizumab treatment be continued until progression of the underlying disease. **Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)** _First-line treatment of NSCLC in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy_ Bevacizumab is administered in addition to platinum-based chemotherapy for up to 6 cycles of treatment followed by bevacizumab as a single agent until disease progression. The recommended dose of bevacizumab is 15mg/kg of body weight given once every 3 weeks as an intravenous infusion. _First-line treatment of NSCLC with EGFR activating mutations in combination with erlotinib_ The recommended dose of bevacizumab when used in addition to erlotinib is 15 mg/kg of body weight given once every 3 weeks as an intravenous infusion. It is recommended that the treatment with bevacizumab in addition to erlotinib is continued until disease progression. Please refer to the full prescribing information for erlotinib for patient selection and posology. **Malignant Glioma (WHO Grade IV) – Glioblastoma** The recommended dose of bevacizumab is 10 mg/kg of body weight given once every 2 weeks. It is recommended that bevacizumab treatment be continued until progression of the underlying disease. **Advanced and/or metastatic Renal Cell Cancer (mRCC)** The recommended dose of bevacizumab is 10 mg/kg of body weight given once every 2 weeks as an intravenous infusion. It is recommended that bevacizumab treatment be continued until progression of the underlying disease. **Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube and Primary Peritoneal Cancer** The recommended dose of bevacizumab administered as an intravenous infusion is as follows. _Front-line treatment:_ 15 mg/kg of body weight given once every 3 weeks when administered in addition to carboplatin and paclitaxel for up to 6 cycles of treatment followed by continued use of bevacizumab as single agent until disease progression or for a maximum of 15 months or until unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurs earlier. _Treatment of recurrent disease:_ Platinum sensitive: 15 mg/kg of body weight given once every 3 weeks when administered in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel for 6 cycles and up to 8 cycles followed by continued use of bevacizumab as a single agent until disease progression. Alternatively, 15 mg/kg every 3 weeks when administrated in combination with carboplatin and gemcitabine for 6 cycles and up to 10 cycles followed by continued use of bevacizumab as single agent until disease progression. Platinum resistant: 10 mg/kg body weight given once every 2 weeks when administered in combination with one of the following agents - paclitaxel, topotecan (given weekly) or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (see section Study MO22224 for chemotherapy regimens – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_). Alternatively, 15 mg/kg every 3 weeks when administered in combination with topotecan given on days 1 – 5, every 3 weeks (see Study MO22224 for chemotherapy regimen – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_). It is recommended that treatment be continued until disease progression. **Cervical Cancer** The recommended dose of bevacizumab is 15 mg/kg every 3 weeks as an intravenous infusion administered in combination with one of the following chemotherapy regimens: paclitaxel and cisplatin, or paclitaxel and topotecan (see study GOG-0240 for further details on the chemotherapy regimens – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_). It is recommended that bevacizumab treatment be continued until progression of the underlying disease.