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Active ingredient: Trastuzumab - Brands, Medical Use, Clinical Data

Brands, Medical Use, Clinical Data

Drug Category

  • Antineoplastic Agents

Dosage Forms

  • Solution (IV Infusion)

Brands / Synonyms

Anti HER2; Herceptin; Herceptin (Genentech) ; Ig gamma-1 chain C region

Description

A recombinant IgG1 kappa, humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively binds with high affinity in a cell-based assay (Kd = 5 nM) to the extracellular domain of the human epidermal growth factor receptor protein. Produced in CHO cell culture.

Indications

For treatment of HER2-positive metatsatic breast cancer

Pharmacology

Used in the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. HER2 protein overexpression is observed in 25%-30% of primary breast cancers.Trastuzumab has been shown, in both in vitro assays and in animals, to inhibit the proliferation of human tumorcells that overexpress HER2. It is a mediator of antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity, in that the binding of the antibody to HER2 overexpressing cells leads to preferential cell death.

Mechanism of Action

Trastuzumab binds to the HER2 (or c-erbB2) proto-oncogene, an EGF receptor-like protein found on 20-30% of breast cancer cells. The binding leads to antibody mediated (complement mediated) killing of the HER2 positive cells.

Absorption

Not Available

Toxicity

Not Available

Biotrnasformation / Drug Metabolism

Most likely removed by opsonization via the reticuloendothelial system.

Contraindications

Not Available

Drug Interactions

Not Available

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