Eribulin Mesylate is used in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. It is used to treat adults with breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, and who have already received other anticancer medicines after the cancer has spread.
How Eribulin Mesylate works
Eribulin Mesylate is an anticancer medication. It works by interfering with the microtubule structures which help the cancer cells to divide and multiply. This blocks the growth cycle (cell cycle) of cancer cells and eventually kills them.
Common side effects of Eribulin Mesylate
Anemia (low number of red blood cells), Weakness, Hair loss, Nausea, Constipation, Decreased white blood cell count, Fatigue, Peripheral neuropathy (tingling and numbness of feet and hand)