Drug details
Hycamtin Capsules (topotecan capsules)
type of Antineoplastic Topoisomerase Inhibitors, Antineoplastics Camptothecins
Hycamtin (topotecan) is a cancer medication used to treat ovarian cancer, small cell lung cancer, and certain types of cervical cancer.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- hives,
- difficulty breathing,
- swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
- fever,
- easy bruising,
- pale skin,
- shortness of breath,
- cold hands and feet,
- chills,
- chest pain,
- flu-like symptoms,
- mouth sores,
- lightheadedness
- new or worsening cough,
- pain or burning when you urinate,
- skin sores,
- cough with mucus,
- unusual bleeding, and
- diarrhea with fever and stomach cramps,
The following drugs are related to Hycamtin Capsules, either as a replacement or used together:
- Cytalux (pafolacianine injection)
- Tarceva (erlotinib)
- Iressa (gefitinib)
- Sancuso (granisetron transdermal system)
- Pemazyre (pemigatinib tablets)
- Vanflyta (quizartinib tablets)
- Tazverik (tazemetostat tablets)
- Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin-tftv for injection)