Trastuzumab: Difference between revisions
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* 2008 Sales: $4.75 Billion | * 2008 Sales: $4.75 Billion | ||
* Importance: It is a very effective treatment against HER2-positive metastatic breast [[cancer]] compared to other cancer therapies. Controversial due to its cost of nearly $100,000 per year. Is often pointed to as an example of the benefits of personalized medicine in which a patent's genetic profile is used to optimize their medication regimen. | * Importance: It is a very effective treatment against HER2-positive metastatic breast [[cancer]] compared to other cancer therapies. Controversial due to its cost of nearly $100,000 per year. Is often pointed to as an example of the benefits of personalized medicine in which a patent's genetic profile is used to optimize their medication regimen. | ||
* | * See [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information about other drugs and disorders | ||
===Mechanism of Action=== | ===Mechanism of Action=== | ||
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! colspan="12" align="center"| EGFR Inhibitor [[ | ! colspan="12" align="center"| EGFR Inhibitor [[Pharmacokinetics]]<ref>DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.12.109</ref><ref> B. Leyland-Jones, et al. Pharmacologic insights into the future of trastuzumab. Annals of Oncology 12 (Suppl. I): S43-S47, 2001.</ref> | ||
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! Parameter | ! Parameter | ||
! [[Trastuzumab]] | ! [[Trastuzumab]] | ||
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! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Tmax|T<sub>max</sub>]] (hr) | ||
! 1.7 | ! 1.7 | ||
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! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Cmax|C<sub>max</sub>]] (ng/ml) | ||
! 203000 | ! 203000 | ||
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! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Bioavailability_.28F.29|Bioavailability]] (%) | ||
! 54 | ! 54 | ||
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! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Half_Life_.28T1.2F2.29|T<sub>1/2</sub>]] (days) | ||
! 27 | ! 27 | ||
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! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Area_Under_the_Curve_.28AUC.29|AUC]] (ug/ml/hr) | ||
! 45036 | ! 45036 | ||
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! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Clearance_.28Cl.29|Clearance]] (L/h) | ||
! .009 | ! .009 | ||
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