Label: PERJETA- pertuzumab injection, solution, concentrate

  • Category: HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: Biologic Licensing Application

Drug Label Information

Updated April 10, 2025

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  • HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
    These highlights do not include all the information needed to use PERJETA safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for PERJETA. PERJETA® (pertuzumab) injection, for intravenous ...
  • Table of Contents
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  • BOXED WARNING (What is this?)

    WARNING: LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION and EMBRYO-FETAL TOXICITY

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  • 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE
    1.1 Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) PERJETA is indicated for use in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel for the treatment of adults with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who have ...
  • 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
    2.1 Evaluation and Testing Before Initiating Perjeta - Assess left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) prior to initiation of PERJETA and at regular intervals during treatment [see Boxed ...
  • 3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS
    Injection: 420 mg/14 mL (30 mg/mL) clear to slightly opalescent and colorless to pale brown solution in a single-dose vial
  • 4 CONTRAINDICATIONS
    PERJETA is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to pertuzumab or to any of its excipients [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)].
  • 5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
    5.1 Left Ventricular Dysfunction - PERJETA can cause left ventricular dysfunction, including symptomatic heart failure. Decreases in LVEF have been reported with drugs that block HER2 activity ...
  • 6 ADVERSE REACTIONS
    The following adverse reactions are discussed in greater detail in other sections of the label: Left Ventricular Dysfunction [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)] Embryo-Fetal Toxicity [see ...
  • 8 USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
    8.1 Pregnancy - Pregnancy Pharmacovigilance Program - There is a pregnancy pharmacovigilance program for PERJETA. If PERJETA is administered during pregnancy, or if a patient becomes pregnant ...
  • 11 DESCRIPTION
    Pertuzumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody and HER2/neu receptor antagonist that targets the extracellular dimerization domain (Subdomain II) of the human epidermal growth factor ...
  • 12 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
    12.1 Mechanism of Action - Pertuzumab targets the extracellular dimerization domain (Subdomain II) of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 protein (HER2) and, thereby, blocks ...
  • 13 NONCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
    13.1 Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility - Long-term studies in animals have not been performed to evaluate the carcinogenic potential of pertuzumab. Studies have not been ...
  • 14 CLINICAL STUDIES
    14.1 Metastatic Breast Cancer - CLEOPATRA (NCT00567190) was a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 808 patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. HER2 overexpression ...
  • 16 HOW SUPPLIED/STORAGE AND HANDLING
    How Supplied - PERJETA (pertuzumab) injection is supplied as a 420 mg/14 mL (30 mg/mL) single-dose vial containing sterile, preservative-free, clear to slightly opalescent, colorless to pale ...
  • 17 PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION
    Left Ventricular Dysfunction - Advise patients to contact a health care professional immediately for any of the following: new onset or worsening shortness of breath, cough, swelling of the ...
  • SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION
    PERJETA® (pertuzumab) Manufactured by: Genentech, Inc. A Member of the Roche Group - 1 DNA Way - South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990 - U.S. License No. 1048 - PERJETA is a registered trademark of ...
  • PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 14 mL Vial Carton
    NDC 50242-145-01 - Perjeta® (Pertuzumab) Injection - 420 mg/ 14 mL - (30 mg/mL) Dilute Prior To Use - For Intravenous Infusion Only - Single-Dose Vial - Discard Unused Portion - No preservative. Rx ...
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