Bendamustine

Note: Previous Treanda formulation discontinued on 3/31/2016 by Teva to switch to Bendeka.

General information

Class/mechanism: Nitrogen mustard, alkylator; bifunctional mechlorethamine derivative containing a purine-like benzimidazole ring which forms electrophilic alkyl groups, resulting in interstrand DNA crosslinks, leading to cell death via several pathways in both quiescent and dividing cells.
Route: IV
Extravasation: irritant (usually), vesicant (rare)

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Diseases for which it is used

• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
• Cold agglutinin disease
• Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
• Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
• Follicular lymphoma
• Hairy cell leukemia
• Hodgkin lymphoma
• Mantle cell lymphoma
• Marginal zone lymphoma
• Multiple myeloma
• Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
• Small cell lung cancer
• T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia
• Transformed lymphoma
• Waldenström macroglobulinemia

Patient drug information

• Bendamustine (Treanda) patient drug information (Chemocare)
• Brief patient counseling information can be found in the Bendamustine (Bendeka) package insert
• Brief patient counseling information can be found on page 7 of the package insert
• Bendamustine (Bendeka) patient drug information (UpToDate)

History of changes in FDA indication

As Treanda:

• 3/20/2008: Initial approval for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). (Based on Knauf et al. 2009)
• 10/31/2008: Approved for the treatment of patients with indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) that progressed during or within 6 months of treatment with rituximab or a rituximab­ containing regimen. (New disease entity; based on Kahl et al. 2010)

As Bendeka:

• 12/7/2015: Approved for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
• 12/7/2015: Approved for indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that has progressed during or within six months of treatment with rituximab or a rituximab-containing regimen.

Also known as

• Code names: CEP-18083, SDX-105, SyB L-0501
• Generic names: bendamustin hydrochloride, bendamustine hydrochloride, cytostasan hydrochloride
• Brand names: Bendamax, Bendawel, Bendeka, Bendit, Innomustine, Leuben, Levact, Maxtorin, MyMust, Purplz, Ribomustin, Treakisym, Treanda, Xyotin