Vectibix
panitumumab
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Overview
Vectibix is a medicine for treating colorectal (bowel) cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Vectibix is used alone or with other cancer medicines in patients with a type of tumour that has normal
(‘wild-type’) copies of a gene known as RAS.
It contains the active substance panitumumab.
Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Vectibix
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/000741
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Active substance |
panitumumab
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
panitumumab
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Colorectal Neoplasms
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
L01XC08
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Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
Amgen Europe B.V.
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Revision |
34
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
03/12/2007
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Contact address |
Minervum 7061 |
Product information
05/07/2022 Vectibix - EMEA/H/C/000741 - IA/0100
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- summary of product characteristics (annex I);
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- labelling (annex IIIA);
- package leaflet (annex IIIB).
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Antineoplastic agents
Therapeutic indication
Vectibix is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with wild-type RAS metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC):
- in first-line in combination with Folfox or Folfiri.
- in second-line in combination with Folfiri for patients who have received first-line fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy (excluding irinotecan).
- as monotherapy after failure of fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-containing chemotherapy regimens.