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14 CLINICAL STUDIES

14 CLINICAL STUDIES

     

14.1 Unresectable or Metastatic Breast Cancer

Maintenance Treatment of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

HER2CLIMB-05

The efficacy of TUKYSA in combination with trastuzumab and pertuzumab was evaluated in 654 adult patients in HER2CLIMB-05 (NCT05132582), a randomized (1:1), double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Eligible patients were required to have HER2-positive, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, with or without brain metastases, and no evidence of disease progression by investigator assessment (i.e., experiencing a complete response, partial response, or stable disease) after induction treatment with 4-8 cycles of trastuzumab, pertuzumab, and a taxane. Tumor HER2 positivity was determined at a central laboratory by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH) prior to randomization (defined as a 3+ score on IHC and/or 2+ IHC and concurrent positive by ISH).

Patients with a presence or history of brain metastases were eligible provided they were asymptomatic and stable and did not require immediate local treatment. Randomization was stratified by the presence or history of brain metastases (yes vs. no), hormone receptor status (positive vs. negative), and diagnosis (de novo vs. recurrent).

Patients received TUKYSA 300 mg or placebo orally twice daily with trastuzumab 6 mg/kg intravenously or subcutaneously at a fixed dose of 600 mg and pertuzumab 420 mg intravenously once every 21 days, or with a fixed-dose combination of 600 mg trastuzumab, 600 mg pertuzumab, and 20,000 units hyaluronidase given subcutaneously every 21 days. Patients with hormone receptor positive disease were permitted to continue endocrine therapy (with ovarian suppression, if applicable). Patients were treated until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

The primary efficacy outcome measure was progression-free survival (PFS) by investigator assessment using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. Additional efficacy outcome measures included overall survival (OS).

The median age was 54 years (range: 24 - 83); 108 (17%) patients were 65 years of age and older. Forty-five percent were White, 35% were Asian, and 3% were Black; 19% were Hispanic or Latino and 66% were not Hispanic or Latino, and 14% were missing/unknown; all were female; and patients had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 (64%), 1 (36%), or 2 (0.3%). Fifty-three percent had estrogen and/or progesterone receptor-positive disease. Twelve percent had a presence or history of brain metastases and 56% of patients had visceral metastases.

Efficacy results are summarized in Table 15 and Figure 1. Overall survival data were not mature at the time of PFS analysis, with 51 deaths (8%) across both arms in the overall population.

Table 15: Efficacy Results in HER2CLIMB-05
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; NR = not reached; PFS = progression-free survival.
*
Computed using stratification factors: presence or history of brain metastases (yes vs. no), hormone receptor status (positive vs. negative), and diagnosis (de novo vs. recurrent). Hazard ratio is calculated based on a stratified Cox proportional hazards model.
†
Two-sided P-value is calculated using the stratified log-rank test.

TUKYSA + Trastuzumab + Pertuzumab

(N = 326)

Placebo + Trastuzumab + Pertuzumab

(N = 328)

PFS per Investigator

 Number of events (%)

141 (43)

191 (58)

 Median, months (95% CI)

24.9 (21.3, NR)

16.3 (12.6, 18.7)

 Hazard ratio (95% CI)*

0.64 (0.51, 0.80)

 P-value†

<0.0001

Figure 1: Kaplan-Meier Plot of PFS per Investigator in HER2CLIMB-05

Figure 1

Treatment of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

HER2CLIMB

The efficacy of TUKYSA in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine was evaluated in 612 patients in HER2CLIMB (NCT02614794), a randomized (2:1), double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Patients were required to have HER2-positive, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, with or without brain metastases, and prior treatment with trastuzumab, pertuzumab, and ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) separately or in combination, in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant or metastatic setting. HER2 positivity was based on archival or fresh tissue tested with an FDA-approved test at a central laboratory prior to enrollment with HER2 positivity defined as HER2 IHC 3+ or ISH positive.

Patients with brain metastases, including those with progressing or untreated lesions, were eligible provided they were neurologically stable and did not require immediate radiation or surgery. The trial excluded patients with leptomeningeal disease. Randomization was stratified by the presence or history of brain metastases (yes vs. no), ECOG performance status (0 vs. 1), and region (U.S., Canada, or rest of world).

