Description
Generic Name:
Lisocabtagene maraleucel
Description:
Lisocabtagene maraleucel is an immunotherapy medicine used to treat large B-cell lymphoma in adults. Lisocabtagene maraleucel is given after at least two other cancer treatments did not work or have stopped working.
Lisocabtagene maraleucel is made using white blood cells removed from blood that is drawn from your body through a vein.
Indication:
Large B-cell lymphoma in adults
Dosage:
Lisocabtagene maraleucel is available only at an authorized hospital or clinic, and must be given by specially trained healthcare professionals.
Lisocabtagene maraleucel is given after a procedure called leukapheresis (LOO-kuh-fuh-REE-sis).
During leukapheresis, some of your blood is collected through a small tube (catheter) placed into a vein. The catheter is connected to a machine that separates your white blood cells from other parts of the blood.
The cells are then sent to a laboratory where they are made into lisocabtagene maraleucel. Because it will take time to process your blood cells into lisocabtagene maraleucel, you will not receive the medicine on the same day your blood cells are drawn.
About 2 to 7 days before lisocabtagene maraleucel is given, you will be pre-treated with chemotherapy to help prepare your body for lisocabtagene maraleucel.
Once your body is ready to receive lisocabtagene maraleucel, your care providers will inject the medicine as an infusion into a vein.
You may be given other medications to help prevent serious side effects or an allergic reaction. Keep using these medicines for as long as your doctor has prescribed.
For at least 4 weeks, plan to stay near the hospital or clinic where you received lisocabtagene maraleucel.
Lisocabtagene maraleucel affects your immune system. You may get infections more easily, even serious or fatal infections.
If you’ve ever had hepatitis B, using lisocabtagene maraleucel can cause this virus to become active or get worse. You may need frequent liver function tests.
Precaution & Warnings:
Lisocabtagene maraleucel is available only at an authorized hospital or clinic, and must be given by specially trained healthcare professionals.
Lisocabtagene maraleucel is given after a procedure called leukapheresis (LOO-kuh-fuh-REE-sis).
During leukapheresis, some of your blood is collected through a small tube (catheter) placed into a vein. The catheter is connected to a machine that separates your white blood cells from other parts of the blood.
The cells are then sent to a laboratory where they are made into lisocabtagene maraleucel. Because it will take time to process your blood cells into lisocabtagene maraleucel, you will not receive the medicine on the same day your blood cells are drawn.
About 2 to 7 days before lisocabtagene maraleucel is given, you will be pre-treated with chemotherapy to help prepare your body for lisocabtagene maraleucel.
Once your body is ready to receive lisocabtagene maraleucel, your care providers will inject the medicine as an infusion into a vein.
You may be given other medications to help prevent serious side effects or an allergic reaction. Keep using these medicines for as long as your doctor has prescribed.
For at least 4 weeks, plan to stay near the hospital or clinic where you received lisocabtagene maraleucel.
Lisocabtagene maraleucel affects your immune system. You may get infections more easily, even serious or fatal infections.
If you’ve ever had hepatitis B, using lisocabtagene maraleucel can cause this virus to become active or get worse. You may need frequent liver function tests.
Prescription Information:
Proper doctor prescription is needed.
*Note: The prescription should not be older than 6 month.
Contraindication:
Other drugs may affect lisocabtagene maraleucel, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell your doctor about all your current medicines and any medicine you start or stop using.
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