Fludarabine Phosphate for Injection, USP is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who have not responded to or whose disease has progressed during treatment with at least one standard alkylating-agent containing regimen. The safety and effectiveness of fludarabine phosphate, USP in previously untreated or non-refractory patients with CLL have not been established.

WARNING

Fludarabine Phosphate for Injection, USP should be administered under the supervision of a qualified physician experienced in the use of antineoplastic therapy. Fludarabine Phosphate for Injection, USP can severely suppress bone marrow function. When used at high doses in dose-ranging studies in patients with acute leukemia, Fludarabine Phosphate for Injection, USP was associated with severe neurologic effects, including blindness, coma, and death. This severe central nervous system toxicity occurred in 36% of patients treated with doses approximately four times greater (96 mg/m2/day for 5 to 7 days) than the recommended dose. Similar severe central nervous system toxicity has been rarely (≤ 0.2%) reported in patients treated at doses in the range of the dose recommended for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Instances of life-threatening and sometimes fatal autoimmune phenomena such as hemolytic anemia, autoimmune thrombocytopenia/thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), Evan's syndrome, and acquired hemophilia have been reported to occur after one or more cycles of treatment with Fludarabine Phosphate for Injection, USP. Patients undergoing treatment with Fludarabine Phosphate for Injection, USP should be evaluated and closely monitored for hemolysis.

In a clinical investigation using Fludarabine Phosphate for Injection, USP in combination with pentostatin (deoxycoformycin) for the treatment of refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), there was an unacceptably high incidence of fatal pulmonary toxicity. Therefore, the use of Fludarabine Phosphate for Injection, USP in combination with pentostatin is not recommended.

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Important Safety Information
The most common adverse events include myelosuppression (neutropenia, thrombocytopenia and anemia), fever and chills, infection, and nausea and vomiting. Other commonly reported events include malaise, fatigue, anorexia, and weakness. Serious opportunistic infections have occurred in CLL patients treated with fludarabine phosphate, USP. Adverse events, and those reactions which are more clearly related to the drug are arranged below according to body system.