Drug details

Zydelig (idelalisib tablets)

type of Antineoplastics PI3K Inhibitors

Zydelig (idelalisib) is an inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase used in combination with rituximab, for the treatment of patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) for whom rituximab alone would be considered appropriate therapy due to other co-morbidities. Zydelig is also used to treat patients with relapsed follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (FL) or relapsed small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who have received at least two prior systemic therapies.

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • upper stomach pain,
  • loss of appetite,
  • dark urine,
  • vomiting,
  • fever,
  • swollen glands,
  • skin rash,
  • easy bruising,
  • unusual bleeding,
  • shortness of breath,
  • chills,
  • sore throat
  • muscle aches,
  • wheezing,
  • sore throat,
  • burning eyes,
  • skin pain,
  • red or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling,
  • mouth sores,
  • severe weakness,
  • yellowing of your skin or eyes (jaundice),
  • cough with mucus,
  • purple or red spots under your skin,
  • severe diarrhea,
  • skin sores, and
  • worsening stomach pain,
  • increased number of stools per day,
  • worsening cough,
The following drugs are related to Zydelig, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Campath (alemtuzumab)
  • Trisenox (arsenic trioxide injection)
  • Vivimusta (bendamustine hydrochloride injection)
  • Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel suspension for intravenous infusion)
  • Myleran Tablets (busulfan tablets)
  • Cerubidine (daunorubicin)
  • Leustatin (cladribine injection for intravenous infusion only)
  • Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)
  • Elitek (rasburicase)
  • Fludara (fludarabine)
  • Gleevec (imatinib mesylate)
  • Lunsumio (mosunetuzumab-axgb injection)
  • Venclexta (venetoclax tablets)