Caprelsa
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- Prescription status not stated
- Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
- Active substance
- Vandetanib
- Made by
- Esteve Pharmaceuticals, S.A.
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
What it is for
- Caprelsa is indicated for the treatment of aggressive and symptomatic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease. Caprelsa is indicated in adults, children and adolescents aged 5 years and older. For patients in whom re-arranged-during-transfection(RET) mutation is not known or is negative, a possible lower benefit should be taken into account before individual treatment decision.
From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency
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Details
| Made by | Esteve Pharmaceuticals, S.A. |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Vandetanib |
| Used in | Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines |
| Classification | L01XE · Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines |
| Authorised on | 2012-02-16 |
| Last updated by the regulator | 2026-08-05 |
| EMA product number | EMEA/H/C/002315 |
Source: European Medicines Agency — medicine data · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician
Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA). Product information as published by EMA. Reuse terms: EMA legal notice (reproduction authorised).