(tucatinib)
Carcinogenicity studies have not been conducted with tucatinib.
Tucatinib was not mutagenic in an in vitro bacterial reverse mutation (Ames) assay. Tucatinib was not clastogenic in either an in vitro chromosome aberration assay or an in vivo mouse bone marrow micronucleus assay.
Fertility studies in animals have not been conducted. In repeat-dose toxicity studies up to 13 weeks duration, decreased corpora lutea/corpus luteum cyst, increased interstitial cells of the ovary, atrophy of the uterus, and mucification of the vagina were observed in female rats at doses ≥ 6 mg/kg/day (approximately 0.1 times the human exposure at the recommended dose based on AUC). Atrophy and edema of the testes and oligospermia/germ cell debris in the epididymides were observed in male rats at ≥ 120 mg/kg/day (approximately 13 times the human exposure at the recommended dose based on AUC).
| This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Revised: 01/2023 | |||
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Important information: If your healthcare provider prescribes TUKYSA in combination with capecitabine for your breast cancer, also read the Patient Information that comes with capecitabine. | |||
What is TUKYSA?
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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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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What are the possible side effects of TUKYSA? | |||
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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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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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Your healthcare provider may change your dose of TUKYSA, temporarily stop, or permanently stop treatment with TUKYSA if you have certain side effects. | |||
How should I store TUKYSA? | |||
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Keep TUKYSA and all medicines out of reach of children. | |||
General information about the safe and effective use of TUKYSA. | |||
What are the ingredients in TUKYSA? Tablet coating: yellow film coat: polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, macrogol/polyethylene glycol, talc, and yellow iron oxide non-irradiated. | |||
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