Patients received TUKYSA 300 mg or placebo orally twice daily with a trastuzumab or a non-U.S. approved trastuzumab product loading dose of 8 mg/kg on Day 1 of Cycle 1 if needed and then a maintenance dose of 6 mg/kg on Day 1 of every 21-day cycle thereafter and capecitabine 1000 mg/m2 orally twice daily on Days 1 through 14 of every 21-day cycle. An alternate trastuzumab dosing regimen was 600 mg administered subcutaneously on Day 1 of every 21-day cycle. Patients were treated until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Tumor assessments, including brain-MRI in patients with presence or history of brain metastases at baseline, occurred every 6 weeks for the first 24 weeks and every 9 weeks thereafter.

The major efficacy outcome measure was PFS in the first 480 randomized patients assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) using RECIST v1.1. Additional efficacy outcome measures were evaluated in all randomized patients and included OS, PFS among patients with a history or presence of brain metastases (PFSBrainMets) and confirmed objective response rate (ORR).

The median age was 54 years (range: 22 - 82); 116 (19%) patients were age 65 or older. The majority were White (73%) and female (99%) and 51% had an ECOG performance status of 1. Sixty percent had estrogen and/or progesterone receptor-positive disease. Forty-eight percent had a presence or history of brain metastases; of these patients, 23% had untreated brain metastases, 40% had treated but stable brain metastases, and 37% had treated but radiographically progressing brain metastases. Seventy-four percent of patients had visceral metastases. Patients had received a median of 4 (range, 2 to 17) prior lines of systemic therapy and a median of 3 (range, 1 to 14) prior lines of systemic therapy in the metastatic setting. All patients received prior trastuzumab and T-DM1 and all but 2 patients had prior pertuzumab.

Efficacy results are summarized in Table 16 and Figures 2 and 3. Efficacy results were consistent across patient subgroups defined by stratification factors (presence or history of brain metastases, ECOG status, region of world) and hormone receptor status.

Table 16: Efficacy Results in HER2CLIMB
Abbreviations: BICR = blinded independent central review; CI = confidence interval; CR = complete response; DOR = duration of response; OS = overall survival; ORR = objective response rate; PFS = progression-free survival; PR = partial response.
*
Primary PFS analysis conducted in first 480 randomized patients.
†
Hazard ratio and 95% confidence intervals are based on stratified Cox proportional hazards regression model controlling for stratification factors (presence or history of brain metastases, ECOG status, and region of world).
‡
Two-sided p-value based on re-randomization procedure (Rosenberger and Lachin 2002) controlling for stratification factors, compared with the allocated alpha of 0.05.
§
Two-sided p-value based on re-randomization procedure (Rosenberger and Lachin 2002) controlling for stratification factors, compared with the allocated alpha of 0.0074 for this interim analysis (with 60% of the planned number of events for final analysis).
Analysis includes patients with history or presence of parenchymal brain metastases at baseline, including target and non-target lesions. Does not include patients with dural lesions only.
#
Two-sided p-value based on re-randomization procedure (Rosenberger and Lachin 2002) controlling for stratification factors, compared with the allocated alpha of 0.0080 for this interim analysis (with 71% of the planned number of events for final analysis).
Þ
Two-sided 95% exact confidence interval, computed using the Clopper-Pearson method (1934).
ß
Calculated using the complementary log-log transformation method (Collett, 1994).

TUKYSA + Trastuzumab + Capecitabine

Placebo + Trastuzumab + Capecitabine

PFS*

N = 320

N = 160

     Number of events (%)

178 (56)

97 (61)

     Median, months (95% CI)

7.8 (7.5, 9.6)

5.6 (4.2, 7.1)

     Hazard ratio (95% CI)†

0.54 (0.42, 0.71)

     P-value‡

<0.00001

OS

N = 410

N = 202

     Number of deaths (%)

130 (32)

85 (42)

     Median, months (95% CI)

21.9 (18.3, 31.0)

17.4 (13.6, 19.9)

     Hazard ratio (95% CI)†

0.66 (0.50, 0.87)

     P-value§

0.00480

PFSBrainMets

N = 198

N = 93

     Number of events (%)

106 (53.5)

51 (54.8)

     Median, months (95% CI)

7.6 (6.2, 9.5)

5.4 (4.1, 5.7)

     Hazard ratio (95% CI)†

0.48 (0.34, 0.69)

     P-value#

<0.00001

Confirmed ORR for Patients with Measurable Disease

N = 340

N = 171

     ORR (95% CI)Þ

40.6 (35.3, 46.0)

22.8 (16.7, 29.8)

     CR (%)

3 (0.9)

2 (1.2)

     PR (%)

135 (39.7)

37 (21.6)

     P-value‡

0.00008

DOR

     Median, months (95% CI)ß

8.3 (6.2, 9.7)

6.3 (5.8, 8.9)

