Tukysa
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Active Ingredient: tucatinib
Product Overview
About Tukysa
Tukysa is a cancer medicine.
What it is used for
Tukysa is used to treat cancer.
How it is used
Tukysa can only be obtained with a prescription and treatment should be started and supervised by a doctor experienced in giving cancer treatments. It is given by mouth in a recommended dose of 300 mg twice a day. Patients are also treated with capecitabine and trastuzumab on certain days of a 21-day cycle. Treatment can continue as long as the cancer does not get worse and side effects are bearable. The doctor may recommend a reduced dose of Tukysa if certain side effects occur, or may stop treatment temporarily or permanently.
How it works
The active substance in Tukysa, tucatinib, is a type of cancer medicine called a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. It attaches to the HER2 protein on the cancer cells, and so blocks its action. Because HER2 helps cancer cells to grow and divide, blocking it helps to stop these cells growing and causes them to die, controlling the growth of the cancer.
Active substance: tucatinib
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