How much does Ado-trastuzumab emtansine cost?

Ado-trastuzumab emtansine is an injectable drug used to treat a certain type of breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and does not improve or worsens after treatment with other drugs. Trastuzumab is also used after surgery for certain types of breast cancer in women who have been treated with other chemotherapy drugs before surgery but who still have cancer remaining in the tissue removed during surgery.

Trastuzumab belongs to a class of drugs called antibody-drug conjugates. It works by killing cancer cells. TrastuzumabInjection is a powder mixed with liquid that is infused (slowly injected) into a vein by a doctor or nurse in a hospital or medical institution. It is usually injected once every 3 weeks. The length of treatment depends on the patient's body's response to the drug and the side effects experienced. Trastuzumab may cause serious infusion-related reactions that may occur during or shortly after the infusion of the drug. It takes approximately90 minutes to receive your first dose of trastuzumab. The doctor or nurse will closely monitor how the patient's body responds to this medication.

EnmetratrastuzumabThe monoclonal antigenic drug has been launched in China and has entered the scope of medical insurance. Only eligible patients can be reimbursed. SpecificationsThe price of 100mg per box may be around 20,000 yuan. This drug is a strictly controlled drug. The Turkish version is launched overseasEnmetratrastuzSpecifications of single antigenic drugThe price of 100mg per box may be more than 3,000 yuan, and the price of the European version of 100mg per box may be more than 8,000 yuan. The price of each box of 160 mg may be around RMB 10,000 (the price may fluctuate due to the exchange rate). The ingredients of the original drugs sold at home and abroad are basically the same. Currently, there are no generic drugs of Enmei Trastuzumab produced and launched.