This medication can sometimes cause a serious infusion (IV) reaction.
Other common side effects from biologic use include headache, flu-like symptoms, nausea, rash, injection site pain, and infusion reactions.
Severe (sometimes fatal) infusion reactions have occurred with cetuximab.
A healthcare professional should watch you for at least 1 hour after your infusion is finished to make sure you do not have an infusion reaction.
If you experience a severe infusion reaction, your infusion will be stopped and your doctor may decide to stop further treatments.
During the infusion, you may have an infusion reaction, including:
All adverse events were mild to moderate and were considered infusion reactions.
Erbitux has been associated with serious and potentially life-threatening infusion reactions and heart attack.
Side effects can include headache, nausea, dizziness, cough, back pain, hypertension, and serious allergic infusion reactions.
Other side effects may include infusion reactions, rash, serious infections, and arrhythmias.
