What to expect with YESCARTA
YESCARTA is a different kind of therapy: it helps your body’s own T cells to fight cancer. That’s why it’s a different treatment process. But you’re in expert hands all the way.
YESCARTA is a different kind of therapy: it helps your body’s own T cells to fight cancer. That’s why it’s a different treatment process. But you’re in expert hands all the way.
THE YESCARTA DIFFERENCE
Unlike other treatments, YESCARTA is given at specialized cancer hospitals called Authorized Treatment Centers (ATCs). At an ATC, you’ll have experts in YESCARTA CAR T-cell therapy helping you every step of the way. For help finding an ATC, go here.
THE YESCARTA START
At the ATC, the staff will collect some blood and separate out your T cells, which are then sent to a lab. It takes two to three weeks for them to become CAR T cells. Once they’re ready, you’ll return to the ATC and receive three days of chemotherapy to prepare your body for YESCARTA.
THE YESCARTA MOMENT
On infusion day, you’ll get a single infusion of millions of your own cancer-fighting CAR T cells. Then your healthcare team will monitor you at the ATC for at least a week.
AFTER YESCARTA
After your monitoring period, you should stay near an ATC for the first four weeks. If you live less than two hours away, you may be free to go home. Afterward, your oncologist will perform blood tests, track your progress, and help with any side effects.
Please see the Important Facts, including IMPORTANT WARNINGS.
Watch this video (8:39) for a deep dive into YESCARTA CAR T-cell therapy and the entire treatment process.
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Considering YESCARTA? This list of useful discussion topics will help guide a productive conversation with your oncologist.
YESCARTA may cause side effects that are life-threatening and can lead to death. Call or see your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following:
It is important to tell your healthcare provider that you received YESCARTA and to show them your YESCARTA Patient Wallet Card. Your healthcare provider may give you other medicines to treat your side effects.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medications you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
The most common side effects of YESCARTA include:
These are not all the possible side effects of YESCARTA. Call your healthcare provider about any side effects that concern you. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1‑800‑FDA‑1088.
Please see the Important Facts, including IMPORTANT WARNINGS.
YESCARTA is a prescription medicine used to treat large B-cell lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, when your first treatment did not work or your cancer returned within a year of first treatment, OR when at least two kinds of treatment have failed to control your cancer. YESCARTA is different than other cancer medicines because it is made from your own white blood cells, which have been modified to recognize and attack your lymphoma cells.