Comparing Herceptin vs Keytruda
Herceptin Remove Herceptin from your drug comparison | Keytruda Remove Keytruda from your drug comparison |
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Herceptin trastuzumab Remove Herceptin from your drug comparison | Keytruda pembrolizumab Remove Keytruda from your drug comparison | ||||||||||||||||
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Prescribed for Breast Cancer - Adjuvant, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer - Metastatic, Esophageal Carcinoma, Gastric Cancer. May also be prescribed off label for Salivary Gland Cancer. |
Keytruda is a type of immunotherapy that helps boost the immune system's response against cancer. It may be used to treat many different types of cancer in adults and children and is given by... View more |
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Prescription only |
Prescription only |
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Ratings & ReviewsRecent helpful reviews |
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9.8
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3.6
For Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Well my mom took one dose she had been tired, not much of an appetite. Have hope this will lengthen her life. We will see her when she has her scan done, hopefully it reduces. For Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: On Keytruda my Tumor shrunk or remained stable for 10 months. Now, after 13 months is growing slowly. I think Keytruda has kept me alive! However recent untreated side effects not addressed by my Doctors are causing grief. My joints are so inflamed I can barely stand. It’s important to be proactive with your Doctors! They’re new to these drugs also! |
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Side Effects |
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Common side effects include: febrile neutropenia, infection, asthenia, dizziness, fever, headache, nausea, pain, skin rash, vomiting, abdominal pain, back pain, diarrhea, flu-like symptoms, insomnia, neutropenia, pharyngitis, rhinitis, chills, and anorexia. See the full Herceptin side effects document. |
See the full Keytruda side effects document. |
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Pricing and Coupons* Prices are without insurance |
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View all Herceptin prices |
View all Keytruda prices |
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Generic Availability |
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No |
No |
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Brand Names |
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Other trastuzumab brands include: Herzuma, Kanjinti, Ogivri, Ontruzant, Trazimera |
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Half LifeThe half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. |
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924 hours |
624 hours |
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CSA Schedule**View glossary of terms. |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
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FDA Alerts |
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Drug Interactions |
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A total of 127 drugs are known to interact with Herceptin:
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A total of 13 drugs are known to interact with Keytruda:
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Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions |
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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Disease Interactions |
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First Approval Date |
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September 25, 1998 |
September 04, 2014 |
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WADA ClassView World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. |
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N/A |
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More Information |
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Related Treatment Guide |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
Further information
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For Breast Cancer: I did 7 months of treatment then my Oncologist had to take me off due to Congestive Heart Failure. I personally don't think Herceptin contributed to it at all but was told it was the combo of it and Adryamyacin. It was pretty bad, my ejection fraction was down to 28. I was so short of breath that just walking to the bathroom was a real effort. The fatigue was the mind numbing kind that just turning over in bed felt like I had ran a race. As for side effects for the Herceptin, I had frequent nose bleeds, mild nausea and occasional headaches. I would have gladly endured any side effects for the benefits of this life-saving drug. I am so thankful to Dr Slamon for all the work he did and to Genetech. I am a 4 year survivor so I think that says it all.