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trastuzumab deruxtecan

  • Mechanism:
    • HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugated to a topoisomerase I inhibitor (DXd, an exatecan derivative)
  • Approved indications:
    • Breast cancer, gastric cancer
  • Dosing:
    • Breast cancer (unresectable/metastatic):
      • 5.4 mg/kg q3wks;
    • gastric cancer (locally advanced/metastatic): 6.4 mg/kg q3wks;
    • adjust for neutropenia, neutropenic fever, thrombocytopenia, cardiotoxicity, infusion rxns, pulmonary toxicity;
    • 1st-dose reduction breast 4.4 mg/kg, gastric 5.4 mg/kg,
    • 2nd-dose reduction breast 3.2 mg/kg, gastric 4.4 mg/kg
  • PK/PD: T1/2 ∼5-6 d
  • AEs:
    • Hepatotoxicity,
    • ↓ LVEF,
    • pancytopenia,
    • GI tox,
    • ILD,
    • ↓ K,
    • alopecia,
    • ↑ LFT,
    • ↑ Tbili,
    • fatigue,
    • headache
  • DDI: Minor CYP3A4 substrate, P-gp substrate