Adverse reactions that may require dose adjustments1
aPatients initially randomized to vorinostat could cross over to POTELIGEO upon disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Autoimmune complications1
- In MAVORIC, 2% (6/319) of patients required systemic immunosuppressants for immune-mediated reactions. Grade 1 or 2 new onset hyperthyroidism occurred in 1% of patients. Grade 3 or higher immune-mediated or possibly immune-mediated reactions reported with POTELIGEO include myositis, myocarditis, polymyositis, hepatitis, pneumonitis, and a variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Interrupt or permanently discontinue POTELIGEO as appropriate for suspected immune-mediated adverse reactions
Drug eruption and disease progression can look very similar1
Skin biopsy is recommended for differential diagnosis1
Peripheral blood flow cytometry and skin biopsy with T-cell receptor sequencing should also be considered.2
Drug eruptiona
Drug eruptiona
MF patchb
MF patchb
- aPhoto used with permission from JAMA Dermatol. 2019;155(8):968-971. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0369
- bImage courtesy of Dr Oleg Akilov.
Dermatopathology consult can provide definitive diagnosis and help determine treatment path2,3
Pictures are intended to be an example. Actual presentation can vary depending on individual patient factors.
Discontinuation rate due to rash or drug eruption1
Once drug eruption was resolved, some patients in MAVORIC chose to continue POTELIGEO treatment for as long as they derived clinical benefit.1,4
Drug eruption may look like disease progression,
so distinguishing between the two may help prevent
premature discontinuation of therapy5
Infusion reaction and rash (drug eruption) may require dosing adjustments1
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- POTELIGEO [package insert]. Kyowa Kirin Inc., Princeton, NJ USA.
- Chen L, Carson KR, Staser KW, et al. Mogamulizumab-associated cutaneous granulomatous drug eruption mimicking mycosis fungoides but possibly indicating durable clinical response. JAMA Dermatol. 2019;155(8):968-971.
- Poligone B, Querfeld C. Management of advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: role of the dermatologist in the multidisciplinary team. Br J Dermatol. 2015;173(4):1081-1083.
- Kim YH, Bagot M, Pinter-Brown L, et al. Mogamulizumab versus vorinostat in previously treated cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (MAVORIC): an international, open-label, randomised, controlled phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2018;19(9):1192-1204.
- Musiek ACM, Whittaker S, Horwitz SM, et al. Characterization and outcomes in patients with mogamulizumab-associated skin reactions in the MAVORIC trial. Abstract 1169. Presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 62nd Annual Meeting (virtual); December 5-8, 2020.