Cyramza 100 mg Injection is used alone and in combination with other cancer medications, to treat cancer of the stomach, lungs, colon, or rectum in patients who have not adequately responded to other anticancer medications. It is also used for the treatment of cancer that affects the liver cells. This medicine is not recommended for use in patients below 18 years of age.
This medicine is used alone and in combination with other cancer medications for the treatment of patients with metastatic Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) which is a type of cancer that affects the lungs.
This medicine is used alone and in combination with other cancer medications for the treatment of advanced or metastatic cancer of the stomach.
This medicine is used alone and in combination with other cancer medications for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (cancer that starts either in the colon or rectum)
This medicine is used for the treatment of cancer that affects the liver cells.
It is given as IV infusion into vein by a qualified medical professional. Your doctor will decide what dose is necessary and how often you need to take it.
Taking it in the wrong way or taking too much can cause very serious side effects.
It may take several weeks or months for you to see or feel the benefits but do not stop taking it unless your doctor tells you to.
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost 12 hours due for the next scheduled dose, then the missed dose can be skipped.
Contact your doctor for further instructions if you miss more than one scheduled dose of this medicine.
This medicine is not recommended for use in pregnant women unless necessary. The risks and benefits should be discussed with the doctor before receiving this medicine.
This medicine should be used with extreme caution in patients with a known risk of bleeding due to the increased risk of worsening of the patient's condition. Close monitoring of the clinical condition, appropriate corrective measures, dose adjustments, or replacement with a suitable alternative may be necessary based on the clinical condition of the patient.
This medicine should be used with caution in patients with heart diseases due to the increased risk of adverse effects. Appropriate dose adjustments or replacement with a suitable alternative may be required in some cases based on the clinical condition.
This medicine may impair the wound healing process in some patients. Appropriate corrective measures, dose adjustments, or replacement with a suitable alternative may be necessary based on the clinical condition of the patient.
This medicine should be used with extreme caution in patients suffering from stomach or intestine problems due to the increased risk of worsening of the patient's condition.
Your doctor may regularly check your blood pressure and levels of protein in your urine while you are on Avastin 400mg Injection.
Ques: What is Cyramza 100 mg injection used to treat?
Ans:Cyramza (ramucirumab) is a recombinant human IgG1 monoclonal antibody used a single-agent is for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic, gastric or gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma with disease progression on or after prior fluoropyrimidine- or platinum-containing chemotherapy.
Ques: How long can you take Cyramza 100 mg injection ?
Ans:The recommended dose of CYRAMZA for the treatment of gastric cancer is 8 mg per kg of your body weight once every 2 weeks. If your doctor has prescribed paclitaxel, you will receive it once every week for 3 weeks followed by 1 week without treatment. It will be given by intravenous infusion for about 60 minutes.