Drug details

Herceptin (trastuzumab)

type of Antineoplastics, Anti-HER2

Herceptin (trastuzumab) is a cancer medicine used to treat breast cancer that has progressed after treatment with other chemotherapy.

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • headache,
  • diarrhea,
  • mouth sores,
  • sleep problems (insomnia),
  • loss of appetite,
  • weight loss,
  • rash,
  • stomach or abdominal pain,
  • nausea and vomiting (may be severe),
  • tiredness, and
  • altered sense of taste,
  • redness or irritation at injection (IV) site,
  • muscle/joint/back pain,
  • cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, sinus pain, sneezing, or sore throat.
The following drugs are related to Herceptin, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Abraxane (albumin-bound paclitaxel for injectable suspension)
  • Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine injection for iv use)
  • Alunbrig (brigatinib tablets)
  • Arimidex (anastrozole)
  • Aredia (pamidronate disodium)
  • Aromasin (exemestane)
  • Ayvakit (avapritinib tablets)
  • BiCNU (carmustine)
  • Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)
  • Totect (dexrazoxane for injection, intravenous infusion only)
  • Docefrez (docetaxel)
  • Ellence (epirubicin hydrochloride)
  • Halaven Injection (eribulin mesylate)
  • Fareston (toremifene)
  • Faslodex (fulvestrant)
  • Femara (letrozole)
  • Zoladex 10.8 mg (goserelin acetate implant)
  • Herceptin Hylecta (trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-oysk injection, for subcutaneous use)
  • Herzuma (trastuzumab-pkrb for injection)
  • Ibrance (palbociclib capsules for oral administration)
  • Ixempra (ixabepilone)
  • Nolvadex (tamoxifen citrate)
  • Ontruzant (trastuzumab-dttb for injection)
  • Perjeta (pertuzumab)
  • Phesgo (pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and hyaluronidase-zzxf injection)
  • Qinlock (ripretinib tablets)
  • Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy for injection, for iv use)
  • Talzenna (talazoparib capsules)
The following supplements are related to Herceptin, and may be used together with the drug:
  • Folic Acid (s.)
  • Olive (s.)
  • Vitamin A (s.)
  • Beta-Carotene (s.)