Kymriah 1.2 x 106 – 6 x 108 cells dispersion for infusion

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Pharmacy Only: Prescription DHPC
  • Company:

    Novartis Ireland Limited
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    No Recent Update
  • Legal Category:

    Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
  • Active Ingredient(s):

    This medicinal product is subject to additional monitoring.

    *Additional information is available within the SPC or upon request to the company

Updated on 06 August 2024

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Kymriah REG SPC PF24-016 August 2024 clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects

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Section 4.4 updated with information about the risk of T cell malignancies.

Section 4.8 updated with new ADR 'secondary malignancy of T cell origin' (frequency ‘rare’) and two ADRs moved from post marketing experience to the ADR table: anaphylactic reaction (frequency ‘not known’), neurotoxicity (frequency ‘not known’)

Updated on 06 August 2024

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Kymriah REG PIL PF24-016 August 2024_clean IPHA.pdf

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  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions

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Information added regarding the risk of developing a T cell cancer

EDM Updated on 18 July 2024

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DHPC_-_Secondary_Malignancy_-_HPRA_Final-Signed.docx.pdf

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DHPC - Issued on 18-July-2024

EDM Updated on 27 May 2024

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Novartis Kymriah Patient Alert Card RMPx4pgs-FINAL.pdf

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Updated on 25 April 2024

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Kymriah REG SPC PF24-045 February 2024 clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties

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Update Sections 5.1 and 5.2 with data from CCTL019B2202 and CCTL019C2201 

Updated on 25 April 2024

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Kymriah REG SPC PF23-084 February 2023 clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties

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Update Sections 5.1 and 5.2 with data from CCTL019B2202 and CCTL019C2201

Updated on 03 May 2023

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Kymriah REG SPC PF23-084 April 2023 clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and lactation
  • Change to section 4.7 - Effects on ability to drive and use machines
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 6.3 - Shelf life
  • Change to section 6.4 - Special precautions for storage
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 6.6 - Special precautions for disposal and other handling

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Changes due to renewal of the Marketing Authorisation

Updated on 03 May 2023

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Kymriah REG PIL PF23-084 April 2023_Nuremberg_clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 1 - what the product is used for
  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - contraindications
  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
  • Change to section 3 - how to take/use
  • Change to section 4 - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 5 - how to store or dispose
  • Change to section 6 - what the product looks like and pack contents

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Changes due to renewal of the Marketing Authorisation

EDM Updated on 28 November 2022

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KYMRIAH RMP HCP Training Program Slides - June 2022_Clean.pdf

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EDM Updated on 28 November 2022

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A310822 Novartis Kymriah Pharmacy Cell Lab Infusion Centre - FINAL Online.pdf

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EDM Updated on 28 November 2022

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A326122 Novartis Kymriah Patient Education Leaflet FINAL Online.pdf

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Updated on 14 November 2022

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Kymriah REG SPC PF22-205_October 2022 clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties

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Section 4.2: The B-cell ALL subsection of “Paediatric Population” section has been updated with “Currently available data in this age group are described in sections 4.8 and 5.1”

Section 4.8: Updated to include a new section on the safety of tisagenlecleucel in r/r B-cell ALL paediatric patients

Section 5.1: Updated to include paediatric data from the observational study B2401.


Updated on 19 October 2022

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Kymriah REG SPC PF22-174_15.09.22_clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties

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SmPC update with pooled safety data from the 3 ALL studies CCTL019B2202, CCTL019B2205J and CCTL019B2001X 

Section 4.2: Information for pediatric populations amended

Section 4.4: Amendments to sections on ‘Neurological events’ and ‘Prior treatment with anti‑CD19 therapy’

Section 4.8: Updated to reflect data from studies CCTL019B2205J and CCTL019B2001X

Section 5.1: Updated to include pediatric data from Phase II study BIANCA C2022


Updated on 19 October 2022

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Kymriah REG PIL PF22-174_15.09.22_Nuremberg_clean IPHA.docx.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - use in children and adolescents
  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects

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Use in Children & Adolescents amended to refer to limited experience in pediatric patients below 3 years of age in B ALL. Kymriah is not recommended to be used in children and adolescents below 18 years of age to treat DBLCL due to limited experience. Kymriah should not be used in children and adolescents below 18 years of age to treat FL. This is because Kymriah has not been studied in this age group.

Changes to frequency of following side effects: 'Raised blood pressure' (changed from 'common' to 'very common') and 'Abnormal blood test results (high level of magnesium)' (change from 'very common' to 'uncommon') and "low levels of magnesium' (from 'very common' to 'common')

Updated on 05 May 2022

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Kymriah REG SPC PF21-203 April 2022_clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties

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Changes due to ne Follicular Lymphoma indicaiton

Updated on 05 May 2022

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Kymriah REG PIL PF21-203 April 2022_clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 1 - what the product is used for
  • Change to section 2 - use in children and adolescents
  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects

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Changes due to new Follicular Lymphoma indication

Updated on 15 February 2022

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Kymriah REG SPC PF22-037 February 2022_clean.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 6.4 - Special precautions for storage
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container

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Minor amendments to reflect change in shipping configuration without metal cassette

Updated on 31 January 2022

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Kymriah REG PIL PF22-003 January 2022_clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to information for healthcare professionals

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Update to 'Information for Healthcare Professionals' section to include instuctions for CRS management in the event of a tocilizumab shortage.  

Updated on 31 January 2022

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Kymriah REG SPC PF22-003 January 2022_clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use

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Change to SmPC supporting treatment with Kymriah in the event of tocilizumab EU shortage:

  • Section 4.2: In the exceptional case where tocilizumab is not available due to a shortage that is listed in the European Medicines Agency shortage catalogue, suitable alternative measures to treat CRS instead of tocilizumab must be available prior to infusion.
  • Section 4.4: In the exceptional case where tocilizumab is not available due to a shortage that is listed in the European Medicines Agency shortage catalogue, the treatment centre must have access to suitable alternative measures instead of tocilizumab to treat CRS.

Updated on 24 June 2021

File name

Kymriah REG SPC PF21-154 June 2021_clean IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties

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  • Section 5.1: Updated to with revised efficacy information based on data presented in the iCSR of study CCTL019C2201.

Updated on 31 March 2021

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Kymriah REG SPC PF21-057 & 21-062 March 2021 IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 6.4 - Special precautions for storage
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container

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  • Section 5.1: Updated to include the new clinical efficacy results of CCTL019B2205J & ATC code
  • Section 6.4 & 6.5: Description of the shipping configuration updated due to approval of an alternate dry shipper for the shipment of leukapheresis material and final Kymriah product.

Updated on 28 April 2020

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Kymriah REG SPC PF20-078 March 2020 clean.pdf

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  • New SPC for medicines.ie

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Updated on 16 April 2020

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Kymriah REG SPC PF20-078 March 2020 clean_unsigned.pdf

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  • New SPC for new product

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Updated on 16 April 2020

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Kymriah REG PIL PF2-078 March 2020_IPHA.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for new product

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