Drug details
Proleukin (aldesleukin for injection)
type of Biological Response Modifiers
Proleukin (aldesleukin) is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication used to treat kidney cancer or skin cancer than has spread to other parts of the body.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- hives,
- difficulty breathing,
- swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
- fever,
- easy bruising,
- unusual bleeding,
- pale skin,
- lightheadedness,
- confusion,
- chills,
- severe drowsiness,
- tiredness,
- yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
- chest pain,
- dizziness,
- weight gain,
- agitation,
- mouth sores,
- seizures,
- mood or behavior changes,
- trouble breathing,
- decreased urination,
- fast or pounding heartbeats,
- skin sores,
- shortness of breath
- hallucination,
- sudden swelling,
- thirst,
- cold hands or feet, and
- stuffy or runny nose,
- blistering skin rash,
- problems with vision, speech, balance, or coordination,
- black, bloody, or tarry stools,
The following drugs are related to Proleukin, either as a replacement or used together:
- Afinitor (everolimus tablets)
- Alecensa (alectinib capsules)
- Alunbrig (brigatinib tablets)
- Bavencio (avelumab injection)
- Cabometyx (cabozantinib tablets)
- Cotellic (cobimetinib tablets)
- Etopophos (etoposide phosphate)
- Folotyn (pralatrexate solution for intravenous injection)
- Fusilev (levoleucovorin injection)
- Sancuso (granisetron transdermal system)
- Istodax (romidepsin for injection)
- Kimmtrak (tebentafusp-tebn injection, for intravenous use)
- Lartruvo (olaratumab injection)
- Nexavar (sorafenib)
- Opdualag (nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw injection)
- Opdivo (nivolumab injection)
- Odomzo (sonidegib capsules)
- Votrient (pazopanib tablets)
- Sutent (sunitinib malate)
- Torisel (temsirolimus injection)
- Zelboraf (vemurafenib)