Drug details

Alymsys (bevacizumab-maly injection)

type of Anticholinergic Agents, Antineoplastics, VEGF Inhibitor

Alymsys (bevacizumab-maly) is a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor indicated for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, in combination with intravenous fluorouracil-based chemotherapy for first- or second-line treatment; and metastatic colorectal cancer, in combination with fluoropyrimidine-irinotecan- or fluoropyrimidine-oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy for second-line treatment in patients who have progressed on a first-line bevacizumab product-containing regimen. 

Alymsys is biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab).

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • shortness of breath,
  • chest pain,
  • headache,
  • sweating,
  • lightheadedness,
  • dizziness,
  • mouth sores,
  • cough,
  • fever,
  • chills,
  • swelling,
  • blurred vision, and
  • pounding in your neck or ears
  • hives, 
  • difficulty breathing, 
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat, 
  • wheezing, 
  • easy bruising, 
  • unusual bleeding (nose, mouth, vagina, rectum), 
  • any bleeding that will not stop, 
  • severe stomach pain, 
  • bloody or tarry stools, 
  • coughing up blood, 
  • vomit that looks like coffee grounds, 
  • sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body), 
  • sudden severe headache, 
  • problems with vision or balance, 
  • extreme weakness or tiredness, 
  • confusion, 
  • vision problems, 
  • fainting, 
  • seizures, 
  • stomach pain or swelling, 
  • urine leakage, 
  • feel like your choking and gagging when you eat or drink, 
  • pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in one or both legs, 
  • pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder, 
  • missed menstrual periods, 
  • puffy eyes, 
  • swelling in your ankles or feet, 
  • urine that looks foamy, 
  • rapid weight gain, 
  • skin sores, 
  • sudden redness of the skin, 
  • warmth, swelling, or oozing, or any skin wound or surgical incision that will not heal, 
The following drugs are related to Alymsys, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Adrucil (fluorouracil injection)
  • Barhemsys (amisulpride injection, for intravenous use)
  • Avastin (bevacizumab)
  • Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr injection)
  • Cabometyx (cabozantinib tablets)
  • Camptosar Injection (irinotecan hydrochloride)
  • Tabrecta (capmatinib tablets)
  • Vizimpro (dacomitinib)
  • Elahere (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx injection)
  • Gavreto (pralsetinib capsules)
  • Infugem (gemcitabine in sodium chloride injection)
  • Sancuso (granisetron transdermal system)
  • Lumakras (sotorasib tablets)
  • Stivarga (regorafenib tablets)
  • Retevmo (selpercatinib capsules)
  • Tazverik (tazemetostat tablets)