Drug details

Lymphoseek (technetium tc 99m tilmanocept injection)

type of Diagnostic Imaging Agents, Radiopharmaceuticals

Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) injection for subcutaneous, intradermal, subareolar, or peritumoral use is a radioactive diagnostic agent indicated with or without scintigraphic imaging for lymphatic mapping using a handheld gamma counter to locate lymph nodes draining a primary tumor site in patients with solid tumors for which this procedure is a component of intraoperative management, and for guiding sentinel lymph node biopsy using a handheld gamma counter in patients with clinically node negative squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, breast cancer or melanoma.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing, and
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat
• Get medical help right away, if you have any of the symptoms listed above.
• The most common side effects of Lymphoseek include:
• pain or irritation at the injection site

The following drugs are related to Lymphoseek, either as a replacement or used together:

• Octreoscan (indium in -111 pentetreotide kit for intravenous use)
• Jeanatope 1-125 (iodinated 1-125 albumin injection)