by Jitender Mishra | Apr 4, 2022 | Breast
Trastuzumab emtansine is used to treat certain types of breast cancer. This medication is used to treat tumors that produce more than the normal amount of a certain substance called HER2 protein. This medication is called a monoclonal antibody and microtubule inhibitor conjugate.
by Jitender Mishra | Apr 4, 2022 | Leukemia
Tisagenlecleucel injection is used to treat B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that has come back a second or later time or after other medicines did not work well in patients up to 25 years of age. Leukemia is a type of cancer where the body makes abnormal white blood cells.
by Jitender Mishra | Apr 4, 2022 | Iron overload
Deferasirox is used to remove excess iron from the body in patients who have had too many blood transfusions and in patients with non-transfusion dependent thalassemia syndromes. Deferasirox is an iron chelator (binder). It combines with iron in the blood.
by Jitender Mishra | Apr 4, 2022 | Lymphoma
Acalabrutinib is used to treat mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in adults who have received at least one previous treatment for their cancer. This medicine is also used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
by Jitender Mishra | Apr 4, 2022 | Leukemia
Asciminib Tablets is used to treat a certain type of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML; a type of cancer of the white blood cells) as a first treatment and in people who can no longer benefit from other leukemia medications. Asciminib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors.