Kadcyla

Kadcyla Overdosage

trastuzumab emtansine

Manufacturer:

Roche

Distributor:

DKSH
Full Prescribing Info
Overdosage
There is no known antidote for overdose of KADCYLA. In clinical trials, overdose of KADCYLA has been reported at approximately two times the recommended dose which resulted in Grade 2 thrombocytopenia (resolved 4 days later) and one death. In the fatal case, the patient incorrectly received KADCYLA at 6 mg/kg and died approximately 3 weeks following the overdose; a cause of death and a causal relationship to KADCYLA were not established.
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