Figure 2: Kaplan-Meier Plot of PFS per BICR in HER2CLIMB

Figure 2

   

   

Figure 3: Kaplan-Meier Plot of Overall Survival in HER2CLIMB

Figure 3

14.2 HER2-Positive Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

The efficacy of TUKYSA in combination with trastuzumab was evaluated in 84 patients in MOUNTAINEER (NCT03043313), an open-label, multicenter trial. Patients were required to have HER2-positive, RAS wild-type, unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer and prior treatment with fluoropyrimidines, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) monoclonal antibody (mAb). Patients whose disease had deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) proteins or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) must have also received an anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) mAb. Patients who received prior anti-HER2 targeting therapy were excluded. HER2 positivity as defined by HER2 overexpression or gene amplification was prospectively determined in local laboratories using immunohistochemistry (IHC), in situ hybridization (ISH), and/or next generation sequencing (NGS) on tumor tissue. RAS status was performed as standard of care prior to study entry based on expanded RAS testing including KRAS exons 2, 3, and 4 and NRAS exons 2, 3, and 4.

The median age was 55 years (range: 24 to 77); 12 (14%) patients were age 65 or older. Seventy-seven percent of patients were White, 4% were Black, 4% were Asian, and 4% were Hispanic or Latino. Sixty-one percent of patients were male. Seventy percent of patients had lung metastases, 64% had liver metastases, 60% had an ECOG performance status of 0, 37% had an ECOG performance status of 1, and 4% had an ECOG performance status of 2. Ninety-nine percent of patients received prior treatment with fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan and 83% and 52% received anti-VEGF antibodies and anti-EGFR antibodies respectively; 23%, 38%, and 39% received 1, 2, or ≥3 prior lines of therapy, respectively.

Patients received TUKYSA 300 mg orally twice per day with a loading dose of trastuzumab or a non-U.S. approved trastuzumab product 8 mg/kg intravenously on Day 1 of Cycle 1, followed by a maintenance dose of trastuzumab 6 mg/kg on Day 1 of each subsequent 21-day cycle. Patients were treated until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

The major efficacy outcome measures were overall response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DOR) as assessed by BICR according to RECIST version 1.1.

Efficacy results are summarized in Table 17.

Table 17: Efficacy Results in MOUNTAINEER
*
Based on Kaplan-Meier method.
†
Based on observed duration of response.

TUKYSA + trastuzumab
N = 84

Overall Response Rate (%) (95% CI)

38 (28, 49)

   CR (%)

3 (3.6)

   PR (%)

29 (35)

Duration of Response

N = 32

   Median*, months (95% CI)

12.4 (8.5, 20.5)

   Patients with DOR≥6 months†

81%

   Patients with DOR≥12 months†

34%

Medication Guide

MEDICATION GUIDE

   

This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  Revised: 10/2026

MEDICATION GUIDE

TUKYSA® (too-KYE-sah)

(tucatinib)

tablets

Important: If your healthcare provider prescribes TUKYSA in combination with capecitabine or pertuzumab, also read the Patient Information that comes with capecitabine or pertuzumab.

What is the most important information I should know about TUKYSA?

TUKYSA can cause serious side effects, including:

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Liver Problems. TUKYSA can cause severe liver problems that can lead to death, especially if you restart TUKYSA after previously stopping treatment due to liver problems. Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your liver function before starting treatment with TUKYSA, every 2 weeks for the first 2 months, and then every 3 weeks during treatment with TUKYSA, or as needed. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any signs and symptoms of liver problems including:
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itching
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yellowing of your skin or eyes
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dark or brown urine (tea-colored)
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pain in the upper right side of your stomach-area (abdomen)
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feeling very tired
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decreased appetite
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bleeding or bruising more easily than normal
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Diarrhea. TUKYSA can cause severe diarrhea that can lead to loss of too much body fluids (dehydration), low blood pressure, kidney problems, and death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have a change in your bowel movements or severe diarrhea. Your healthcare provider may prescribe medicines to treat your diarrhea during treatment with TUKYSA.

See “What are the possible side effects of TUKYSA?” for more information about side effects.

What is TUKYSA?

TUKYSA is a prescription medicine used in adults:

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in combination with the medicines trastuzumab and pertuzumab for maintenance treatment of a type of breast cancer called human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer that has spread:
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to nearby tissue or lymph nodes and cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable locally advanced) or
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to other parts of the body (metastatic).
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in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine to treat HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), or cannot be removed by surgery, who have received 1 or more anti-HER2 metastatic breast cancer treatments.
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in combination with the medicine trastuzumab to treat a type of colorectal cancer called RAS wild-type HER2-positive colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), or cannot be removed by surgery, who have received treatment with fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy and it did not work or is no longer working.

