Drug interactions
Belatacept + Trastuzumab
Severity: Moderate
Belatacept and Trastuzumab: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Belatacept is a potent immunosuppressant for transplant recipients that raises risk of serious infections and malignancy. Using it with trastuzumab, which can add to neutropenia with chemotherapy, may further increase infection risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Belatacept and Trastuzumab can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Belatacept belongs to Miscellaneous; Trastuzumab belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Additive immunosuppression through T-cell costimulation blockade and treatment-related neutropenia.
What to do
Monitor blood counts and infection signs closely, and coordinate transplant and oncology teams to review the immunosuppressive regimen.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Belatacept with Trastuzumab?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Belatacept and Trastuzumab can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Belatacept is a potent immunosuppressant for transplant recipients that raises risk of serious infections and malignancy. Using it with trastuzumab, which can add to neutropenia with chemotherapy, may further increase infection risk.
How serious is the interaction between Belatacept and Trastuzumab?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood counts and infection signs closely, and coordinate transplant and oncology teams to review the immunosuppressive regimen.
What other medicines interact with Trastuzumab?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Trastuzumab with, for example, Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin liposomal, Doxorubicin. The full list is on the Trastuzumab page.
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