
General disorders and administration site conditions
RADIUM 223 TREATMENT TRIAL
Table 3: Adverse Reactions in the Randomized Trial System/Organ Class Preferred Term Table 3 shows adverse reactions occurring in ≥ 2% of patients and for which the incidence for Xofigo exceeds the incidence for placebo. The most common hematologic laboratory abnormalities leading to discontinuation for Xofigo were anemia (2%) and thrombocytopenia (2%). Treatment discontinuations due to adverse events occurred in 17% of patients who received Xofigo and 21% of patients who received placebo. The most common hematologic laboratory abnormalities in Xofigo-treated patients (≥ 10%, Table 4) were Grade 3 and 4 adverse events were reported among 57% of Xofigo-treated patients and 63% of placebotreated patients. The most common adverse reactions (≥ 10%, Table 3) in patients receiving Xofigo were The median duration of treatment was 20 weeks (6 cycles) for Xofigo and 18 weeks (5 cycles) for placebo. Prior to randomization, 58% and 57% of patients had received docetaxel in the Xofigo and placebo arms, respectively.


Xofigo can cause harm to a fetus and should not be used in women who are or may become pregnant. Information on potential drug- drug interactions with Xofigo is not available as no formal drug interaction studies have been performed.

Xofigo causes minimal damage to the nearby healthy cells. The radioactive particles emitted by Xofigo help kill cancer cells in the bone by damaging their DNA. Xofigo (radium Ra 223) is a radioactive medicine (radiotherapeutic drug) used to treat male patients with symptoms of advanced prostate cancer that has spread to the bones, but not to other parts of the body. Does Xofigo (radium Ra 223) cause side effects?
