What should I tell my care team before I take this medication?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
-Carry the UGT1A1*28 gene
-Infection
-Liver disease
-An unusual or allergic reaction to sacituzumab govitecan, other medications, foods, dyes, or preservatives
-Pregnant or trying to get pregnant
-Breast-feeding
What may interact with this medication?
This medication may affect how other medications work, and other medications may affect the way this medication works. Talk with your care team about all of the medications you take. They may suggest changes to your treatment plan to lower the risk of side effects and to make sure your medications work as intended.
This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
What should I watch for while using this medication?
This medication may make you feel generally unwell. This is not uncommon as chemotherapy can affect healthy cells as well as cancer cells. Report any side effects. Continue your course of treatment even though you feel ill unless your care team tells you to stop.
You may need blood work while you are taking this medication.
Certain genetic factors may decrease the safety of this medication. Your care team may use genetic tests to determine treatment.
This medication can cause serious allergic reactions. To reduce your risk, your care team may give you other medications to take before receiving this one. Be sure to follow the directions from your care team.
Check with your care team if you have severe diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting, or if you sweat a lot. The loss of too much body fluid may make it dangerous for you to take this medication.
Talk to your care team if you wish to become pregnant or think you might be pregnant. This medication can cause serious birth defects if taken during pregnancy or if you get pregnant within 6 months after stopping treatment. A negative pregnancy test is required before starting this medication. A reliable form of contraception is recommended while taking this medication and for 6 months after stopping treatment. Talk to your care team about reliable forms of contraception.
Use a condom during sex and for 3 months after stopping treatment. Tell your care team right away if you think your partner might be pregnant. This medication can cause serious birth defects.
Do not breast-feed while taking this medication and for 1 month after stopping therapy.
This medication may cause infertility. Talk to your care team if you are concerned about your fertility.
This medication may increase your risk of getting an infection. Call your care team for advice if you get a fever, chills, sore throat, or other symptoms of a cold or flu. Do not treat yourself. Try to avoid being around people who are sick.
Avoid taking medications that contain aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, or ketoprofen unless instructed by your care team. These medications may hide a fever.
This medication may increase blood sugar. The risk may be higher in patients who already have diabetes. Ask your care team what you can do to lower your risk of diabetes while taking this medication.
What are the most serious risks of this medication?
This medication can decrease white blood cell levels in your body. White blood cells help protect your body from infection. Your care team will check your blood cell levels while you are taking this medication. Talk to your care team right away if you have symptoms of an infection, such as fever, chills, cough, sore throat, or general feeling of discomfort or being unwell.
Diarrhea is expected in almost everyone who gets this medicine. It can be severe.