Trastuzumab

HER2 Inhibitor
DB00072
Approved Indication

For treatment of early stage HER2-positive breast cancer, or metastatic breast cancer that substantially overexpress HER2.

13 Targets
4 Resistance Mutations
11 References
3D Structure No structure available
No co-crystal structure available
Mechanism of Action

Trastuzumab binds to the HER2 (or c-erbB2) proto-oncogene, an EGF receptor-like protein found on 20-30% of breast cancer cells. The binding leads to antibody mediated (complement mediated) killing of the HER2 positive cells.

Resistance Mutations — 18 resistance samples observed in COSMIC
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ERBB2
p.L593R p.L839R p.L854R p.L869R 5

Resistance mutations sourced from COSMIC Drug Resistance database. Cyan = on-target · Amber = off-target · numbered badge = PubMed references for that mutation

Details
DrugBank ID DB00072 ↗
Approval Date 1998-09-25
Molecular Weight — g/mol
Drug Class HER2 Inhibitor
ATC Codes L01XC03
Synonyms RHUMAB HER2, trastuzumab-dkst