Name

Ado-trastuzumab emtansine

Alternate Names

KADCYLA
T-DM 1
TDM 1
Trastuzumab-MCC-DM1 antibody conjugate
Trastuzumab-MCC-DM1 Immunoconjugate

Abbreviations

None

Category

Biologic therapy (BRM, immunotherapy)

Subcategory

Antibody-drug conjugate

NSC Number

None

Primary Site

Metastatic HER-2 breast cancer

Histology

None

Remarks

May 3, 2019: FDA approved ado-trastuzumab emtansine (KADCYLA) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer (EBC) who have residual invasive disease after neoadjuvant taxane and trastuzumab-based treatment.

February 22, 2013: Kadcyla received FDA approval for the treatment of metastatic HER-2 positive breast cancer in patients that had previously been treated with trastuzumab and a taxane, either separately or in combination.

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