Tixagevimab + Cilgavimab, Evusheld
by Michael S. Saag, M.D.
last updated
2023-02-07 19:28:48.049136-05:00
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Usage and Dosing
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (link here) revised the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Evusheld (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab) to limit its use to when the combined frequency of non-susceptible SARS-CoV-2 variants nationally is less than or equal to 90%. Based on this revision, Evusheld is not currently authorized for use in the U.S. until further notice by the Agency.
- NOT approved for post-exposure prophylaxis nor as treatment of active SARS-CoV-2 infection.
- For information on post-exposure prophylaxis, see Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 and for more information on treatment options, see the COVID-19 treatment.
Adult Dose
- Tixagevimab 300 mg/3 mL IM (single dose) + Cilgavimab 300 mg/3 mL IM (single dose).
- Administer the injections at different injection sites, preferably one in each of the gluteal muscles, one after the other.
- Repeat dosing every six months (EUA update June 2022).
- Observe recipients for at least one hour after the injections.
- As with any IM injection, administer with caution to individuals with thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder.
Pediatric Dose
- ≥12 years of age, weighing ≥40 kg: same dosage as adults.
Renal Adjustment
- Renal impairment, including dialysis, is not expected to impact the pharmacokinetics of tixagevimab and cilgavimab.
Hepatic Adjustment
- The effect of hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics of tixagevimab and cilgavimab is not known.
Adverse Effects
- Hypersensitivity reactions
- In one of two ongoing phase 3 trials, there was a higher rate of cardiovascular serious adverse events (SAEs), including myocardial infarction (one fatality) and cardiac failure, in subjects who received tixagevimab + cilgavimab compared to placebo. All subjects who experienced cardiac SAEs had cardiac risk factors and/or a prior history of cardiovascular disease, and there was no clear temporal pattern. A causal relationship has not been established. There was no signal for cardiac toxicity or thrombotic events identified in the nonclinical studies.
Antimicrobial Spectrum
Pharmacology
Tixagevimab | Cilgavimab | |
Class | IgG1 MoAb | IgG1 MoAb |
PK/PD Index | No data | No data |
Pharmaceutical Preparation |
Injection | Injection |
Usual Adult Dose | 300 mg IM | 300 mg IM |
Pregnancy Risk Summary |
No human data | No human data |
---|---|---|
Food Effect1 | N/A | N/A |
Absorption2 (%) | 68.5 | 65.8 |
Tmax (days) | 14.9 | 15.0 |
Peak Serum Level3 (μg/mL) |
21.9 | 20.3 |
Protein Binding (%) |
No data | No data |
Average Serum Half-life4 |
87.9 days | 82.9 days |
Biliary Penetration5 (%) | No data | No data |
CSF/Blood Penetration6 (%) |
No data | No data |
Therapeutic Levels in CSF7 | No data | No data |
Volume of Distribution8 (Vd) |
7.7 L | 8.7 L |
AUC0-849 (μg*day/mL) |
1408 | 1307 |
CYP450, Transporter Interactions |
None known | None known |
- Notes:
- 1 Adult preparations unless otherwise noted.
- 2 Absorption from an IM site.
- 3 Total drug; adjust for protein binding to determine free drug concentration.
- SD = after single dose
- SS = steady state after multiple doses
- 4 Assumes CrCl > 80 mL/min
- 5 Peak concentration in bile/peak concentration in serum x 100
- 6 CSF levels with inflammation
- 7 Judgment based on drug dose & organism susceptibility. CSF concentration ideally ≥10x above MIC.
- 8 Volume of Distribution (Vd):
- V/F = Vd/oral bioavailability
- Vss = Vd at steady state
- Vss/F = Vd at steady state/oral bioavailability
- 9 Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve
Major Drug Interactions
- Tixagevimab and cilgavimab are not renally excreted or metabolized by CYP450 enzymes. Therefore, interactions with concomitant medications that are renally excreted or that are substrates, inducers, or inhibitors of CYP enzymes are unlikely.