
Your guide to GEP-NETs and treatment with LUTATHERA® (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate)
What is LUTATHERA?
LUTATHERA is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with a type of cancer known as gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) that are positive for the hormone receptor somatostatin, including GEP-NETs in the foregut, midgut, and hindgut.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION1
What are some important things to know about the safety of LUTATHERA?
LUTATHERA is associated with some serious safety considerations, and in some cases these may require your healthcare provider to adjust or stop your treatment. You should always follow your healthcare provider’s instructions. Safety considerations include:
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What is LUTATHERA?
LUTATHERA® (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate) is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with a type of cancer known as gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) that are positive for the hormone receptor somatostatin, including GEP-NETs in the foregut, midgut, and hindgut.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION1
What is LUTATHERA?
LUTATHERA® (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate) is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with a type of cancer known as gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) that are positive for the hormone receptor somatostatin, including GEP-NETs in the foregut, midgut, and hindgut.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION1
What are some important things to know about the safety of LUTATHERA?
LUTATHERA is associated with some serious safety considerations, and in some cases these may require your healthcare provider to adjust or stop your treatment. You should always follow your healthcare provider’s instructions. Safety considerations include:
What are the most common side effects of LUTATHERA?
The most common and most serious side effects of LUTATHERA include: vomiting, nausea, decreased blood cell counts, increased liver enzymes, decreased blood potassium levels, and increased blood glucose.
Talk to your doctor if you experience any of these side effects. There are other possible side effects of LUTATHERA. For more information, and to learn more about LUTATHERA, talk to your doctor or healthcare provider.
What other medicines may interact with LUTATHERA?
Tell your healthcare provider if you are taking any other medications. Somatostatin analogs and corticosteroids may affect how your LUTATHERA treatment works. You should stop taking your long-acting somatostatin analog at least 4 weeks before LUTATHERA treatment. You may continue taking short-acting somatostatin analogs up to 24 hours before your LUTATHERA treatment. Avoid repeated high doses of glucocorticosteroids during treatment with LUTATHERA.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see full Prescribing Information for LUTATHERA.
Distributed by: Advanced Accelerator Applications USA, Inc., NJ 07041
Reference: 1. LUTATHERA® [prescribing information]. Millburn, NJ: Advanced Accelerator Applications USA, Inc.; May 2020.