Kadcyla 100mg Injection

Short Description

Kadcyla 100mg Injection is used to treat early as well as metastatic breast cancer, specifically HER-2 positive breast cancer that has spread to other organs and has not responded to other cancer medicines.

Dosage Form

Injection

Introduction

Kadcyla 100mg Injection is an anti-cancer medicine used to treat certain types of breast cancer (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, HER-2) which have spread to other organs and have not responded to other cancer medicines. It is given via a drip into a vein (intravenous infusion) under the supervision of a doctor.

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self-administer.

Kadcyla 100mg Injection is an anti-cancer medicine that binds to HER2 receptors on breast cancer cells and flags the cancer cells for destruction by the body's immune system. It also goes into the cancer cells to release a chemotherapy medicine (emtansine) and stop them from growing and dividing.

Do not skip any dose and complete the course as suggested by your doctor Your doctor may check your liver function before starting treatment and regularly thereafter Women who could get pregnant should use a reliable method of contraception to prevent pregnancy while taking this medicine Regular monitoring of heart function (tests like echocardiogram) and blood tests to monitor the level of blood cells may be advised before starting treatment and regularly during treatment with Kadcyla 100mg Injection