How much does Trastuzumab cost?

Trastuzumab (Trastuzumab) is used to treat early-stage breast cancer that has spread to the breast after surgery, chemotherapy (drugs that treat cancer), and radiation (radiation therapy). or axillary glands, but has not spread to other parts of the body, it can also be used in combination with chemotherapy early in treatment. For locally advanced tumors (including inflammatory tumors) or tumors that are more than 2cm wide, trastuzumab is used in combination with chemotherapy before surgery and then alone after surgery.

Trastuzumab can only be used when the cancer is proven to overexpress HER2. Trastuzumab is also indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. It is used alone in patients who have failed previous treatments, and it is also used in combination with other anti-cancer drugs: such as paclitaxel or docetaxel, or with aromatase inhibitors. When used as an intravenous infusion, trastuzumab is also used to treat metastatic gastric cancer, in combination with cisplatin and capecitabine or other anticancer drugs such as 5-fluorouracil.

Trastuzumab is sold under the brand name Herceptin in China and has entered the scope of Class B medical insurance, but it may be limited to patients who meet the indications for this drug, such as patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer and its adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment or HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer. The price is around 6,000 yuan. The original trastuzumab drug has also been launched overseas. The ingredients of domestic and foreign original drugs are basically the same. For specific prices and drug details, you can consult a medical consultant. Currently, there are no generic trastuzumab drugs on the market.