Kadcyla and Chills - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Chills is reported as a side effect among people who take Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Herceptin, and have Breast cancer.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Chills when taking Kadcyla. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 5,798 people who have side effects when taking Kadcyla from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Kadcyla?
Kadcyla has active ingredients of ado-trastuzumab emtansine. eHealthMe is studying from 5,813 Kadcyla users. Check the latest studies of Kadcyla.
What is Chills?
Chills (felling of cold) is found to be associated with 2,569 drugs and 3,472 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Chills.
5,798 people reported to have side effects when taking Kadcyla.
Among them, 92 people (1.59%) have Chills.

Among these 92 people:
How long have people been on Kadcyla when they have Chills? *
- < 1 month: 58.82 %
- 1 - 6 months: 35.29 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 5.88 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Chills when taking Kadcyla? *
- female: 95.29 %
- male: 4.71 %
What is the age of people who have Chills when taking Kadcyla? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 6.56 %
- 40-49: 27.87 %
- 50-59: 16.39 %
- 60+: 49.18 %
What are other drugs people take besides Kadcyla? *
- Herceptin: 46 people, 50.00%
- Perjeta: 23 people, 25.00%
- Xeloda: 14 people, 15.22%
- Morphine: 10 people, 10.87%
- Lyrica: 10 people, 10.87%
- Lapatinib: 9 people, 9.78%
- Navelbine: 9 people, 9.78%
- Dexamethasone: 8 people, 8.70%
- Emend: 8 people, 8.70%
- Acetaminophen: 7 people, 7.61%
What are other side effects people have besides Chills? *
- Fever: 32 people, 34.78%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 28 people, 30.43%
- Headache (pain in head): 23 people, 25.00%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 20 people, 21.74%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 20 people, 21.74%
- Diarrhea: 17 people, 18.48%
- Rashes (redness): 14 people, 15.22%
- Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 14 people, 15.22%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 13 people, 14.13%
- Dry Mouth: 11 people, 11.96%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Breast Cancer: 32 people, 34.78%
- Breast Cancer Metastatic: 30 people, 32.61%
- Metastases To Central Nervous System (cancer spreads to central nervous system): 8 people, 8.70%
- Pain: 5 people, 5.43%
- Dental Fistula: 4 people, 4.35%
- High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 3.26%
- Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 2 people, 2.17%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 2 people, 2.17%
- Inflammatory Carcinoma Of The Breast: 2 people, 2.17%
- Breast Cancer Recurrent: 2 people, 2.17%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Kadcyla:
- Kadcyla (5,813 reports)
Chills treatments and more:
- Chills (145,628 reports)
How severe was Chills and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ado-trastuzumab emtansine:
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Kadcyla:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Chills:
- Chills (2,569 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Chills:
- Chills (3,472 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ado-trastuzumab emtansine (the active ingredients of Kadcyla) and Kadcyla (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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