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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2017 Jan 6;34(3):160–172. doi: 10.1177/1043454216680595

Table 4.

Dose Modification Guidance for Management of Capillary Leak Syndrome During Administration of Dinutuximab in Combination With GM-CSF, IL-2, and RA.a

Grade 3b: Severe symptoms
  Onset of symptoms • Discontinue dinutuximab infusion and IL-2 or GM-CSF
• Administer supportive measuresc
  Symptoms resolve • Resume dinutuximab infusion at 0.875 mg/m2/h
• Resume IL-2 or GM-CSF the following day at 50% of starting dose until last dose of dinutuximab for that cycle
  Subsequent cycles • If 50% dose of IL-2 or GM-CSF is tolerated, start at this dose and infuse dinutuximab at 0.875 mg/m2/h. If tolerated, increase IL-2 or GM-CSF to full dose the next day
• If 50% dose of IL-2 is not tolerated, substitute GM-CSF for IL-2 in remainder of cycles
• If 50% dose of GM-CSF is not tolerated, administer dinutuximab alone for remainder of GM-CSF cycles quences
Grade 4: Life-threatening conse
  Onset of symptoms • Discontinue dinutuximab infusion and IL-2 or GM-CSF for that cycle
• Administer supportive measuresc
  Subsequent cycles • If capillary leak syndrome occurred during an IL-2 cycle, substitute GM-CSF for IL-2 in remainder of cycles
• If capillary leak syndrome occurred during a GM-CSF cycle, administer dinutuximab alone for remainder of GM-CSF cycles
a

Data from Unituxin (dinutuximab) injection, for intravenous use [prescribing information] (United Therapeutics Corp., 2015).

b

Graded per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0.

c

Supportive measures for grade 3 or 4 symptoms refers to sections of the prescribing instructions describing use of premedication and containing the warning regarding risk of capillary leak syndrome with dinutuximab therapy. In these sections, recommendations include administration of oral metolazone or IV furosemide every 6 to 12 hours, supplemental O2, respiratory support, and albumin replacement as required.