Understanding how you will receive LUTATHERA
LUTATHERA will be given at your nearest treatment center
Because LUTATHERA uses radiation, your doctor will send you to a treatment center with a care team that is trained to give LUTATHERA. Your doctor will find the nearest center so you can schedule your visits.
LUTATHERA dosing
- LUTATHERA is given as an intravenous (IV) infusion, once every 8 weeks, for 4 doses
- A long-acting SSA is also given as an intramuscular (IM) injection between 4 to 24 hours after each dose of LUTATHERA
- After your last dose of LUTATHERA, you may continue receiving a long-acting SSA every 4 weeks for 18 months after starting treatment with LUTATHERA. Follow your doctor’s instructions for treatment*
*You may continue to receive a long-acting SSA every 4 weeks for 18 months after starting treatment with LUTATHERA or until your cancer progresses.
Most people finished all 4 doses in the clinical studies
What to expect during treatment
When starting LUTATHERA, knowing what to expect can help you feel prepared and ready for treatment.
Before your first LUTATHERA dose
At least 4 weeks or more before treatment
- Your doctor will stop your long-acting SSA treatment until your first LUTATHERA dose
- You may receive a short-acting SSA if symptoms return before your LUTATHERA infusion
24 hours before treatment
- Your doctor will stop your short-acting SSA treatment at least 24 hours before your LUTATHERA infusion
On the infusion day
Before LUTATHERA infusion
- You will receive a medicine that helps with vomiting or an upset stomach that you may experience
- Thirty minutes before you are given LUTATHERA, you will receive an amino acid infusion. This will help protect your kidneys
LUTATHERA infusion
- LUTATHERA infusion takes 30 to 40 minutes
- When your LUTATHERA infusion is done, you will continue the amino acid infusion for at least 3 hours
- Your care team will monitor you and let you know when it’s safe to leave the treatment center that day
After the infusion
4 to 24 hours after infusion
- A long-acting SSA will be given between 4 and 24 hours after your LUTATHERA infusion. Your care team will tell you when and where you will receive it
Laboratory tests
- Your care team will schedule regular blood work and other tests to see how you are doing on treatment. These tests can tell them if you are having side effects and will help them give you the care you need
GEP-NETs, gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors; SSA, somatostatin analogue.