BICELTIS Trastuzumab 150mg & 440mg Injection

Dosage :  

Biceltis should be administered as intravenous infusion.

Loading Doses (Weekly):

• The recommended initial loading dose is 4 mg/kg body weight.
• Biceltis administered as a 90-minute intravenous infusion.
• Patients should be kept under observation for fever and chills or other infusion-associated symptoms.
• Interruption of the infusion may help control such symptoms.
• The infusion may be resumed when symptoms abate.

Subsequent Doses (Weekly):

• The recommended weekly dose of Biceltis is 2 mg/kg body weight.
• If the prior dose was well tolerated, the dose can be administered as a 30-minute infusion.
• Patients should be observed for fever and chills or other infusion-associated

Duration of Treatment: In clinical studies, patients with metastatic breast cancer or advanced gastric cancer were treated with Biceltis until progression of disease. Patients with early breast cancer should be treated for 1 year or until disease recurrence.

Strengths available : 150mg & 440mg

Most common side effects are Nausea, Headache, Rash, Reduced blood platelets, Congestive cardiac failure, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Infection, Upper respiratory tract infection, Nasopharyngitis, Fatigue, Fever, Anemia, Chills, Diarrhoea, Cough, Weight loss, Altered taste, Mucosal inflammation, Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils), Stomatitis (Inflammation of the mouth).

Pack of 1 Vial