Cetuximab Injection

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Also sold as: Erbitux Erbitux®
About Cetuximab Injection

Cetuximab is used with or without radiation therapy to treat a certain type of cancer of the head and neck that has spread to nearby tissues or other parts of the body. It can also be used with other medications to treat a certain type of head and neck cancer that has spread to other parts of the body or keeps coming b… Read the full Cetuximab Injection drug information page →

Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 9, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

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Contraindicated

Cetuximab Injection Bacillus Of Calmette And Guerin Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Measles Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Mumps Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Rubella Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Smallpox Monkeypox Vaccine An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Typhoid Vaccine Typhim VI® An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Varicella Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Yellow Fever Vaccine Stamaril An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details

Major

Cetuximab Injection Adenovirus Vaccine Type 4, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Adenovirus Vaccine Type 7, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Cholera Vaccine Ipol An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Ebola Zaire Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Influenza Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Cetuximab Injection Rotavirus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details

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