What is Votrient used to treat?
Pazopanib is used to treat certain types of cancer (kidney, soft tissue sarcoma). Pazopanib belongs to a class of drugs known as tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It works by decreasing the blood supply to the cancer tumor to slow tumor growth.
How effective is Votrient?
Votrient has an average rating of 8.3 out of 10 from a total of 19 ratings for the treatment of Soft Tissue Sarcoma. 79% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 11% reported a negative effect.
Is Votrient chemotherapy?
Votrient is not a chemotherapy drug but one of many "targeted therapies." Targeted therapy is the result of about 100 years of research dedicated to understanding the differences between cancer cells and normal cells.
What is the cost of Votrient?
This is a brand name drug and a generic may be available. The average cost for 120 Tablet(s), 200mg each, is $16,440.99. You can buy Votrient at the discounted price of $14,753.05 by using the WebMDRx coupon, a savings of 10%. Even if this drug is covered by Medicare or your insurance, we recommend you compare prices.
How long can you stay on Votrient?
Votrient stays in your system for approximately 5 to 6.5 days.
Does Votrient shrink tumors?
Votrient has been shown to slow the growth and spread of renal cell carcinoma and soft tissue sarcoma. (Renal cell carcinoma is a type of kidney cancer. Soft tissue sarcoma is cancer of the soft tissue, such as muscles, tendons, nerves, and blood vessels.) Votrient may also help shrink these types of tumors.
What is the best time to take Votrient?
It is important that you take VOTRIENT on an empty stomach, either at least one hour before or at least two hours after food. Taking the drug with food increases the amount absorbed into the body, which may increase side effects.