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terça-feira, 4 de junho de 2019

EMA approves drug to reduce nephrotoxicity with lutetium-177


The  European Medicines Agency  (EMA) has recommended granting marketing authorisation for LysaKare (L-arginine hydrochloride/L-lysine hydrochloride) to protect against nephrotoxicity in patients treated with lutetium (177Lu) oxodotreotide.

If approved, LysaKare will be available as a 25 g/25 g solution for infusion. The full indication is: “Reduction of renal radiation exposure during peptide-receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with lutetium (177Lu) oxodotreotide in adults.”

LysaKare has been shown to decrease reabsorption and retention of lutetium-177 oxodotreotide in the kidney tubules. The most common side effects are nausea and vomiting.

The EMA opinion will now be sent to the European Commission for the adoption of a decision on an EU-wide marketing authorisation. Once the marketing authorisation has been granted, decisions about price and reimbursement will take place at the national level.
Detailed recommendations for the use of the product will be described in the summary of product characteristics (SmPC), which will be published in the European public assessment report (EPAR) and made available in all official EU languages after the marketing authorisation has been granted.



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