POMALIDOMIDE (Pomalyst) Nursing Considerations

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What is the generic name?

POMALIDOMIDE

What is the Trade Name for POMALIDOMIDE?

Pomalyst

What are the Indications for POMALIDOMIDE?

  • 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE POMALYST is a thalidomide analogue indicated, for the treatment of adult patients: ‚Ä¢ in combination with dexamethasone, for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who have received at least two prior therapies including lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor and have demonstrated disease progression on or within 60 days of completion of the last therapy ( 1.1 ). ‚Ä¢ with AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma (KS) after failure of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) or in patients with KS who are HIV-negative. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s) ( 1.2 ). 1.1 Multiple Myeloma POMALYST, in combination with dexamethasone, is indicated for adult patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who have received at least two prior therapies including lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor and have demonstrated disease progression on or within 60 days of completion of the last therapy. 1.2 Kaposi Sarcoma POMALYST is indicated for the treatment of: ‚Ä¢ Adult patients with AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma (KS) after failure of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). ‚Ä¢ Kaposi sarcoma (KS) in adult patients who are HIV-negative. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate [see Clinical Studies (14.2) ] . Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s).

 

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