Generic name: trastuzumab [ tras-TOO-zoo-mab ]
Brand names: Herceptin, Herzuma, Kanjinti, Ogivri, Ontruzant, Trazimera
Dosage form: intravenous powder for injection (150 mg; anns 150 mg; anns 420 mg; dkst 150 mg; dkst 420 mg; dttb 150 mg; dttb 420 mg; pkrb 150 mg; pkrb 420 mg; qyyp 150 mg; qyyp 420 mg)
Drug class:HER2 inhibitors
What is trastuzumab?
Trastuzumab is used to treat certain types of breast cancer or stomach cancer, sometimes in combination with other cancer medicines.
trastuzumab is sometimes used when the cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic).
Trastuzumab may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
Do not use if you are pregnant. Use effective birth control, and tell your doctor if you become pregnant during treatment.
Trastuzumab can cause heart failure, especially if you have heart disease or if you are also receiving certain other cancer medicines.
Some side effects may occur during the injection. Tell your caregivers if you feel dizzy, nauseated, light-headed, weak, short of breath, or if you have a headache, fever, or chills.
Before taking this medicine
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
heart disease;
congestive heart failure;
a heart attack; or
any alle...
