Xofigo
radium Ra223 dichloride
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Overview
Xofigo is a radiopharmaceutical (a medicine containing a radioactive substance) that is used to treat adults with cancer of the prostate (a gland of the male reproductive system).
Xofigo is used when castration (to stop the production of male hormones) by surgery or with medicines does not work, and when the cancer has spread to the bones (bone metastases) and is causing symptoms such as pain, but has not spread to other internal organs. It should be used only for patients who have had at least two previous treatments for prostate cancer or who cannot receive other treatments.
Xofigo is used on its own or in combination with a medicine known as an ‘LHRH analogue’.
Xofigo contains the active substance radium-223 dichloride.
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Xofigo : EPAR - Medicine overview (PDF/77.16 KB)
First published: 28/11/2013
Last updated: 11/10/2018
EMA/676704/2018 -
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Xofigo : EPAR - Risk-management-plan summary (PDF/339.82 KB) (new)
First published: 16/05/2023
Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Xofigo
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/002653
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Active substance |
radium (223Ra) dichloride
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
radium Ra223 dichloride
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Prostatic Neoplasms
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
V10XX03
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Additional monitoring |
This medicine is under additional monitoring, meaning that it is monitored even more intensively than other medicines. For more information, see Medicines under additional monitoring. |
Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
Bayer AG
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Revision |
13
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
13/11/2013
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Contact address |
51368 Leverkusen |
Product information
04/05/2023 Xofigo - EMEA/H/C/002653 - IB/0051
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Product information documents contain:
- summary of product characteristics (annex I);
- manufacturing authorisation holder responsible for batch release (annex IIA);
- conditions of the marketing authorisation (annex IIB);
- labelling (annex IIIA);
- package leaflet (annex IIIB).
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals
Therapeutic indication
Xofigo is indicated for the treatment of adults with castration-resistant prostate cancer, symptomatic bone metastases and no known visceral metastases.