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Drug Database Monograph

ERBITUX 5 mg/ml

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Active Ingredient: CETUXIMAB

QTc Interval Status:
neutre

Clinical Description (Database Summary)

Cetuximab is an anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody used in advanced solid tumors that demonstrates no clinically meaningful effect on cardiac repolarization or QTc intervals. In a dedicated clinical trial evaluating standard dosing (400 mg/m2 loading dose followed by 250 mg/m2 weekly), time-matched serum concentration-to-QTc analyses confirmed an absence of exposure-dependent repolarization delay. Furthermore, cetuximab produced no significant changes in heart rate, PR interval, or QRS duration, indicating it can be safely administered without intrinsic QTc prolongation risk.

Scientific Sources / References

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00280-013-2146-5

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