Medical Uses
Afinitor (everolimus) is a kinase inhibitor used for the treatment of:
- Postmenopausal women with advanced hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer in combination with exemestane after failure of treatment with letrozole or anastrozole.
- Adults with progressive neuroendocrine tumors of pancreatic origin (PNET) and adults with progressive, well-differentiated, non-functional neuroendocrine tumors (NET) of gastrointestinal (GI) or lung origin that are unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic
Limitations of Use: Afinitor is not indicated for the treatment of patients with functional carcinoid tumors - Adults with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) after failure of treatment with sunitinib or sorafenib.
- Adults with renal angiomyolipoma and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), not requiring immediate surgery
Recommended Dosage:
- Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer: The recommended dosage of Everolimus is 10 mg orally once daily until there is evidence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET): The recommended dosage of Everolimus is 10 mg orally once daily until there is evidence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC): The recommended dosage of Everolimus is 10 mg orally once daily until there is evidence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)-Associated Renal Angiomyolipoma: The recommended dosage of Everolimus is 10 mg orally once daily until there is evidence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)-Associated Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA): The recommended starting dosage of Everolimus is 4.5 mg/m2 orally once daily until there is evidence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)-Associated Partial-Onset Seizures: The recommended starting dosage of Everolimus is 5 mg/m2 orally once daily until there is evidence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicit