Wirkstoffe & Arzneimittelsicherheit

Nebenwirkungen · Riximyo

Riximyo 100 mg concentrate for solution for infusion Riximyo 500 mg concentrate for solution for infusion · Abschnitt 4.8 · PDF-Seite 19–20

HOS-141029 · Präparat HOS-098602

19 received rituximab in combination with chemotherapy or as part of a haematopoietic stem cell transplant. Examples of these serious viral infections are infections caused by the herpes viruses (Cytomegalovirus, Varicella Zoster Virus and Herpes Simplex Virus), JC virus (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PML]), enterovirus (meningoencephalitis) and hepatitis C virus (see section 4.4.). Cases of fatal PML that occurred after disease progression and retreatment have also been reported in clinical trials. Cases of hepatitis B reactivation, have been reported, the majority of which were in patients receiving rituximab in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy. In patients with relapsed/refractory CLL, the incidence of grade 3/4 hepatitis B infection (reactivation and primary infection) was 2% in R-FC vs. 0% FC. Progression of Kaposi’s sarcoma has been observed in rituximab-exposed patients with pre-existing Kaposi’s sarcoma. These cases occurred in non-approved indications and the majority of patients were HIV positive.

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