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Medicines labeled for the same conditions

Alternatives to trastuzumab deruxtecan

14 other medicines are given the same way (intravenous) and in the same FDA class as trastuzumab deruxtecan or labeled mainly for the same use (breast cancer); the others include 4 her2/neu receptor antagonists, 3 microtubule inhibitors and 1 nucleoside metabolic inhibitor (FDA labels read October 8, 2026).

Which medicines are labeled for the same conditions as trastuzumab deruxtecan?

Breast cancer lists all 44 medicines labeled for it, by any route. Each row shows the conditions both labels name. They are listed as public records, not as substitutes: whether one can replace another depends on the person and is a prescriber's decision.

Medicine and FDA classShared indicationGeneric labelers (intravenous)Pharmacy costBoxed warningShortage
Trastuzumab deruxtecanthis medicinenone listedn/aYesNo current entry
Docetaxelmicrotubule inhibitorBreast cancer, Lung cancer14 labelersn/aYesA presentation being discontinued
Paclitaxelmicrotubule inhibitorBreast cancer, Lung cancer20 labelersn/aYesNo current entry
Gemcitabinenucleoside metabolic inhibitorBreast cancer, Lung cancer10 labelersn/aNoNo current entry
Eribulinmicrotubule inhibitorBreast cancer14 labelersn/aNoNo current entry
Trastuzumabher2/neu receptor antagonistBreast cancernone listedn/aYesNo current entry
Margetuximabher2/neu receptor antagonistBreast cancernone listedn/aYesNo current entry
Trastuzumab emtansineBreast cancernone listedn/aYesNo current entry
Trastuzumab-strfher2/neu receptor antagonistBreast cancernone listedn/aYesNo current entry
Datopotamab deruxtecanBreast cancer, Lung cancernone listedn/aNoNo current entry
Pembrolizumabprogrammed death receptor-1 blocking antibodyBreast cancer, Lung cancernone listedn/aNoNo current entry
Fulvestrantestrogen receptor antagonistBreast cancer1 labelern/aNoA presentation being discontinued
IxabepiloneBreast cancernone listedn/aYesNo current entry
Pertuzumabher2/neu receptor antagonistBreast cancernone listedn/aYesNo current entry
Sacituzumab govitecanBreast cancernone listedn/aYesNo current entry

Source: FDA drug labels (indications) via openFDA; FDA NDC Directory; CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026; FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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