Your healthcare provider will perform a test to make sure TUKYSA is right for you.

It is not known if TUKYSA is safe and effective in children.

Before taking TUKYSA, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

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have liver problems.
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are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. TUKYSA can harm your unborn baby.
Females who are able to become pregnant:
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Your healthcare provider will do a pregnancy test before you start treatment with TUKYSA.
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Use effective birth control (contraception) during treatment with TUKYSA and for 1 week after the last dose of TUKYSA. Talk with your healthcare provider about forms of birth control that you can use during this time.
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Your healthcare provider will tell you how long you should use birth control (contraception) after your treatment with trastuzumab, pertuzumab, or capecitabine.
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Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant during treatment with TUKYSA.
 
Males with female partner who are able to become pregnant:
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Use effective birth control during treatment with TUKYSA and for 1 week after the last dose of TUKYSA.
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are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if TUKYSA passes into your breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment with TUKYSA and for 1 week after the last dose of TUKYSA. Your healthcare provider will tell you how long you should not breastfeed after your treatment with trastuzumab and pertuzumab.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. TUKYSA may affect the way your other medicines work, and other medicines may affect the way TUKYSA works.

Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of all the medicines you take and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist every time you get a new medicine.

How should I take TUKYSA?

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Take TUKYSA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you.
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Follow your healthcare provider’s instruction for taking TUKYSA with the medicines trastuzumab, trastuzumab and capecitabine, or trastuzumab and pertuzumab.
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Take TUKYSA 2 times a day, with or without a meal.
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Take TUKYSA about 12 hours apart and at the same times every day.
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Swallow TUKYSA tablets whole. Do not chew, crush, or split TUKYSA tablets before swallowing. Do not take TUKYSA tablets if they are broken, cracked, or damaged.
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If you vomit or miss a dose of TUKYSA, take your next dose at your regular time.

What are the possible side effects of TUKYSA?

TUKYSA can cause serious side effects, including:

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See “What is the most important information I should know about TUKYSA?”

The most common side effects of TUKYSA in combination with trastuzumab and pertuzumab in adults with HER2-positive breast cancer include:

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diarrhea
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muscle and joint pain
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liver problems
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nausea
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tiredness
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rash
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vomiting

The most common side effects of TUKYSA in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine in adults with HER2-positive breast cancer include:

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diarrhea
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rash, redness, pain, swelling or blisters on the palms of your hands or soles of your feet
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nausea
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liver problems
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vomiting
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mouth sores (stomatitis)
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decreased appetite
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low red blood cell counts (anemia)
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rash

The most common side effects of TUKYSA in combination with trastuzumab in adults with RAS wild-type HER2-positive colorectal cancer include:

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diarrhea
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tiredness
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rash
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nausea
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stomach-area (abdomen) pain
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infusion related reactions
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fever

Your healthcare provider may change your dose of TUKYSA, temporarily stop, or permanently stop treatment with TUKYSA if you have certain side effects.

TUKYSA may cause fertility problems in males and females, which may affect the ability to have children. Talk to your healthcare provider if you have concerns about fertility.

These are not all of the possible side effects of TUKYSA.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

How should I store TUKYSA?

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Store TUKYSA at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20ºC to 25ºC).
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Keep TUKYSA in its original container. The TUKYSA bottle contains a desiccant packet to help keep your tablets dry (protect from moisture). Keep the desiccant in the bottle.
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Tightly close the bottle of TUKYSA after you take your dose.
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TUKYSA must be used within 3 months after opening the bottle. Throw away (discard) any unused tablets 3 months after opening the bottle.

Keep TUKYSA and all medicines out of the reach of children.

General information about the safe and effective use of TUKYSA.

Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use TUKYSA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give TUKYSA to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about TUKYSA that is written for health professionals.

What are the ingredients in TUKYSA?

Active ingredient: tucatinib

Inactive ingredients:

Tablet core: copovidone, crospovidone, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, and microcrystalline cellulose.

Tablet coating: yellow film coat: polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, macrogol/polyethylene glycol, talc, and yellow iron oxide non-irradiated.

This product’s labeling may have been updated. For the most recent prescribing information, please visit https://www.pfizer.com.

Manufactured for: Seagen Inc., Bothell, WA 98021
TUKYSA is a registered trademark owned by Seagen Inc.
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For more information, call 1-800-438-1985.
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