
Vivitra 440mg Injection
Salt Composition: Trustuzumab
Expiry Date: 01/2028
Inclusive of all taxes
1 Injection
About The Product
- Breast Cancer
- Gastric cancer
- Vivitra 440mg Injection is an anticancer medicine that helps to treat breast, gastric, and gastroesophageal cancer.
- It is used when cancer cells spread to other parts of the body. Trastuzumab, the active ingredient in Vivitra 440mg Injection, is used for the treatment of HER2 breast cancer.
- Additionally, metastatic gastric cancer with elevated HER2 protein levels is treated with this drug.
- For patients under the age of 18, as well as those who require oxygen therapy or have serious respiratory issues, Trustuzumab 440mg Injection is not advised.
- If you have ever received any kind of cancer therapy, have cardiac issues, or experience dyspnea, you must inform your doctor. Before beginning therapy with this medication, make sure you tell your doctor about all the medications you are taking, including herbal and supplement medications.
Uses
Vivitra 440mg Injection is indicated for use in the following conditions:
- HER2-positive breast cancer
- HER2-positive metastatic gastric (stomach) cancer
Side Effects
Vivitra 440mg Injection causes several side effects, which are unwanted symptoms that include:
- Chills and Cough
- Anemia
- Decrease in blood cell counts
- Diarrhea
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Headache
- Heart failure
- Mucosal inflammation
- Infection in the upper respiratory
- Weight loss
If the patients are suffering from the above-mentioned symptoms, do not avoid these symptoms because this injection has severe side effects. Try to contact the doctor immediately for urgent help.
Dosage and Administration
- Vivitra is taken in injection form as per the doctor's prescription.
- The patients should take this injection from a qualified medical professional.
- Do not self-administer.
Mechanism of action
- Vivitra 440mg binds the HER2 protein on the surface of cancer cells.
- The blocking of the HER2 receptor stops signaling, which will stop the growth and division of cancer cells in the patient's body.
- The benefits of the injection are seen in a few weeks or months, depending on the health of the patients after starting treatment.
- However, to see the full benefit, it can take several months or years. As to healthcare professionals.
- Vivitra is a powerful and very effective injection for the treatment of breast cancer.
- However, patients need to discuss benefits and side effects at the beginning of treatment.
Safety Advice
Missed Doses
- It is advisable not to miss any dose.
- In case you miss a dose of Vivitra 440mg Injection consult your doctor soon.
- Missing the dose will impact the overall health of the patients.
- So, it is always advisable to follow the prescription of the doctor strictly.
FAQs
The Vivitra injection is used to treat breast, gastric, and gastroesophageal cancer.
References
- Wierzbicki, R., Slamon, D. J., Leyland‑Jones, B., Shak, S., Fuchs, H., Paton, V. (2001). Use of chemotherapy plus a monoclonal antibody against HER2 for metastatic breast cancer that overexpresses HER2. New England Journal of Medicine, 344(11), 783–792. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11248153/
- Gelber, R. D., Piccart‑Gebhart, M. J., Procter, M., Leyland‑Jones, B., Goldhirsch, A., Untch, M. (2005). Trastuzumab after adjuvant chemotherapy in HER2‑positive breast cancer. New England Journal of Medicine, 353(16), 1659–1672. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16236737/
- Tabernero, J., Bang, Y.‑J., Van Cutsem, E., Feyereislova, A., Chung, H.‑C., Shen, L. (2010). Trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for HER2‑positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer: a phase III, open‑label, randomised controlled trial (ToGA). Lancet, 376(9742), 687–697. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20728210/
- Zydus Cadila. (2025). Vivitra™ (trastuzumab) prescribing information. Retrieved from the company's information site Macarius Health. (2025). Vivitra 440 mg injection (biosimilar trastuzumab): Product profile. Retrieved from the oncology product database
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